Manuel II (pronounced [mɐnuˈɛɫ]; English: Emanuel II), the Patriot (Port. o Patriota) or the Missed King (Port. o Rei Saudade), named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança — (Lisbon, March 19, 1889 – Twickenham, July 2, 1932) reigned as Portugal and Algarves' 34th (or 35th according to some historians) and the last King from 1908 to 1910.
Life
Young Manuel was born in the last year of his grandfather's reign. He was created Duke of Beja. He ascended the throne in 1908, following the assassination of his father, King Carlos and elder brother, Prince Luis Filipe, Duke of Braganza at the hands of radical republicans. The young King sought to save the fragile position of the Braganza monarchy by dismissing the dictator João Franco and his entire cabinet in 1908. Free elections were declared in which republicans and socialists won an overwhelming victory. Revolution erupted on October 4, 1910, and Manuel fled to British ruled Gibraltar with the royal family as his palace was being shelled.
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He lived in exile in the United Kingdom. On September 4, 1913, he married Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1890–1966). Manuel wrote an invaluable guide to medieval and Renaissance Portuguese literature, but died young. Royalist movements in Portugal subsequent to 1910 failed to restore the Braganza dynasty. Manuel died on July 2, 1932, at Fulwell Park, Twickenham, Middlesex, England. As the King had no children, before his death he recognised his cousin from a previously rival branch, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, to be the legitimate heir to the Portuguese Crown. In addition with his mother, Queen Amalie, he was a godparent to the son of the Duke, while he himself married a cousin from the Brazilian branch.
Ancestors
Patrilineal descent
Manuel's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that Manuel’s historically accurate royal house was the House of Wettin. Descent before Conrad the Great is taken from [1] and may be inaccurate.
- Burkhard I, Duke of Thuringia, d. 870
- Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, 836 - 908
- (possibly) Burkhard III of Grabfeldgau, 866 - 913
- Dedi I, Count of Hessegau, 896 - 957
- (probably) Dietrich I of Wettin, d. 976
- (possibly) Dedi II, Count of Hessegau, 946 - 1009
- Dietrich II of Wettin, 991 - 1034
- Thimo I of Wettin, d. 1099
- Thimo II the Brave, Count of Wettin, d. 1118
- Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, 1098 - 1157
- Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, 1125 - 1190
- Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162 - 1221
- Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, c. 1215 - 1288
- Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, 1240 - 1314
- Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, 1257 - 1323
- Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310 - 1349
- Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1332 - 1381
- Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1370 - 1428
- Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, 1412 - 1464
- Ernest, Elector of Saxony, 1441 - 1486
- John, Elector of Saxony, 1468 - 1532
- John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1503 - 1554
- Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1530 - 1573
- John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1570 - 1605
- Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1601 - 1675
- John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1658 - 1729
- Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697 - 1764
- Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724 - 1800
- Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750 - 1806
- Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 4th Prince of Kohary, 1785 - 1851
- Ferdinand II of Portugal, 1816 - 1885
- Luís I of Portugal, 1838 - 1889
- Carlos I of Portugal, 1863 - 1908
- Manuel II of Portugal, 1889 - 1932
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Manuel II of Portugal
Cadet branch of the House of Wettin
Born: 19 March 1889 Died: 2 July 1932 |
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| Preceded by Carlos I |
King of Portugal and Algarves February 1, 1908 – October 4, 1910 |
Monarchy dissolved |
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| Monarchy abolished |
— TITULAR — King of Portugal Braganza line October 4, 1910 – July 2, 1932 |
Succeeded by Duke Duarte Nuno of Braganza |
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| House of Burgundy | Afonso I • Sancho I • Afonso II • Sancho II • Afonso III • Denis • Afonso IV • Peter I • Ferdinand I • Beatrice (disputed) |
| House of Aviz | John I • Edward • Afonso V • John II |
| House of Aviz-Beja | Manuel I • John III • Sebastian • Henry • Anthony (disputed) |
| House of Habsburg | Philip I • Philip II • Philip III |
| House of Braganza | John IV • Afonso VI • Peter II • John V • Joseph • Maria I with Peter III • John VI • Pedro IV • Miguel • Maria II with Ferdinand II |
| House of Braganza-Wettin | Pedro V • Luís • Carlos • Manuel II |
