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Infante António of Portugal (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniu]) (Lisbon, 15 March 1695 - Lisbon, 20 October 1757) was a Portuguese infante (prince), the third surviving son of Peter II, King of Portugal, and his wife Maria Sophia of Neuburg.
Infanta Antónia of Portugal (or of Braganza; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniɐ]; Antónia Maria Fernanda Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis Ana Gonzaga Silvéria Júlia Augusta de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança; 17 February 1845 – 27 December 1913) was a Portuguese infanta (princess) of the House of Braganza, daughter of ...
Third surviving son of Peter II of Portugal and Maria Sophia of Neuburg. Died unmarried and without issue.
- Early Life
- Claimant
- King
- Exile
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- Descendants
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António was born in Lisbon, the illegitimate son of Prince Luis, Duke of Beja (1506–1555) and Violante Gomes (some sources argue that his parents were later married, perhaps at Évora). His mother may have been of Sephardic Jewish extraction, as many Portuguese sources maintain, or possibly of "new Christian" (a forced convert of Jewish or Muslim or...
While António was a prisoner in Morocco, his uncle Henry, the cardinal archbishop of Évora and only surviving brother of King John III of Portugal (1521–1557), was proclaimed the new monarch. The cardinal was the last legitimate Portuguese male representative of the royal line,he was old and, as a Cardinal and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, u...
On 19 July 1580, António was acclaimed King of Portugal in Santarém by his supporters, followed by popular acclamation in Lisbon and other towns. This was the excuse Philip II required to push his army into Portugal. Antonio was never formally acclaimed by the Cortes and governed in Continental Portugal for only 20 days. António and his supporters ...
In early 1581, António fled to France carrying the Portuguese Crown Jewels, including many valuable diamonds. He was well received by Catherine de' Medici, who also had a claim to the Crown of Portugal. She looked upon him as a convenient instrument to be used against Philip II. By promising to cede the Portuguese colony of Brazilto her and the sal...
António soon fell into poverty. His remaining diamonds were disposed of by degrees. The last and finest was acquired by Nicholas Harlai, Seigneur de Sancy, from whom it was purchased by Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully. It was later included among the jewels of the crown of France. During his last days, António lived as a private gentleman on a ...
António left several children – all born from gallant adventures, as he never married. Celibacy was, in fact, one of the obligations of the Knights Hospitaller.
Livermore, H.V. (1976). A New History of Portugal. Cambridge University Press.MacKay, Ruth (2012). The Baker Who Pretended to Be King of Portugal. University of Chicago Press.António is frequently mentioned in French, English, and Spanish state papers of the time. A life of him, attributed to Gomes Vasconcellos de Figueiredo, was published in a French translation by Mme...Bento, Carlos Melo (2008), História dos Açores: Da descoberta a 1934(in Portuguese), Ponta Delgada (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Ponta DelgadaS.M.F. El-Rei o Senhor Dom José I, que segue; S.A. o Senhor Dom Carlos (1716-1736); S.M.F. El-Rei o Senhor Dom Pedro III (1717-1786), Infante de Portugal, etc., casado em 1760, com sua sobrinha a Rainha Senhora D. Maria I (ver adiante), e S.A. o Senhor Dom Alexandre (1723-1728).
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Seventh child of Peter II, King of Portugal with Marie-Sophie of Neuberg, and brother of King John V. Served as Marshall in the Austrian army. Died unmarried and without issue. 2 related objects
