Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra

Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [awˈɡuʃtu]; English: Augustus; 4 November 1847 – 26 September 1889) was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Braganza.^[1]

Infante Augusto
Duke of Coimbra
Infante Augusto, c. 1860-70
Born	(1847-11-04)4 November 1847 Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Died	26 September 1889(1889-09-26) (aged 41) Lisbon, Portugal
Burial	Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty
Names Augusto Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Agrícola Francisco de Assis Gonzaga Pedro de Alcântara Loiola
House	House of Braganza[1]
Father	Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
Mother	Maria II of Portugal

Life

Augusto Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Agrícola Francisco de Assis Gonzaga Pedro de Alcântara Loiola of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Bragança was born in Lisbon as the fifth son of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her husband and co-ruler, King Fernando II. Augusto was created Duke of Coimbra and had the additional title Duke of Saxony through his father.^[2] He had the style of His Royal Highness.

In late 1861, three of his brothers the king Pedro V, Infante João, Duke of Beja and Infante Fernando 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.^[3] He remained heir until 28 September 1863 and the birth of Prince Carlos the son of king Luis.

Augusto had a career in the Portuguese Army and became general of a division.^[2] He died in Lisbon 1889. He is buried at the Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra

8. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld 4. Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry 9. Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf 2. Fernando II of Portugal 10. Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya 5. Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya 11. Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein 1. Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra 12. João VI of Portugal 6. Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal 13. Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain 3. Maria II of Portugal 14. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor 7. Archduchess Leopoldina of Austria 15. Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily

References

1. "While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp. 88, 116 of the 1944 Almanach de Gotha, Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the 1838 Portuguese constitution declared, with respect to Ferdinand II of Portugal's issue by his first wife, that 'the Most Serene House of Braganza is the reigning house of Portugal and continues through the Person of the Lady Queen Maria II'. Thus their mutual descendants constitute the Coburg line of the House of Braganza"
2. Almanach de Gotha. 1888. p. 61.
3. The Gentleman's Magazine. 1862. p. 223.