Ferdinand II of Portugal

Ferdinand II
King Ferdinand in 1861
King of Portugal
Reign16 September 183715 November 1853
PredecessorMaria II
SuccessorPedro V
Co-monarchMaria II
Prince consort of Portugal
Tenure9 April 1836 – 16 September 1837
BornPrinz Ferdinand von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld
(1816-10-29)29 October 1816
Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died15 December 1885(1885-12-15) (aged 69)
Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Burial21 December 1885
Spouses
(m. 1836; died 1853)
(m. 1869)
Issue
Detail
Pedro V, King of Portugal
Luís I, King of Portugal
Infante João, Duke of Beja
Maria Ana, Princess Georg of Saxony
Antónia, Princess of Hohenzollern
Infante Fernando
Infante Augusto, Duke of Coimbra
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
FatherFerdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
MotherPrincess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureFerdinand II's signature

Dom Ferdinand II (Portuguese: Fernando II) (29 October 1816 – 15 December 1885) was a German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, and King of Portugal jure uxoris as the husband of Queen Maria II, from the birth of their first son in 1837 to her death in 1853.

In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in 1837 did he acquire the title of king. Ferdinand's reign came to an end with the death of his wife in 1853, but he served as regent for his son and successor, King Pedro V, until 1855.

He retained the style and title of king even after the death of Maria II and her succession by their children Pedro V and then Luís I. His sons were reigning kings, while Ferdinand himself was a king-father during their reigns.