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Pedro III of Portugal

Lisbon, 5 Jul 1717 – Sintra, 25 May 1786

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

  • Born5 Jul 1717, Lisbonnot verified1 source
  • TitleCo-Monarch of Portugalor Consort of Portugal, 1777–1786not verified1 source
  • TitleConsort of Portugal, 1777–1786or Co-Monarch of Portugalnot verified1 source
  • Died25 May 1786, Sintranot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Anna of Austrianot verified1 source
  • FatherJohn V of Portugalnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 5 Jul 1717

    Born in Lisbon

  2. 1761–1768

    5 children are born

  3. 1777–1786

    Consort of Portugal

  4. 25 May 1786

    Dies in Sintra, aged 68

Family

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Parents

Partner

Children · 5

During his lifetime

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

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

The 1710s · Pedro III is born in Lisbon

Who governed

Music

Villancicos in church and festivals

Villancicos, which often depicted characters like sailors, soldiers, slaves, and gypsies, were sung during major church feasts such as Christmas and Epiphany. They incorporated theatrical elements with costumes, gestures, and simulated dances representing peasants and various cultural groups.

At the table

Bread used as a thickener

To thicken broths and stews, a common practice was using bread; for instance, a fish stuffing recipe included five réis of breadcrumbs.

Work

Enslaved women performed essential cleaning work

Enslaved women in Lisbon, known as calhandreiras, performed the exhausting task of carrying heavy ceramic pots of household rubbish and dirty water to the river every morning.

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.In Europe · 1701–1714

War of the Spanish Succession. Europe’s powers fought for thirteen years over who would inherit the Spanish throne; a Bourbon kept it, and Britain gained Gibraltar.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

What people wore

Maintaining appearances with limited clothing

Social strivers would meticulously maintain their limited clothing, washing and soaping collars and cuffs, and using animal fat to keep shoes looking shiny even when the soles were worn through. They also applied powders to their hats to mask age and wear, aiming to project an appearance of higher status.

Getting around

Main modes of transport were primitive

During this period, most people traveled on foot, on horseback, on mules, or by boat, as there were no railways or regular stagecoach lines.

What it cost

Property taxes for Arraiolos farmers

In 1715, "seareiros" (tenant farmers) in Arraiolos were assigned a property tax of 1,500 réis for their land, with an additional 200 réis for one individual's production equipment.