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Manuel II of Portugal

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Manuel II of Portugal, Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio (November 15 1889 - July 2 1932) reigned as Portugal's last king from 1906-1910, following the assassination of King Carlos of Portugal and his older brother, Crown Prince Luis Filipe.

Manuel was overthrown and a republic declared in 1910. He lived in exile in the United Kingdom. On September 4 1913 he married Augusta Viktoria, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1890 - 1966).

Manuel died on July 2 1932 at Fulwell Park, Twickenham, Middlesex