Shot in an open carriage
On 1 February 1908 gunmen fired on the Portuguese royal family's open carriage in Lisbon's Terreiro do Paço, killing King Carlos I and his heir, Luís Filipe. The assassins were Republican sympathisers.
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Carlos I of Portugal
1863–1908 · Braganza
King of Portugal from 1889 to 1908. Born at Palace of Ajuda. Died at Praça do Comércio.
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Reigned
| 1889–1908 | Monarch of Portugal |
Also held: King of Portugal and the Algarves
Family
- Father
- Luís I of Portugal
- Mother
- Maria Pia of Savoy
- Married
- Amélie of Orléans 1886
- Children (3)
- Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal 1887
Manuel II of Portugal 1889
Maria Pia of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Braganza 1907 - Siblings (1)
- Infante Afonso, Duke of Oporto 1865
Related to
- Carlos I of Portugal was the 31× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
- Carlos I of Portugal was the first cousin twice removed of Victoria.
- Carlos I of Portugal was the 6× great-grandson of Louis XIV of France.