Originally posted by Dennism@Jan 7th, 2004 - 10:36 pm Donna Amalia, wife of Portuguese King Carlos I, who reigned from 1889 until his assassination in 1908.
This lady is HM Queen Maria Pia, mother of HM King Carlos I, not his wife.
His husband was HM King Luís I of Portugal.
The name of HM King Carlos I of Portugal wife is Amélia, not Amália... He was born HRH Princess Amélie of France and when she married HRH Crown Prince Carlos of Portugal, she took the Portuguese correspondent to Amélie that is Amélia (and not Amália).
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Originally posted by helleniki@May 14th, 2004 - 7:18 pm The name of HM King Carlos I of Portugal wife is Amélia, not Amália... He was born HRH Princess Amélie of France and when she married HRH Crown Prince Carlos of Portugal, she took the Portuguese correspondent to Amélie that is Amélia (and not Amália).
Ademar from the GREMB posted these wonderul photos of the Portuguese Royal family preparing for Christmas.
**Well, it seems the Portuguese RF is very much available for photo shoots as after the train one a few weeks ago here we have a display of how the preparations for a Portuguese Royal Christmas go... The cake you'll see is called the "Bolo Rei" but the reference to "King" (Rei) has more to do with the "Reis Magos" (the "Wise Men") than with real royalty. It is a very traditional cake for this season though I must say I don't like it at all...**
Yesterday, a portuguese journal that has a magazine (Diario de Noticias) released an enterview of the Infanta D. Adelaide who made 92 years old. She is descendent from D. Miguel.
Infanta D. Adelaide who made 92 years old. She is descendent from D. Miguel.
Actually, Infanta Maria Adelaide is not celebrating birthday. She has indeed 92 years old, but she was born on the 31st January 1912. She is granddaughter of D. Miguel, who was condemned to exile, after the Convenção de Évora Monte, and she belongs to the branch of the House of Bragança that aspires to the throne, as D. Manuel II (the last king of Portugal, who reigned until the Proclamation of Republic, in 1910) has died without leaving any descendents and so ending up the line of D. Pedro IV.
CM - Had the recent attitudes of the faddist Câmara Pereira divided the monarchists? [Referring to the fact the Monarchist Party has signed a coalition with the right party PSD]
DD- the Portuguese monarchists are united on who is the head of the Royal House, since the representatives of H. M. the King Dom Manuel II and of my Father, Dom Duarte Nuno, had firmed the Pact of Dover, in which my Father recognizes Dom Manuel as King and Dom Manuel declares that my Father will be his successor, if he hadn't children. They can be divided about the partisan options, etc. How about the decree that exiled King Dom Miguel and its descendants from Portugal, it was considered illegal and was revoked by the Portuguese Parliament, in the 40's. And my father, grandfather and great-grandfather had never accepted another nationality than the Portuguese, even if living in the exile.
CM - How many monarchists do we have in Portugal?
DD- According to surveys, more than 20 % of the Portuguese people would prefer to have a King than a President, and therefore more than two million people can be considered monarchist... although the majority is not militant. The Royal Associations, congregated round the Royal Cause, count on about ten thousand associates, but if you compare the number of affiliates of a party and the number of voters, the difference will be even bigger.
CM - Would Monarchy be compatible with a modern Democracy?
DD - Is anybody able to say that the ScandinavianKingdoms, or Holland, Spain etc. are less democratic and modern that our Republic? In contrast, the Portuguese democracy is still immature, with little participation and badly understood by the majority... The simple fact the article 288-B of the Constitution does not authorize the "Sovereign People" to authenticate the type of commands of state they would like to have is a prove of this! The fear of asking the Portuguese if they want to change their nationality to the "European nationality", the fear to carry regional or national referendums demonstrates this lack of democracy of our regimen.
CM - Which is the advantage of having a King?
DD - All the republican regimes live a dilemma. The Head of the State must be a symbol of the Nation, independent from the economic and partisan interests, an element of unit, respected by all. However, a candidate to the presidency of republic is fought and contested by his competitors, and if he does not have strong partisan and monetary support, he will not have any possibility to arrive there, in spite of his value... After wining, he will have to forget all this recent past, but will it be possible to recuperate an independent image? And by the way, why can't a president be re-elected as many times as the people want, if such occurs with the presidency of the chambers? I am convinced that in Portugal the President of the Republic would be re-elected, as long as he had health, since we like an almost monarchic stability in the Head of the State...
Here are some photos of the heir to the Portuguese throne, D. Duarte (the Duke of Bragança), his wife, D. Isabel, and their children: Afonso, Maria Francisca and Dinis.
They are all official photos, the last ones are via Seeger-Press:
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