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Ferdinand II of Portugal

Vienna, 29 Oct 1818 – Lisbon, 17 Dec 1885

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Facts and their sources

  • Born29 Oct 1818, Viennaor 29 Oct 1816Records disagree1 source
  • TitleConsort of Portugal, 1836–1853or Co-Monarch of Portugal, 1837–1853 · Regent of Portugal, 1853–1855not verified1 source
  • TitleCo-Monarch of Portugal, 1837–1853or Consort of Portugal, 1836–1853 · Regent of Portugal, 1853–1855not verified1 source
  • TitleRegent of Portugal, 1853–1855or Consort of Portugal, 1836–1853 · Co-Monarch of Portugal, 1837–1853not verified1 source
  • Died17 Dec 1885, Lisbonor 15 Dec 1885Records disagree1 source
  • MotherPrincess Maria Antonia Koháry, 2nd Princess of Kohárynot verified1 source
  • FatherPrince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gothanot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 29 Oct 1818

    Born in Vienna

  2. 1836–1853

    Consort of Portugal

  3. 1837–1853

    11 children are born

  4. 1837–1853

    Co-Monarch of Portugal

  5. 1853–1855

    Regent of Portugal

  6. 17 Dec 1885

    Dies in Lisbon, aged 67

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 11

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Vienna.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1810s · Ferdinand II is born in Vienna

Who governed

What people wore

Infants restricted in swaddling pillows

In some rural regions, infants were placed in a swaddling pillow for several months to help them grow straight, which prevented them from moving or kicking.

Getting around

Slow post coach travel between towns

Travel by post coach was slow, with a journey from Linz to Steyr taking ten hours in 1829 for a distance of about 90 kilometers. Passengers paid one gulden and twelve kreuzers for the trip.

At the table

Cheap Barley Coffee Substitute

Poor city dwellers bought a cheap, coffee-like breakfast drink made from roasted barley and syrup for 1 Kreuzer at wooden stalls.

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.In Europe · 1803–1815

The Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon’s armies redrew the map of Europe from Spain to Moscow; his invasion of Portugal sent its court to Rio de Janeiro.

Ruedi33a · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1807–1811

French Invasions Ruin Economy (1807-1811)

The French invasions of 1807, 1809, and 1810-1811 caused widespread devastation, economic ruin, and the temporary departure of the royal family to Brazil.

Music

Popular folk instruments of the era

Common village instruments included the fiddle and the hammered dulcimer, while the shepherd's pipe and jew's harp were popular for casual entertainment.

Daily life

Open hearth cooking and no bathrooms

Cooking was done exclusively on an open hearth or fireplace, as kitchen stoves were not yet invented. Families lived without bathrooms, using the stable or the outdoors instead.