POLITICIAN

Pedro V of Portugal

1837 - 1861

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Peter V (Portuguese: Pedro V Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu]; 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" (Portuguese: o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861 as well as a German prince of the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro V of Portugal has received more than 514,406 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro V of Portugal is the 2,169th most popular politician (up from 2,172nd in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 56th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Portuguese Politician.

Pedro V of Portugal is most famous for being the last king of Portugal, and the first king of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves. He was also known for his military skills and his ability to lead Portugal through difficult times.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pedro V of Portugal ranks 2,169 out of 19,576Before him are Cyril Ramaphosa, Thaksin Shinawatra, Teia, Gianni Agnelli, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, and Ignacy Jan Paderewski. After him are Julius Martov, Choe Yong-gon, Julia Drusilla, Charles Martel of Anjou, Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress, and Elizabeth of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Pedro V of Portugal ranks 14Before him are Mily Balakirev, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Cosima Wagner, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Marie François Sadi Carnot, and Adam Opel. After him are Ivan Kramskoi, Paul Morphy, Vasil Levski, John Newlands, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Georges Ernest Boulanger. Among people deceased in 1861, Pedro V of Portugal ranks 9Before him are Frederick William IV of Prussia, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Albert, Prince Consort, Xianfeng Emperor, Friedrich Carl von Savigny, and Lola Montez. After him are Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Eugène Scribe, and Elisha Otis.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro V of Portugal ranks 55 out of 633Before him are Mário Soares (1924), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Sister Lúcia (1907), Diogo Cão (1440), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), and Peter II of Portugal (1648). After him are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Viriathus (-180), and Miguel I of Portugal (1802).

Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, Pedro V of Portugal ranks 33Before him are Afonso IV of Portugal (1291), Peter III of Portugal (1717), Mário Soares (1924), Afonso II of Portugal (1185), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), and Peter II of Portugal (1648). After him are Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (1434), Ferdinand I of Portugal (1345), José Manuel Barroso (1956), Aníbal Cavaco Silva (1939), Viriathus (-180), and Jorge Sampaio (1939).