Ruler · 1767 – 1826

John VI of Portugal

Lived 1767 – 1826. Monarch of Portugal of Kingdom of Portugal, 1816 – 1826; also in the line of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and Empire of Brazil.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1767 – 1826; 59 years
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: killed in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Monarch of Portugal

Kingdom of Portugal · the 29th of 37 dated reigns · 1139 – 1910

25 before

John V of Portugal1706 – 1750

Joseph I of Portugal1750 – 1777

Maria I of Portugal1777 – 1816

John VI of Portugal1816 – 1826

Pedro I of Brazil1826

Maria II of Portugal1826 – 1828

Miguel I of Portugal1828 – 1834

5 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1816 – 1826 · 10 years · came to it aged 49

Came to it: inheritedthe child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: killed in officeWikidata's manner of death: poison

In 1816, he succeeded his mother as monarch of the Portuguese Empire, with no real change in his authority, since he already possessed absolute powers as regent.

Also in the line of United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1st of 1) and Empire of Brazil (2nd of 3).

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