Manuel was the younger son of king charles and queen marie amelie.

King manuel of portugal. O patriota or the unfortunate portuguese. O desventurado was the last king of portugal ascending the throne after the assassination of his father king carlos i and his elder brother luis filipe the prince royalbefore ascending the throne he held the title of duke of beja. In 1495 manuel succeeded his first cousin king john ii of portugal who was also his brother in law as husband to manuels sister eleanor of viseu.

Manuel ii born nov. Biography of king of portugal manuel i 1469 1521 king of portugal alcochete born may 31 1469 and died on december 13 1521. Manuel grew up amidst conspiracies of the.

Charles supported the dictatorship of joao franco and was repudiated by most of the political leaders. 15 1889 lisbon portdied july 2 1932 twickenham london eng king of portugal from 1908 to 1910 when the republic was declared. Dom manuel ii 15 november 1889 2 july 1932 the patriot portuguese.