Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain and Portugal
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Pedro Carlos de Borbón y Braganza ( Pedro Carlos Antonio Rafael Jose Javier Francisco Juan Nepomuceno Tomas de Villanueva Marcos Marcelino Vicente Ferrer Raymundo; 18 June 1786 – 4 July 1812) was an Infante of Spain and Portugal.
and Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal
. His paternal grandfather was King Charles III of Spain
and his maternal grandfather was King Peter III of Portugal
. Peter Charles was the only surviving child of the couple and an orphan at the age of two.
. When King Charles III died the same year, his successor Charles IV of Spain
preferred to send the child away to Portugal. Peter Charles was raised there by his grandmother Maria I of Portugal
. From this moment the little prince also became infante of Portugal.
Peter Charles had inherited a large fortune of his father and was welcomed in Portugal. In 1792, his grandmother was officially declared insane and her son John
, uncle of Peter Charles, became Regent of Portugal.
When in 1807 the Portuguese royal family had to abandon Portugal because of the Franco-Spanish invasion led by Napoleon Bonaparte, Peter Charles left on November 29 on board the "Príncipe Real" with his grandmother and uncles for Brazil.
They arrived in Salvador de Bahía
on January 2, 1808, and headed from there to Río de Janeiro
, where the infante occupied the São Cristovão Palace.
, daughter of Charlotte of Spain
and John VI of Portugal
, and they married on May 13, 1810 in Rio de Janeiro
.
The couple was very happy during their two years of marriage, after which Peter Charles became ill and died in Boa Vista on July 4, 1812.
The couple had one child :
Family
Infante Peter Charles was a son of Infante Gabriel of SpainInfante Gabriel of Spain
Infante Gabriel of Spain was an Infante of Spain.-Biography:Born at the Palace of Portici outside Naples, he was named Prince Gabriel Antonio Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Serafin Pascual Salvador of Naples and Sicily; he was the fourth son of King Charles VII and V and Maria Amalia of...
and Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal
Infanta Mariana Vitória of Portugal
Mariana Victoria of Portugal was a Portuguese Infanta , the third child and eldest daughter of Queen Maria I of Portugal and King Peter III of Portugal.-Biography:Mariana Victoria was born at the Royal Palace of Queluz, in the...
. His paternal grandfather was King Charles III of Spain
Charles III of Spain
Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...
and his maternal grandfather was King Peter III of Portugal
Peter III of Portugal
Peter III became King of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves by the accession of his wife and niece Queen Maria I in 1777, and co-reigned alongside her until his death.-Biography:...
. Peter Charles was the only surviving child of the couple and an orphan at the age of two.
Life
His father was very intelligent and the favorite son of King Charles III, but he and his wife died in 1788 of SmallpoxSmallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
. When King Charles III died the same year, his successor Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...
preferred to send the child away to Portugal. Peter Charles was raised there by his grandmother Maria I of Portugal
Maria I of Portugal
Maria I was Queen regnant of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death. Known as Maria the Pious , or Maria the Mad , she was the first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal...
. From this moment the little prince also became infante of Portugal.
Peter Charles had inherited a large fortune of his father and was welcomed in Portugal. In 1792, his grandmother was officially declared insane and her son John
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...
, uncle of Peter Charles, became Regent of Portugal.
When in 1807 the Portuguese royal family had to abandon Portugal because of the Franco-Spanish invasion led by Napoleon Bonaparte, Peter Charles left on November 29 on board the "Príncipe Real" with his grandmother and uncles for Brazil.
They arrived in Salvador de Bahía
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
on January 2, 1808, and headed from there to Río de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, where the infante occupied the São Cristovão Palace.
Marriage
In Brazil Peter Charles was engaged to his cousin Teresa, Princess of BeiraTeresa, Princess of Beira
Infanta Maria Teresa of Portugal was the firstborn child of John VI of Portugal and Charlotte of Spain, and heir to the throne of Portugal between 1793 and 1795, until her short-lived brother António Pio was born.Maria Teresa Francisca de Assis Antónia Carlota Joana Josefa Xavier de Paula Micaela...
, daughter of Charlotte of Spain
Charlotte of Spain
Doña Carlota Joaquina of Spain was a Queen consort of Portugal as wife of John VI...
and John VI of Portugal
John VI of Portugal
John VI John VI John VI (full name: João Maria José Francisco Xavier de Paula Luís António Domingos Rafael; (13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826) was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (later changed to just King of Portugal and the Algarves, after Brazil was recognized...
, and they married on May 13, 1810 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
.
The couple was very happy during their two years of marriage, after which Peter Charles became ill and died in Boa Vista on July 4, 1812.
The couple had one child :
- Infante Sebastian of Portugal and SpainInfante Sebastian of Portugal and SpainSebastian Gabriel de Borbon y de Braganza, Infante of Portugal and Spain, was a royal of the 19th century, progenitor of the ducal lines of Hernani, Ansola, Durcal and Marchena, and Carlist army commander in the First Carlist War.- Family :He was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1811 as the only child of...
, born in Río de Janeiro on November 4, 1811.