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1841 In Portugal
Events in the year 1841 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Portuguese monarchs, Monarch: Maria II of Portugal, Mary II *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister: José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim (until 9 June); Joaquim António de Aguiar Events *9 June – Joaquim António de Aguiar, de Aguiar takes over as Prime Minister after José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim, Valdez *15 June – 1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake. Arts and entertainment Sports Births *24 July – Francisco da Veiga Beirão, politician (died 1916 in Portugal, 1916) Deaths References 1841 in Portugal, 1840s in Portugal 1841 in Europe, Portugal Years of the 19th century in Portugal 1841 by country, Portugal {{Europe-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Portuguese Monarchs
This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy and creation of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution. Through the nearly 800 years in which Portugal was a monarchy, the kings held various other titles and pretensions. Two kings of Portugal, Ferdinand I and Afonso V, also claimed the crown of Castile. When the House of Habsburg came into power, the kings of Spain, Naples, and Sicily also became kings of Portugal. The House of Braganza brought numerous titles to the Portuguese Crown, including King of Brazil and then ''de jure'' Emperor of Brazil. After the demise of the Portuguese monarchy, in 1910, Portugal almost restored its monarchy in a revolution known as the Monarchy of the North, though the attempted restoration only lasted a month before destruction. With Manuel II's death, the Miguelist branch of the house of Braganza became the pretenders to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria II Of Portugal
, image = Queen Maria II by John Simpson.jpg , caption = Portrait by John Simpson, 1835 , succession = Queen of Portugal , reign = , predecessor = Pedro IV , successor = Miguel I , reg-type = Regents , regent = Infanta Isabel Maria Infante Miguel , reign1 = 26 May 1834 – , coronation1 = 20 September 1834 , cor-type1 = Acclamation , predecessor1 = Miguel I , successor1 = Pedro V , reg-type1 = Co-monarch , regent1 = Fernando II , regent2 = Pedro IV , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = #Marriages and issue , house = Braganza , father = Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal , mother = Maria Leopoldina of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , death_date = , death_place = Necessidades, Lisbon, Portugal , burial_date = 19 November 1853 , burial_place = Pantheon of the House of Braganza , religion = Roman Catholicism , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Prime Ministers Of Portugal
The prime minister of the Portuguese Republic ( pt, primeiro-ministro da República Portuguesa) is the head of the Government of Portugal. They coordinate the actions of all ministers, represent the Government as a whole, report their actions and is accountable to the Assembly of the Republic (Portugal), Assembly of the Republic, and keep the President of Portugal, president of the Republic informed. There is no limit to the number of mandates as prime minister. They are appointed by the president of the Republic, after the legislative elections and after an audience with every leader of a party represented at the Assembly. It is usual for the leader of the party which receives a Plurality (voting), plurality of votes in the elections to be named prime minister. The official residence of the prime minister is a mansion next to São Bento Palace, which, in confusion, is also often called "São Bento Palace", although many prime ministers did not live in the palace during their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count Of Bonfim
José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (February 23, 1787 – July 10, 1862), only Baron and first Count of Bonfim (), was a Portuguese soldier and statesman. Early life Travassos Valdez was born in Elvas, Portugal, on February 23, 1787, and originally intended for a career in the Catholic Church but, following the invasion of Portugal by Napoleon's armies under General Junot, became active in the resistance to the occupation. When Arthur Wellesley (later the first Duke of Wellington) landed in Portugal to eject the French, Travassos Valdez served Wellesley as a Portuguese aide-de-camp at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro, his first major victory. During the Peninsular War, Travassos Valdez was among the first Portuguese officers to attach himself to the command of Marshal William Carr Beresford and was so close to this commander that he was popularly known in the Portuguese battalions as 'o discípulo de Beresford' ("the disciple of Beresford"). Travassos Valdez rose to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquim António De Aguiar
