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Miguel I of Portugal

1802 - 1866

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Dom Miguel I (26 October 1802 – 14 November 1866), known by several nicknames, was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834. He was son of King John VI and Queen Carlota Joaquina. Following his exile as a result of his actions in support of absolutism in the April Revolt (Abrilada) of 1824, Miguel returned to Portugal in 1828 as regent and fiancé of his niece Queen Maria II. As regent, he claimed the Portuguese throne in his own right, since according to the so-called Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom his older brother Pedro IV and therefore the latter's daughter had lost their rights from the moment that Pedro had made war on Portugal and become the sovereign of a foreign state (Brazilian Empire). This led to a difficult political situation, during which many people were killed, imprisoned, persecuted or sent into exile, and which culminated in the Portuguese Liberal Wars between authoritarian absolutists and progressive constitutionalists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miguel I of Portugal is the 121st most popular nobleman (up from 146th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Nobleman.

Miguel I of Portugal was most famous for the conquest of Ceuta, a North African city, in 1415.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Miguel I of Portugal ranks 121 out of 1,415. Before him are Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria, Fatma Sultan, Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, and Maria Alexandrovna. After him are Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Ramesses VI, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, and Jasper Tudor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1802, Miguel I of Portugal ranks 8. Before him are Alexandre Dumas, Niels Henrik Abel, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Elias Lönnrot, Lajos Kossuth, and János Bolyai. After him are Edwin Landseer, Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Wheatstone, Antoine Jérôme Balard, and Alcide d'Orbigny. Among people deceased in 1866, Miguel I of Portugal ranks 2. Before him is Bernhard Riemann. After him are George Everest, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Hermann Goldschmidt, Tokugawa Iemochi, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Madame Clicquot Ponsardin, William Whewell, Chief Seattle, and Friedrich Rückert.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Miguel I of Portugal ranks 45 out of 633. Before him are Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Edward, King of Portugal (1391), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal (1527), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), and Sancho I of Portugal (1154). After him are Luís I of Portugal (1838), Marcelo Caetano (1906), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Constance of Aragon (1179), Sister Lúcia (1907), and Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Portugal

Among noblemen born in Portugal, Miguel I of Portugal ranks 2. Before him are Afonso de Albuquerque (1453). After him are Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (1521), José, Prince of Brazil (1761), Ferdinand, Count of Flanders (1188), Ferdinand the Holy Prince (1402), Duarte, Duke of Guimarães (1515), Constance of Portugal (1290), Joanna, Princess of Portugal (1452), Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira (1669), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), and Infanta Ana de Jesus Maria of Braganza (1806).

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