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Rodrigo De Castro Pereira
Rodrigo de Castro Pereira () (22 July 1887 – 1983) was a Portuguese tennis player. He was a one-time Portuguese national singles champion in 1931 and also a one-time doubles title-holder. He also won the CSIO Lisbon equestrian Grand Prix in 1945. Early life and family De Castro Pereira was born 22 July 1887 to Manuel de Castro Pereira, a Bachelor of Laws and Portuguese cavalry officer, and Cecilia van Zeller. His grandfather was Rodrigo Delfim Pereira, a Brazilian minister to Berlin, Paris, and Hamburg. His great-grandfather was Pedro I of Brazil, the ruler of Brazil and Portugal and the Algarves in the 1820s. His great-great-grandfather was John VI of Portugal, de facto King of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and titular Emperor of Brazil. Thus he spent his childhood in the royal court of Portugal. At the age of ten he began practising bullfighting. He graduated from the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras as a civil engineer. At the age of 24 his secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 French Championships – Men's Singles
Fourth-seeded Henri Cochet defeated defending champion René Lacoste 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1926 French Championships. The draw consisted of 75 player of which 16 were seeded. Seeds The seeded players are listed below. Henri Cochet is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated. # Vinnie Richards ''(semifinals)'' # René Lacoste ''(finalist)'' # Howard Kinsey ''(quarterfinals)'' # Henri Cochet ''(champion)'' # Jean Washer ''(quarterfinals)'' # Jean Borotra ''(semifinals)'' # Charles F. Aeschliman ''(fourth round)'' # Athar-Ali Fyzee ''(second round)'' # Béla Von Kehrling ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nicolae Mișu ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hendrik Timmer ''(second round)'' # Jan Koželuh ''(fourth round)'' # José María Tejada ''(fourth round)'' # Leonce Aslangul ''(fourth round)'' # Guillermo Robson ''(fourth round)'' # J. Colin Gregory ''(fourth round)'' Draw Key * Q = Qualifier * WC = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel II Of Portugal
''Dom'' Manuel II (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" ( pt, "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" (), was the last King of Portugal, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father, King Carlos I, and his elder brother, Luís Filipe, the Prince Royal. Before ascending the throne he held the title of Duke of Beja. His reign ended with the fall of the monarchy during the 5 October 1910 revolution, and Manuel lived the rest of his life in exile in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. Early life ''Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gota e Bragança'' was born in the Palace of Belém, Lisbon, less than a month after his father King Carlos I ascended the Portuguese throne. He was the third child and second son of Carlos and Amélie of Orléans. A member of the House of Braganza,"While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp. 88, 116 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Verda
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
