Ferdinand II of Portugal
King of Portugal (1816-1885) · Austria · Historical Figures · Died at 69
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Something wrong?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.
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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.
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