House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Country	Portugal
Ancestral house	House of Braganza
Titles	King of Portugal
Founder	Ferdinand II and Maria II
Final sovereign	Manuel II
Current head	Extinct
Founding	9 April 1836
Deposition	5 October 1910

The House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha^[1] (also known as the House of Braganza-Coburg)^[2] was a branch of the House of Braganza that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from 1853 until the declaration of the republic in 1910.

The use of the designation Braganza-Coburg, however, is prevalent mainly in the writings of non-Portuguese historians and genealogists, or in writings that are not contemporary to the rule of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha monarchs in Portugal. The reason for this is: the last four Kings of Portugal were descendants of Queen Maria II of Portugal, from the House of Braganza, and Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and, technically, members of a cadet branch of the House of Wettin, by patrilineal descent. Nonetheless, they still continued to style themselves as members of the House of Braganza, as opposed to Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

History

The royal house was founded by Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 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.^[3] 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 was deposed and the Portuguese First Republic was established. Manuel II went into exile, and, with his death on 2 July 1932, the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha became extinct.^[1]

Before his death, Manuel II was reconciled with the rival Miguelist branch of the House of Braganza, who had claimed the Portuguese throne since 1834, in opposition to the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha dynasty. So, with his death, the claim to the throne of Portugal passed to the pretender, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza.^[4][5]

Today, the descendants of Princess Theresa Christine of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1902–1990), who was a granddaughter of Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, carry the surname Tasso of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza (Portuguese: Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança).^[6] The Saxe-Coburg and Braganza surname was also used by Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, a woman who claimed to be a bastard daughter of King Carlos I.

Rulers

• Pedro V (1853–1861)
• Luis I (1861–1889)
• Carlos I (1889–1908)
• Manuel II (1908–1910)

Family tree

Ferdinand II

Maria II

Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Pedro V

Luís I

Maria Pia of Savoy

João

Maria Anna

Antónia

Augusto

Amélie of Orléans

Carlos I

Afonso

Luís Filipe

Manuel II

Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Patrilineal descent

Descent before Conrad the Great is taken from fabpedigree.com and may be inaccurate.

House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

1. Burkhard I, Duke of Thuringia, d. 870
2. Burchard, Duke of Thuringia, 836 - 908
3. (possibly) Burkhard III of Grabfeldgau, 866 - 913
4. Dedi I, Count in the Hessegau, 896 - 957
5. (probably) Dietrich I, Count of Wettin, d. 976
6. (possibly) Dedi II, Count in the Hessegau, 946 - 1009
7. Dietrich II, Margrave of Lower Lusatia, 991 - 1034
8. Thimo I, Count of Wettin, d. 1099
9. (possibly) Thimo II the Brave, Count of Wettin, d. 1118
10. Conrad, Margrave of Meissen, 1098–1157
11. Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, 1125–1190
12. Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen, 1162–1221
13. Henry III, Margrave of Meissen, c. 1215 - 1288
14. Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, 1240–1314
15. Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen, 1257–1323
16. Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, 1310–1349
17. Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, 1332–1381
18. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1370–1428
19. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony, 1412–1464
20. Ernest, Elector of Saxony, 1441–1486
21. John, Elector of Saxony, 1468–1532
22. John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 1503–1554
23. Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1530–1573
24. John II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, 1570–1605
25. Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, 1601–1675
26. John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1658–1729
27. Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1697–1764
28. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1724–1800
29. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, 1750–1806
30. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 1785–1851
31. Ferdinand II of Portugal, 1815–1885
32. Luís I of Portugal, 1838–1889
33. Carlos I of Portugal, 1863–1908
34. Manuel II of Portugal, 1889–1932

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Almanach de Gotha (175th ed.). Justus Perthes. 1938. p. 112. 
2. ^ Maclagan, Michael (2002). Lines of Succession. Tables by Jiri Louda. Time Warner Books. p. 187. ISBN 0316724289. 
3. ^ Almanach de Gotha (146th ed.). Justus Perthes. 1909. p. 66. 
4. ^ "Monarchist Breach Closed In Portugal". The New York Times: p. N1. 1930-05-18. 
5. ^ "Successor Expects Throne". The New York Times: p. 19. 1932-07-06. 
6. ^ McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. Garnstone Press. p. 368. 

External links

*Royal House* House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Preceded by House of Braganza	Ruling House of the Kingdom of Portugal 1853–1910	Republic Established by Military Coup