Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra (; en, Augustus; 4 November 1847 – 26 September 1889) was a
Portuguese
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infante
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'' (prince) of the
House of Braganza
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.
["While remaining ]patrilineal
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dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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according to pp. 88, 116 of the 1944 ''Almanach de Gotha
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'', Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 5 of th
1838 Portuguese constitution
declared, with respect to Ferdinand II of Portugal
''Dom'' Ferdinand II (Portuguese: ''Fernando II'') (29 October 1816 – 15 December 1885) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, and King of Portugal '' jure uxoris'' as the husband of Queen Maria II, from the birth of ...
's issue by his first wife, that 'the Most Serene House of Braganza is the reigning house of Portugal and continues through the Person of the Lady Queen Maria II'. Thus their mutual descendants constitute the Coburg line of the House of Braganza"
Life
''Augusto Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Agrícola Francisco de Assis Gonzaga Pedro de Alcântara Loiola of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Bragança'' was born in
Lisbon
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the fifth son of
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Maria II of Portugal
, image = Queen Maria II by John Simpson.jpg
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, succession = Queen of Portugal
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, predecessor = Pedro IV
, successor = Miguel I
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, regent ...
and her
King consort Fernando II. Augusto was created
Duke of Coimbra
Duke of Coimbra ( pt, Duque de Coimbra) was an aristocratic Portuguese title with the level of royal dukedom, that is, associated with the Portuguese royal house, created in 1415, by King John I of Portugal to his 2nd male son, Infante Pedro ...
and had the additional title Duke of Saxony through his father.
He had the style of
His Royal Highness
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.
In late 1861, three of his brothers the king
Pedro V
Peter V ( pt, Pedro V ; 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" ( pt, o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.
Early life and reign
As the eldest son of Queen Maria II and King Ferdinand II, Peter was a ...
,
Infante João, Duke of Beja
Infante João, Duke of Beja (; en, John; 16 March 1842 – 27 December 1861) was a Portuguese ''infante'' (prince) and member of the House of Braganza."While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to p ...
and
Infante Fernando all fell ill and died. Despite falling ill himself he survived and became
heir presumptive
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...
to another of his brothers and the new king,
Luis I
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on 27 December 1861 following the death of his brother João.
He remained heir until 28 September 1863 and the birth of
Prince Carlos the son of king Luis.
Augusto had a career in the
Portuguese Army
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and became general of a division.
[ He died in Lisbon 1889. He is buried at the ]Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty
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.
Ancestry
References
1847 births
1889 deaths
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2
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