King Manuel II (1889-1932) and Auguste Vitória of Hohenzollern (1890-1966)

[Marengo]

This thread is about the last King of Portugal, Dom Manuel II and his wife, Princess Auguste-Viktoria of Hohenzollern (later Countess Douglas).

[magnik]

Manuel II of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Manuel II the Patriot or the Missed King , born as Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amelio Luis Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugenio de Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha e Braganca (9 March 1889 Lisbon - 2 July 1932 Twickenham), reign as Manuel II 1908-1910.



Augusta Victoria Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (19 Aug 1890-29 Aug 1966) was a daughter of Wilhelm Prince of Hohenzollern (1864-1927) and his first wife Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Wilhelm was a son of Prince Leopold and Infanta Antonia of Portugal. Maria Teresa was a daughter of Francis II of the Two Sicilies and Sophia of Bavaria younger sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary.
Augusta and Manuel married 4 Sept 1913.
After Manuel's eath she married 23 Apr 1939 Robert Douglas, Count Douglas (1880-1955).
Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Regina]

Pictures of the Royal Wedding, in Germany (Sigmaringen), in 4th September of 1913

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[Elsa M.]

Correio da Manhã
A história do último Rei português - DiarioEconomico.com

D. Duarte asked the cable History Channel to prepare a couple of documentaries: one about D. Nuno Álvares Pereira and another about the period when the Portuguese court was moved to Brazil. The suggestions were made last Tuesday, in Lisbon, during the presentation of D. Manuel II, Rei Traído (a documentary that the cable channel will air next February 25 and which had D. Duarte's participation.
D. Manuel II was the last king of Portugal and lived the exile in Twickenham (outskirts of London), where he became godfather of 300 children..

[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by Elsa M.

D. Duarte asked the cable History Channel to prepare a couple of documentaries: one about D. Nuno Álvares Pereira and another about the period when the Portuguese court was moved to Brazil. The suggestions were made last Tuesday, in Lisbon, during the presentation of D. Manuel II, Rei Traído (a documentary that the cable channel will air next February 25 and which had D. Duarte's participation.

Jornal de Notícias - Último rei de Portugal renasce no Canal de História

"D. Manuel II, betrayed king" is more than a mere biographical report; it drafts a historical portrait of the socio-economic and political context that surrounded the life of an 18-year-old man, a lover of music and literature, who was thrown to a throne, which he had not been prepared for, after the violent murders of his father and brother, and who suddendly died in 1932, without any descendant.

Through videos and photographs (two of the king's passions), as well as his private journal (which accompanies his whole life and where he describes with detail the 1908 regicide), this 55-minute-long documentary rescues one of the most unknown Portuguese kings.

Aired last Monday, it was directed by Rui Pinto de Almeida and counted on Prof. Mendo Castro Henriques' historical consult and included, among others, the testimonies of D. Duarte de Bragança and of Doris Bligh, a contemporary neighbour of Twickenham (London), where D. Manuel II and his wife, D.ª Augusta Vitória, lived the exhile and who still remembers the monarchs.

"That locality still gathers a collective memory of D. Manuel II. Between 1914 and 1932, the king became the godfather of 300 British children, which prooves his charisma and afectuon", says the producer Rui Pinto de Almeida.

[Elsa M.]

Originally Posted by Regina

Pictures of the Royal Wedding, in Germany (Sigmaringen), in 4th September of 1913

More photos are posted here:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/432760-post45.html

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/733396-post74.html

[JSP]

I've asked in other Forums and Message Boards and I am beginning to despair.

Has someone got a photo of Count Douglas, D. Augusta's 2nd husband.
I am wondering if he ever exhisted as there seems to be no trace of him.

Thanks in advance

[Regina]

Originally Posted by JSP

I've asked in other Forums and Message Boards and I am beginning to despair.

Has someone got a photo of Count Douglas, D. Augusta's 2nd husband.
I am wondering if he ever exhisted as there seems to be no trace of him.

Thanks in advance

Yes, he existed. Here is his profile, but no picture.

I've searched everywhere I could, but I didn't find any picture of Karl. It's quite strange, nor even a picture of the wedding with Dª Augusta...

[JSP]

He could feature in "The Invisible Man"