Pedro V of Portugal

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Acclamation 16 September 1855 Successor Luis I		Name Pedro of Role King of Portugal

Reign 15 November 1853 – 11 November 1861 Predecessors Maria II and Fernando II Regent Fernando II (1853–1855) Prime Ministers See listDuke of SaldanhaDuke of LouleDuke of TerceiraJoaquim Antonio de Aguiar Died November 11, 1861, Lisbon, Portugal Spouse Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (m. 1858–1859) Parents Maria II of Portugal, Ferdinand II of Portugal Siblings Luis I of Portugal, Infanta Antonia of Portugal Cousins Isabel - Princess Imperial o, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Princess Clotilde of Saxe‑Co, Pedro Afonso - Prince Im Similar People Maria II of Portugal, Luis I of Portugal, Carlos I of Portugal, John I of Portugal, Manuel II of Portugal

Dom Pedro V ([ˈpedɾu]; English: Peter V; 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" (Portuguese: o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.

Pedro V of Portugal A lesser known photo of King Pedro V of Portugal 1837

Early life and reign

As the eldest son of Queen Maria II and her de jure uxoris co-monarch Ferdinand II, Pedro was a member of the House of Braganza. As heir apparent to the throne he was styled Prince Royal (Portuguese: Príncipe Real), and was also the 19th Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança).

Pedro V of Portugal Classify Pedro de SaxeCoburgoGotha e Bragana

Pedro was a conscientious and hard-working monarch who, under the guidance of his father, sought radical modernisation of the Portuguese state and infrastructure. Under his reign, roads, telegraphs, and railways were constructed and improvements in public health advanced. His popularity increased when, during the cholera outbreak of 1853–1856, he visited hospitals handing out gifts and comforting the sick.

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Pedro V, along with his brothers Fernando and João and other royal family members, succumbed to typhoid fever or cholera in 1861.

Marriage

Pedro married Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, eldest daughter of Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Princess Josephine of Baden, by proxy in Berlin on 29 April 1858 and then in person in Lisbon on 18 May 1858. It was a happy marriage until Queen Stephanie died a year later from diphtheria. As Pedro and Stephanie's marriage was childless, the Portuguese throne passed to his brother Luís.

Titles and styles

16 September 1837 – 15 November 1853: His Royal Highness The Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza

15 November 1853 – 11 November 1861: His Most Faithful Majesty The King of Portugal and the Algarves, of either side of the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India, etc.

As heir apparent to the Portuguese crown, Peter held the following titles:

Duke of Braganza (23rd)

Duke of Barcelos (18th)

Duke of Guimarães (20th)

Marquis of Vila Viçosa (22nd)

Count of Ourém (24th)

Count of Barcelos (24th)

Count of Faria and Neiva (24th)

Count of Arraiolos (26th)

Count of Guimarães (21st)