# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ferdinand-ii-of-portugal
# Generated: 2026-08-31T19:50:42.347Z

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name: "Ferdinand II of Portugal"
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description: "A German prince who became Portugal's \"King-artist\" — not through conquest but marriage, holding the throne only as long as his wife lived, then serving as regent and royal father while his sons reigned."
tagline: "King of Portugal (1816–1885)"
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birthDate: "1816-10-29"
deathDate: "1885-12-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Ferdinand August Franz Anton Koháry von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha on 29 October 1816, he married Queen Maria II of Portugal and under Portuguese law became king only after their first son, Prince Pedro, arrived in 1837. He co-ruled with Maria II until her death on 15 November 1853, at which point his kingship technically ended — though he kept the title and served as regent for their son Pedro V until 1855. He lived three decades longer, dying 15 December 1885, a king-father watching his sons Pedro V and then Luís I take the throne he'd once shared.