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1 giorno fa · Through his father, Emperor Dom Pedro I, he was a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança)) and was referred to using the honorific Dom from birth. He was the grandson of Portuguese King Dom João VI and nephew of Dom Miguel I.
19 ore fa · The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000 years ago, when the region of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis . The Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, which lasted almost two centuries, led to the establishment of the provinces of Lusitania in the south and Gallaecia in the north of what is now Portugal.
2 giorni fa · James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) [a] was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII [4] from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
4 giorni fa · Bom Jesus do Monte. Climbing the 577 steps of Bom Jesus do Monte is one of the most memorable experiences to have, not only in Braga but also in Portugal. Bom Jesus do Monte is an important Christian pilgrimage site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
4 giorni fa · Catherine of Braganza, the poor neglected queen of Charles II., invited over to England some members of a sisterhood at Munich, called the Institute of the Blessed Virgin, and these she settled and supported during her husband's life in a house in St. Martin's Lane.
2 giorni fa · When King Charles II married the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza he received Tangier as part of Catherine’s dowry. Sultan Moulay Ismail of Morocco unsuccessfully attempted to seize Tangier during the Great Siege of Tangier (March 25 – October 27, 1680).
3 giorni fa · The House of Braganza ruled the Kingdom of Portugal until 1910, and the Empire of Brazil from 1822 (the year in which the South American country obtained its independence) to 1889. 14 monarchs (including two queens, Maria I and Maria II) followed John IV: the last of them was Manuel II (aptly nicknamed "The Unfortunate"), who ruled ...