Joaquim António de Aguiar (Coimbra, 24 August 1792 – Lisbon, 26 May 1884) was a Portuguese politician. He held several relevant political posts during the Portuguese constitutional monarchy, namely as leader of the Cartists and later of the ''Partido Regenerador'' ( en, Regenerator Party). He was three times prime minister of Portugal: between 1841 and 1842, in 1860 and finally from 1865 to 1868, when he entered a coalition with the ''Partido Progressista'' (English: Progressist Party), in what became known as the ''Governo de Fusão'' (English: Fusion Government). He also served as minister of justice during the regency of Peter IV and in that capacity issued the 30 May 1834 law which extinguished "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses of the regular religious orders". Their vast patrimony was taken over by the Portuguese State and incorporated into the ''Fazenda Nacional'' (the National Exchequer). This law and its anti-ecclesiastical spirit e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1841 "Caída Da Praia" Earthquake
The 1841 Caída da Praia earthquake (''1841 Fall of Praia''), also known as the ''Second Caída da Praia'', was a series of seismic events occurring between 12 June and 15 June 1841, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Similar in scope to the first 1614 Cáida da Praia earthquake that destroyed most of the community, this second event is noted for the systematic process to assistance, document and catalogue the events of the tragedy. History The earthquake began on the morning of 12 June 1841, and was centred in the Ramo Grande area of the island of Terceira. The numerous earthquakes persisted throughout the day, and lead to intense rumbling on 13 June, resulting in the destruction of buildings and forcing people from their homes in Praia and nearby parishes. The 1641 catastrophe was already vivid in the minds of most, perpetuated by the Romantic prose of Francisco de Segura, and the townsfolk were already helped by innovative decrees issued by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francisco Da Veiga Beirão
Francisco António da Veiga Beirão (24 July 1841, in Lisbon – 11 November 1916, in Paço de Arcos), commonly known as Francisco da Veiga Beirão (), or Veiga Beirão, was a Portuguese politician of the late period of the History of Portugal (1834-1910), Constitutional Monarchy. He served as List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, President of the Ministry (Prime Minister), being the second last before the 5 October 1910 revolution, 5 October republican coup d'état that established the Portuguese First Republic. He was a professor at the Industrial Institute and president of Lawyers Association of Lisbon. He was also a member of the Sciences Academy of Lisbon, Royal Academy of Sciences and of the ''Institut de Droit International'' and the ''Real Academía de Jurisprudencia y Legislación de Madrid''. He had a law degree, from the University of Coimbra. He started his political life in the Reformist Party (Portugal), Reformist Party and was a deputy in the ''Cortes Gerais, Cortes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 In Portugal
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Events in the year 1916 in Portugal. Incumbents * President: Bernardino Machado * Prime Minister: Afonso Costa (until 16 March); António José de Almeida (starting 16 March) Events * Portugal enters the First World War. Arts and entertainment * Grão Vasco Museum founded Sports * Caldas Sport Clube founded Births * 8 June – Emílio Lino, fencer (died 1958). Deaths * 16 April – Mário de Sá-Carneiro, writer (born 1890) * 11 November – Francisco da Veiga Beirão, politician (born 1841) References 1910s in Portugal Portugal Years of the 20th century in Portugal Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1841 In Portugal
Events in the year 1841 in Portugal. Incumbents *List of Portuguese monarchs, Monarch: Maria II of Portugal, Mary II *List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister: José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim (until 9 June); Joaquim António de Aguiar Events *9 June – Joaquim António de Aguiar, de Aguiar takes over as Prime Minister after José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim, Valdez *15 June – 1841 "Caída da Praia" earthquake. Arts and entertainment Sports Births *24 July – Francisco da Veiga Beirão, politician (died 1916 in Portugal, 1916) Deaths References 1841 in Portugal, 1840s in Portugal 1841 in Europe, Portugal Years of the 19th century in Portugal 1841 by country, Portugal {{Europe-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1840s In Portugal
__NOTOC__ Year 184 ( CLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Eggius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 937 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 184 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place China * The Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion break out in China. * The Disasters of the Partisan Prohibitions ends. * Zhang Jue leads the peasant revolt against Emperor Ling of Han of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Heading for the capital of Luoyang, his massive and undisciplined army (360,000 men), burns and destroys government offices and outposts. * June – Ling of Han places his brother-in-law, He Jin, in command of the imperial army and sends them to attack the Yellow Turban rebels. * Winter – Zha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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