Ferdinand II of Portugal

Details

Instance of

human

Born

29 October 1816

Died

15 December 1885

Place of birth

Vienna

Place of death

Lisbon

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Fernando

Father

Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Mother

Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, 2nd Princess of Koháry

Spouse

Maria II of Portugal, Elise Hensler

Child

Pedro V of Portugal, Luís I of Portugal, Infante João, Duke of Beja, Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal, Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra, Infanta Maria of Portugal, Infante Fernando of Portugal, Infante Leopoldo of Portugal, Infanta Maria da Glória of Portugal, Infante Eugénio of Portugal

Sibling

Princess Victoria, Duchess of Nemours, Prince August, 3rd Prince of Koháry, Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry

Occupation

painter, consort

Position held

Consort of Portugal, Co-Monarch of Portugal, Regent of Portugal

Citizenship

Kingdom of Portugal

Native language

German, Hungarian

Religion

Catholic Church

Awards

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of St. Andrew, Knight of the Order of the Elephant, knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Grand Cross of the Order of Christ, Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa, Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders, Commander of the Order of the Tower and Sword, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz, Grand Master of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa

artist files at

Frick Art Research Library

birth name

Prinz Ferdinand zu Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld

depicted by

Portrait of Ferdinand II of Portugal by Joseph Fortuné-Séraphin Layraud

described by source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia

end of work period

1885

family

House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry

has works in the collection

National Gallery of Art

languages spoken, written or signed

German, Hungarian, French

name in native language

Fernando II de Portugal

noble title

Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duke in Saxony, Prince of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, Hereditary Prince, Prince Consort of Portugal, king, King Consort of Portugal, King Regent

owner of

Pena Palace

place of burial

Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Pantheon of the House of Braganza

pseudonym

O Rei-Artista

start of work period

1836

Authority files