Miguel I of Portugal

Miguel I of Portugal

Dom Miguel I (European Portuguese: [miˈɣɛl]; English: Michael I; 26 October 1802 – 14 November 1866), nicknamed "the Absolutist" (Portuguese: o Absolutista), "the Traditionalist" (o Tradicionalista) and "the Usurper" (o Usurpador), was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834. He was the seventh child and third son of King John VI and Queen Carlota Joaquina. Following his exile as a result of his actions in support of absolutism in the April Revolt (Abrilada) of 1824, Miguel returned to Portugal in 1828 as regent and fiancé of his niece Queen Maria II. As regent, he claimed the Portuguese throne in his own right, since according to the so-called Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom his older brother Peter IV and therefore the latter's daughter had lost their rights from the moment that Pedro had made war on Portugal and become the sovereign of a foreign state (Brazilian Empire). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miguel I of Portugal has received more than 539,905 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Miguel I of Portugal is the 137th most popular nobleman (down from 127th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 51st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Nobleman.

Miguel I of Portugal was most famous for the conquest of Ceuta, a North African city, in 1415.