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King Pedro V of Portugal and his wife Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Unknown artist.

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Pedro V, by W. Corden, 

Palácio Nacional da Ajuda

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The Funeral of Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of England

The Funeral of Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of England

St. Mary’s Church and the Jerónimo Monastery of Belem in Lisbon (Photo credit: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France on Wikipedia Commons) Catherine of Braganza was married to King Charles II of England for twenty-three years.  As a bride of twenty-three, she left her sheltered existence in Portugal and sailed to England in 1662.  Catherine was sincerely in love with her husband but it wasn’t an…

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Pedro V of Portugal, 1858.

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Pedro V and his wife,  Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

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Maria II of Portugal with her firstborn child, the future Pedro V.

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Pedro V, King of Portugal (1837-61)

Artist: Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805-1873)

Date: 1854

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, London, United Kingdom

Pedro V of Portugal

Dom Pedro V (1837 – 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" (Portuguese: o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 until his death in 1861.

As the eldest son of Queen Maria II and King Ferdinand II, Peter was a member of the House of Bragança.[b] As heir apparent to the throne he was styled Prince Royal (Portuguese: Príncipe Real), and was also the 23rd Duke of Braganza (Duque de Bragança).