Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-20
THE KING Is DEAD.
Dom Luis l., of Portugal, Died Yesterday
Morning.

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Morning.
LISBON, October 19th-The King of Port
ugal died at IL o'clock this morning. The
Duke of 8raganza, the eldest sen of the
King, who succeeds to the throne, will as
sumo the title of Carlos l.
Dom Luis l. King of Portugal, was born &C.
tober 81, 1888, the son of the late Queen Maria
II. and the late Prince Ferdinand of SAKE Co
burg. His royal mother was the first sovereign
OF the line of Braganza TO break through the
custom which had prevailed for two centuries,
of keeping up blood alliances with the reigning
house of spain. Her union with Prince Ferd1-
nand resulted in the beginning Of the house of
Braganza CobuIg, the first sovereign OF which
vas her son Pedro V, at whose death, in 1851,
Luis succeeded to the throne. The young King
look TO wife Pia, the youngest daughter OF King
Victor Emmanuel, of Italy. They were married
on october 6, 1862, when the bridegroom was "a
years old, ard the bride only 10. Queen Pia has
the repu alton of being the best dressed woman
in Europe. She and her royal mate are the pa
rents OF two sons, the elder OF whom, Prince
Carlos Duke of Braganzs, born in 1868 is a cul-
tivated man, who will ably assume the
duties which even kings have to perform.
Prince Carlos married daughter OF the
Comte de Paris The matrimonial alliance
between the royal house of Portugal and that
of the French Orleanists in 1886 excited a
good deal of attention. Lisbon was the scene OF
the wedding which united Prince Carlos to the
Princess Amelie. AS the Comte is recognized
by both the Bourbon and the Urleanist parties
as heir to the throne of France, the union may
have grave political results; this not, OF course,
because Portugal is State possessing any CON
siderable influence in Europe. but because her
royal stock belongs to the great family OF Ger
man soveIeigns- The Orleanist and bourbon
pretender to the throne of France became by
this marriage father-in-law to a Prince who was
heir TO the throne of Portugal and at the same
time member of the Teutopic royal families
Amelie's life was quiet and uneventiul. she
was never heard of by the general public until
beauty /
traordinary; she is slender and graceful, with
delicate features, lovely brown eyes and
charming little mouth. The Countess her
mother, is said to have brought her up IN
stingy manner, being mean, Notwithstanding
her command OF enormous wealth. Rumor
goes so far as to say that the lovely bride, who
was 20 years old, was not provided even with
the wealth of wardrobe which a Princess
should possess, King Luis has been falling in
health for some time. He recently found 1t
impossible to attend to the business OF state,
and resolved to delegate to Prince Carlos, the
heir apparent, the signing of State documents
and the power of representation of the King on
occasions when the presence OF his Majesty was
required
The Premier waited upon Don Carlos
and presented the resignation OF the Cabl-
net Ministers, which the King declined to
accept.
The Queen was present when the King
died and kissed the corpse. She then en-
braced Don Carlos, saying: Il bless you as
monarch. hope you will prove as good
King as you have always been son."
THE KINGS PROCLAMATION.
LISBON, October 19;h.-The new King |
has issued a proclamation in which he
promised faithful observance of the polit- |
ical institutions of the country. He swears |
to maintain the Catholic religion, the con- |
stitutional laws and the integrity OF the
Kingdom.