Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra

Infante Augusto of Portugal ( _en. Augustus; Portuguese pron. IPA2|au'guʃtu; "Augusto Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Agrícola Francisco de Assis Gonzaga Pedro de Alcântara Loiola of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Braganza"; November 4 1847 - September 26 1889) was a Portuguese infante of the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

He was born in Lisbon the fifth son of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II. Augusto was created Duke of Coimbra and had the additional title Duke of Saxony through his father.cite book | title = Almanach de Gotha | year = 1888 | pages = 61 ] He had the style of Highness.

In late 1861 three of his brothers the king Pedro V, Infante João, Duke of Beja and Infante Ferdinand all fell ill and died. Despite falling ill himself he survived and became heir presumptive to another of his brothers and the new king, Luis I on 27 December 1861 following the death of his brother João. [cite book | title = The Gentleman's Magazine | publisher = 1862 | pages = 223 ] He remained heir until 28 September 1863 and the birth of Infante Carlos the son of king Luis.

Augusto would go on to have a career in the Portuguese Army and would become general of a division. He died in Lisbon unmarried and without issue in 1889. He is buried at the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora.

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