Pedro V of Portugal
history
| predecessor =Maria II
Ferdinand II
| successor =LuĂs I
| spouse =Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
| issue =
| royal house =House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| father =Ferdinand II of Portugal
| mother =Maria II of Portugal
| date of birth =16 September 1837
| place of birth = Palácio das Necessidades, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
| date of death =11 November 1861
| place of death = Palácio das Necessidades, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
| place of burial = Panteão Real da Dinastia de Bragança, Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
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Pedro V (; ; Pedro de Alcântara Maria Fernando Miguel Rafael Gonzaga Xavier JoĂŁo AntĂłnio Leopoldo VĂtor Francisco de Assis JĂşlio AmĂ©lio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Bragança), the Hopeful (Port. o Esperançoso) (September 16, 1837 in Lisbon – November 11, 1861 in Lisbon) was the 31st (or 32nd according to some historians) King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1853 to 1861.
Biography
He was the eldest son of Queen Maria II and her jure uxoris co-monarch Ferdinand II and was born after his mother's accession. As heir apparent to the throne he was styled PrĂncipe Real (Prince Royal), and was also the 19th Duke of Braganza.
Dom 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. For this he was greatly loved and his popularity further increased when, during the great cholera outbreak he visited hospitals handing out gifts and talking and comforting the sick.
However, this was unable to save the life of the young king who died (along with his brother Ferdinand and other royal family members) of cholera in 1861. He was much loved and his death was deemed so unnatural that there were actually revolts when he died.
Marriage
Pedro married Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, eldest daughter of Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Princess Josephine of Baden, on 18 May 1858 in Lisbon. Pedro and Stephanie had no children and therefore the Portuguese throne passed to Pedro's younger brother, LuĂs I.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 16 September 1837 – 15 November 1853: His Royal Highness The Prince Royal, Duke of Braganza
- 15 November 1853 – 11 November 1861: His Majesty The King of Portugal and the Algarves
- Duke of Barcelos
- Marquis of Vila Viçosa
- Count of Ourém
- Count of Barcelos
- Count of Arraiolos
- Count of GuimarĂŁes