Ferdinand II of Portugal

King of Portugal

29 October 1816 Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austrian Empire

15 December 1885(1885-12-15) (69) Lisbon, Portugal

NamesPortuguese: Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga

King of Portugal Ferdinand IIKing Ferdinand in 1861King of Portugal (jure uxoris) Reign16 September 1837 – 15 November 1853PredecessorMaria IISuccessorPedro VCo-monarchMaria IIBorn(1816-10-29 ) 29 October 1816 Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austrian EmpireDied15 December 1885(1885-12-15) (aged 69) Lisbon, PortugalBurialPantheon of the BraganzasSpouseMaria II of Portugal ​ ​(m. 1836 ; died 1853 )​ Elise, Countess von Edla ​ ​(m. 1869 )​Issue among others... Pedro V of Portugal Luís I of Portugal Infante João, Duke of Beja Infanta Maria Ana, Princess George of Saxony Infanta Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Infante Fernando Infante Augusto, Duke of CoimbraHouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-KoháryFatherPrince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and GothaMotherPrincess Maria Antonia KoháryReligionRoman CatholicismSignature Dom Ferdinand II (Portuguese: Fernando II) (29 October 1816 – 15 December 1885) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, and King of Portugal jure uxoris as the husband of Queen Maria II, from the birth of their first son in 1837 to her death in 1853. In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in 1837 did he acquire the title of king. Ferdinand's reign came to an end with the death of his wife in 1853, but he served as regent for his son and successor, King Pedro V, until 1855.