Friday, October 20, 2017

The "king" with the shortest "reign"

Colorized a vintage photo of Don Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza, (1887 -1908), the eldest son and heir-apparent of King Carlos I of Portugal, Upon returning to Lisbon from Vila Viçosa Palace, two members of a revolutionary society called the Carbonária, shot at all the royal family, hitting Luís Filipe, and killing his father King Carlos I instantly with a bullet to his neck. Luís Filipe effectively ascended the throne succeeding his father, but died 20 minutes later, technically the shortest-reigning monarch in history, His younger brother Manuel survived the attack and ascended the throne, but was deposed in a coup d'etat in 1910 that established the Portuguese republic.
 

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