House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
| House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Casa de Bragança-Saxe-Coburgo e Gotha |
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.svg){kind=small} Kingdom of Portugal
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House of Braganza (female line) House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (male line) |
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| Founded | 9 April 1836 |
| Final ruler | Manuel II |
| Dissolution | 2 July 1932 (death of Manuel II) |
| Deposition | 5 October 1910 |
The House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (also known as the House of Coburg-Braganza) is a term used to categorize the last four rulers of the Kingdom of Portugal, and their families, from 1853 until the declaration of the republic in 1910. Its name derives from the four kings descended in a patrilineal line from King Ferdinand II of Portugal (of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) and in a matrilineal line from Queen Maria II of Portugal (of the House of Braganza).
The designation Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is prevalent mainly in the writings of non-Portuguese historians and genealogists, as European custom classifies a descendant branch on the basis of patrilineal descent, which means that the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Nonetheless, the 1838 Portuguese constitution stated that the House of Braganza was the ruling house of Portugal, by way of Queen Maria II, and her descendants still continued to style themselves as members of the House of Braganza, as opposed to Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Braganza. The house is extinct.
The royal house was founded by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Koháry who on 9 April 1836 married Queen Maria II of Portugal from the House of Braganza. Members of the royal house held the title Infante (or Infanta) of Portugal and Duke (or Duchess) of Saxony. On 15 November 1853, Queen Maria II died, and her eldest son succeeded to the throne as Pedro V, the first king of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dynasty.
The dynasty remained on the throne until the outbreak in Portugal of the 5 October 1910 revolution when King Manuel II of Portugal was deposed and the Portuguese First Republic was established. Manuel II went into exile in Fulwell Park, England, and, with his death on 2 July 1932, the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha became extinct.
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