The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-10
Obituary.


MARIA-pA-aLoRlA. QuEsN OF PORTUGAL
The last steamer briggs The intelligence Of tina de- tin OF
the Queen OF Portugal DONNA MARIA H. in the thirty a,,
year cf hsr sge Tns laly Of the royal houss or
Braesnzs ard daughter of The late Emperor OF Brazil
Don Pedro By his first consort the Arehduchsss Leo
polden II Austria. She born Rio Jsnero, April
A. 1872 aud the death OF her grandfather, John w.
she WAS eguaed the Of Portugal by
virtue OF the act OF Ation executed by Don Pelro
one Of provisions Of h was that coming OF
aga she should marry her f,therS brother DON Miguel
whom it was desired as dangerous competitor for the
tbrt ne to satisfy by arrangement Another
don was, that she her future husband shoald ac~
knowledge the consultation OF Portugal when Don
suel had accepted Of This arrangement had worn to
the constitution thed The child Donna Ma
ria, and resolved the regcGcy, the young Queen
left Brazil, In 1928, whea she nine years or
age, TO sail for Europe. Meanwhile Dan Miguel had,
June 30 1873, declared himself absolute King OF Portal
al and forba ie the Qusen to land She nov COM
PEELED to 60 to England where che received ny tho
Court of ST James the lawful Qlsen OF Portugal but
found actual support the British ministry that
time (u der Gsrge the Fourth secretly fayorrg tho
usurper Miguel In 1929 she returned TO Bt.2, With
Amelia of Lsuchtanberg her subsequent tepmo and
resided there until 1884, her father found himself
PEELED to resign the Of Brazil to his SEM Pedro
the Second Sac tt resided 0 Paris while her father
Portugal After the taking Of Ii bo1 in sepsm ber 1882
the troops Of Don Pedro she made her entry into that
city. Or the 25.h of May, 1884. Miguel renouaosd his
claims and retired to ray where hs recalled MA
cation, and kno red by The Pope krg of Poru
gal. Pedro administered the government regens
and guardian Of his daughter His power, however.
exhausted and when on the 18th of Septemr
ber 1884 he announced to ths Cortes, representa-
ves Of the people, that he olonser able 20 soniucS
the government, that assembly declared tbs Queen Of faf
age, by which the nrrjg OF the competitors for
the regency we're defeated.
Donna Maria now occupied herself With thoughts OF
marriage Her choice fell upon Duke Charles Auguatns
Esgene Nape son Of of Eugene Beau.
hsrnais, and grandson Of the Emp ess Jc ephine OF
France. This prince had already her affections,
ana she was married to him by proxy the sth OF No.
vember 1884 at Munich, Bavaria, and tbs 9th OF
January 1885, in person the Queen being then in her
enth Don Augustus, Prince Of Portugal he
was named was made comm andsr-n chief OF the army
ard beinean amiabls and promising young man. Inherit
ing the virtues Of his distinguished father he likely
to become popular when he died suddenly on the 2Sh
Ct March, 1885.
April, 1885, to Duke Ferdinand, OF Ferdinand or
SAKE coburg Kohary and relative Of Prince Albert
and Queen Victoria of Eogland
This Prince who, upon the birth Of crown PRINCE
was named King of Portugal, born October 90 1876
and Is now invested With the powers of monarchy unti1
bis eldest (Psdre) born in September 1887 become
CT age Ferdinand has had children by the Queen
besides the infant who died with its mother.
In the course of the next ten years after the second
marrisge Of tho queen the corrupons OF govern
ment which had fallen into the hands of the Cabras
the suppression Of the liberty of the press and this To-
crease of taxes irrated large portion Of the nstion
In the month Of May 1885, civil war broke ont in ono
OF tie Provinces and in few weeks several districts
were IN arms against the Cabal ministry The brothers
resigned and retired from the kingdom The Chamber
Of Deputies vas dissolved, and grand cortes
nary convoted, when Of concessions were made
to the people The Duke &c Pamela was sailed to power
and he office with Ssldanha for months when h
cabinet was succeeded BY ministry under SALAMANCA
premiership Civil In the meantime continued The
party opposed TO the gov of the Queen osine
severs fuccesses and was apprehended thst
In Eus land In turn h ana seek safety
def.sted and lost two regiments Of troops by iesrton
In the ensuing year. the msdation of goverr
ment was ob-ed, and accepted by the Que but drcaed
by the Jultt 10 opposition The .nde- ri the t-o3pg
q The Juna prepared TO svacuas opor!o on which port
was british e.t Steam. belonging to Jup.s we're,
permitted to enter and embark truoa 90 tas 3st
Of May l847 corvere 'hres armed st-sm..s and aeye
raj other vesses contairrg about troops sf tho
port On ossipg the bar they were summo.sa to sur
render to the British and resistance would aaye,
bten useless they did TO- withou. fiuQ ii y IA scon 80
he board the British adnirars Ship the comm.as
irg General the Condo das An'as pressptd protest to
the British admra in 'hsnsmc of the Portuguese nation
sganst this act OF hostility, wtho eecar4tl Of war
or any pfeext Tor the BY these means howagcr
resistance to the royal authority of Doura vss sup
pretsed lhe Queer In return for the rendered
BY Great itsin, signed agreen MT, excadte ths
Casras from wer and this all the opponeuts Of tho
court gsinsd by the instruction soon as
quiet had neeD restored the Cor Tho1ar the sde
OF me Caoss sgan became premier in the face Of Gres
tion until in 1851 the Duke do adahana carried out mi
tary evolution and Reconstructed the government DON
pa Maria yielded with very bad grace she n cesstiee
OF her position Her husband had appointed com.
snder in chief st the ncement of the outbrsak
and actually sdvaL ced agsast Sadahana but was nrcs
10 maize solitary treat to Lis on. his troonn
having ce.erted him his en- have been but
few events Of interest in the history Of Portugal or the life
Of Queen ard her family durug the last years Dom
ma Maria of rather feeble constitution end lame in
her early youth but to have in her
marriage with Cobnrs prince family wsich have been
families OF Europe anr most of the individual members
have been bic sed wit vgt stitntions incl
iecual covers BY ms marriage of Prince Fernand OF
this family with the Qlee house Of Bra
gar "a somewhat prolonged in lis exstencs and
pre- erve its position for the throne or
The first King of Portugal the house OF sesuz, was
John ~ Duke OF that name, who descendant of
Dec ber 1910 when hs nation threw of the Spanish
yoke nncer which they bad been governed m sixty years
The origin of the ysl family of Portugs is ia the house
OF Burgundy. Count Alpbonso, of thst house pro
claim Ring o. Portugal in the year 1889 The dis
tirgusl ed Kings Of this line John H. and Emanuel
whose tig the close Of the fifteenth and the enrg
Of the sixteenth century, the great praes which
opened the maritime way to Ioda and db Brazil
from its nectnD Sith the dis overy this sontin.nt
and the early maritime enterprise OF its monarchs and
ar. always Interesting 10 merioans nctwhsand
rg the relative decline of the monarchy among the DOW
ers OF Europe in our own times.
City Intelligence.
ANOTHER CHARITABLE WILL We pu pIished few davs
CO. the viii Of the amensd Arson g. Pnslos beausatb
ing from bis s'ate over nalf million q, dolars vAr