Miguel I of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1828 to 1834 · Portugal · Historical Figures · Lived 1802 to 1866 · aged 64
Miguel I of Portugal is read about 537 times a day, in 45 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 76 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A Portuguese king who seized the throne from his own niece, ruled for six years through blood and absolutism, then spent the next three decades in exile after losing a civil war to the constitutionalists.
Also in Deutsch
Photos 10
Miguel I around age 21, c. 1823
Miguel, after arriving from exile, 1827.
Miguel I around age 26, 1828
Miguel I around age 26, c. 1828![A period cartoon, showing the conflict between the Two Brothers, as children, supported and instigated, respectively, by the French King Louis Philippe I, representing the liberal side, and Czar Nicholas I of Russia, representing the anti-liberalist Holy Alliance[35]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Kssssse_P%C3%A9dro%E2%80%A6._Ksssse_Ksssse_Miguel_%28Ces_deux_capons_l%C3%A0_ne_se_feront_jamais_grand_mal%29.jpg/1280px-Kssssse_P%C3%A9dro%E2%80%A6._Ksssse_Ksssse_Miguel_%28Ces_deux_capons_l%C3%A0_ne_se_feront_jamais_grand_mal%29.jpg)
A period cartoon, showing the conflict between the Two Brothers, as children, supported and instigated, respectively, by the French King Louis Philippe I, representing the liberal side, and Czar Nicholas I of Russia, representing the anti-liberalist Holy Alliance[35]
Miguel I in exileAwards
Family
Parents
Miguel I of PortugalPartners
Children
Brothers and sisters
Is this everyone?
Only relatives with a profile here are drawn, so a family can be larger than this. A line here can also be wrong.
Correct this familyAbout this person
Dom Miguel was born in 1802, son of King John VI and Queen Carlota Joaquina. After backing absolutism in the April Revolt of 1824, he was exiled. He returned to Portugal in 1828 as regent and fiancé to his niece, Queen Maria II. Once regent, he claimed the throne himself, arguing his older brother Pedro IV and Pedro's daughter had forfeited their rights when Pedro made war on Portugal and became sovereign of Brazil. The move triggered the Portuguese Liberal Wars - a brutal clash between absolutists and constitutionalists marked by killings, imprisonment, persecution, and exile. Miguel lost. He was forced from the throne in 1834 and lived the final 32 years of his life abroad.
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.