Ferdinand II of Portugal, King of Portugal

1816 - 1885  (69 years)

• Name	Ferdinand II of Portugal  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	King of Portugal
  Birth	29 Oct 1816  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha  [1]
  Also Known As	Fernando II  [3]
  Also Known As	Prinz Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld  [3]
  Fact	co-ruler of Portugal with wife Queen Maria II   [3]
  Title	Grand-Master of the Rosicrucians  [3]
  Title	King Dom Ferdinand II  [1, 3]
  Title	President of the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Arts  [3]
  Title	9 Apr 1836–16 Sep 1837  [3]
  	Prince Consort of Portugal
  Title	6 Sep 1837–15 Nov 1853  [1, 3]
  	King of Portugal
  Title	15 Nov 1853–16 Sep 1855  [3]
  	Regent of Portugal
  Death	15 Dec 1885  [2, 3]
  Burial	21 Dec 1885	Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal   [3]
  Person ID	I398	Braganza Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
  Mother	Maria Antonia Koháry of Csábrág and Szitnya
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria II of Portugal, Queen of Portugal,   b. 4 Apr 1819, Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil d. 15 Nov 1853, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	9 Apr 1836  [3]
  Children	1. Pedro V of Portugal, King of Portugal,   b. 16 Sep 1837, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 11 Nov 1861, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal (Age 24 years) + 2. Luis I of Portugal, King of Portugal,   b. 31 Oct 1838, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 19 Oct 1889, Citadel Palace, Cascais, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 50 years)   3. Infanta Maria of Portugal,   b. 4 Oct 1840, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 4 Oct 1840, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal (Age 0 years)   4. Infante João of Portugal, Duke of Beja,   b. 16 Mar 1842, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 27 Dec 1861, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal (Age 19 years) + 5. Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal,   b. 21 Aug 1843, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 5 Feb 1884, Dresden, Saxony, Germany (Age 40 years) + 6. Infanta Antónia of Portugal,   b. 17 Feb 1845, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 27 Dec 1913, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (Age 68 years)   7. Infante Fernando of Portugal,   b. 23 Jul 1846, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 6 Nov 1861, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 15 years)   8. Augusto of Portugal, Duke of Coimbra,   b. 4 Nov 1847, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 26 Sep 1889, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 41 years)   9. Infante Leopoldo of Portugal,   b. 7 May 1849, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 7 May 1849 (Age 0 years)   10. Infante Maria of Portugal,   b. 3 Feb 1851, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 3 Feb 1851, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal (Age 0 years)   11. Infante Eugénio of Portugal,   b. 15 Nov 1853, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal d. 15 Nov 1853, Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, LIsboa, Portugal (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elise Friedericke Hensler, Countess of Edla,   b. 22 May 1836, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland d. 21 May 1929, Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	1869
  Family ID	F155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2025

  
  

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• Sources

  [S38] "Pedro I of Brazil," Wikipedia, last modified 20 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_I_of_Brazil. [S39] "Maria II of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 14 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_II_of_Portugal. [S40] "Ferdinand II of Portugal," Wikipedia, last modified 5 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_II_of_Portugal.