Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal

Luís Filipe
Prince Royal of Portugal, Duke of Braganza (more...)
Photograph c. 1907
Born	(1887-03-21)21 March 1887 Belém Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Died	1 February 1908(1908-02-01) (aged 20) Lisbon, Portugal
Burial	Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza
House	Braganza^[1]
Father	Carlos I of Portugal
Mother	Amélie of Orléans
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Early life

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Luís Filipe Maria Carlos Amélio Fernando Víctor Manuel António Lourenço Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis Bento was born in Lisbon, the elder son of Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal (later King Carlos I of Portugal), and Princess Amélie d'Orléans, a member of the House of Braganza.^[1]

Two years after his birth, Dom Luís Filipe inherited all his father's royal princely titles when his father became king. He was himself re-styled Prince Royal, and at the same time inherited the Dukedom of Braganza (as 21st Duke), which brought with it the largest private fortune in Portugal at that time, completely at the disposal of the heir to the Portuguese crown.

In 1907, the Prince Royal acted as regent of the kingdom while his father was outside the country. The same year he made a very successful official visit to the Portuguese colonies in Africa, the first member of the royal family ever to visit them.

Dom Luís Filipe was the pupil of the African war hero Mouzinho de Albuquerque, and like all the Braganzas, showed many aptitudes in the arts, besides his pursuing a military education. Around the time of Dom Luís Filipe's assassination, negotiations for marriage to his cousin Princess Patricia of Connaught were underway. Princess Patricia was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the daughter of British Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia.

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Lisbon Regicide

On 1 February 1908, Luís Filipe and his family were returning to Lisbon from Vila Viçosa Palace. Alfredo Luís da Costa and Manuel Buiça, two members of a revolutionary society called the Carbonária, shot at all the royal family, hitting his father King Carlos, Luís Filipe, and his younger brother Infante Manuel, Duke of Beja. Carlos I died immediately, while Luís Filipe lived for another twenty minutes. Manuel survived the attack, having only been shot in the arm, while the queen was unharmed.

Manuel succeeded to the throne as Manuel II. Luís Filipe is buried next to his father and forefathers in the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza in Lisbon. His younger brother, King Manuel II of Portugal, and his mother, Queen Maria Amélia, are buried opposite.

On 5 October 1910, the monarchy under the reign of his surviving younger brother, Manuel II, was overthrown in a military coup and the First Portuguese Republic was established.

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Honours

Domestic

Grand Commander of the Three Military Orders of Christ, Aviz and St. James
Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword
Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of Our Lady of Conception of Vila Vicosa

Foreign

German Empire: Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle^[2]
Monaco: Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles, 22 July 1904^[3]
Spain:
- Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III, 1887^[4]
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 14 November 1892^[5]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, 15 July 1902^[6]
Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, 10 June 1904^[7]

Arms

Coat of arms as a Knight of the Garter
Coat of arms as a Knight of the Golden Fleece

Luis Filipe bore as heir to the throne the arms of his father; differenced by a Label of three points Or.

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