Michel Ier of Portugal
See also: Michel Ier
Michel Ier of Portugal , born in 1802, died in 1866, of the dynasty of Bragance. King de Portugal.
The miguelists were the partisans of this king.
Wire of Jean VI of Portugal and Charlotte Joachime of Spain. In 1851, it married Adélaïde de Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831 - 1909).
From this union will be born:
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Marie of Snows (1852 - 1941), in 1871 it married Alphonse Charles of Bourbon, “duke of San Jaime” (death in 1936)
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Michel of Bragance, “duke of Bragance” (1853 - 1927) which will marry in 1878 Elisabeth de Tour and Taxis (1860-1881), niece of the empress of Austria then in 1893 Maria de Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870 - 1935). Michel de Bragance will assure the descent of the royal House of Portugal until our days.
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Adelgonde of Jesus de Bragance (1858 - 1946), duchess of Guimares, in 1876 it married the count Henri de Bardi (death in 1905)
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Marie-Anne of Portugal (1861 - 1942), in 1893 it married large-duke Guillaume IV of Luxembourg (1852 - 1912) and was regent of the Grand Duchy (posterity).
In 1826, Pierre Ier of Brazil succeeds his/her father on the throne of the Portugal under the name of Pierre IV of Portugal. Emperor of Brazil since 1822, it names his brother Michel regent and yields his throne to his daughter Maria da Gloria, in 1826, this one goes up on the throne of Portugal, takes the name of Marie II of Portugal while being been engaged to the regent, his uncle in order to avoid quarrels of succession. In 1828, Michel détrône his niece and proclaims king de Portugal under the name of Michel Ier of Portugal . It reigned on Portugal of 1828 with 1834, following a preserving policy. Driven out capacity by his brother who restores Marie II on the throne, it is exiled in Austria.
The two branches will be reconciled only nearly one century later, the king Manuel II, not having children, recognizes the descendants of Michel as successors. Meanwhile the Portugal became a republic in 1910.
Sources
- Genealogies of the kings and the princes of Jean-Charles Volkmann Edict. Jean-Paul Gisserot (1998)
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