Peter II of Portugal

Peter II
Portrait by Domenico Duprà, c. 1729
King of Portugal
Reign12 September 1683 – 9 December 1706
PredecessorAfonso VI
SuccessorJohn V
Regent of Portugal
Regency27 January 1668 – 12 September 1683
MonarchAfonso VI
Born26 April 1648
Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Died9 December 1706 (aged 58)
Palhavã Palace, Lisbon, Portugal
Burial
Spouses
(m. 1668; died 1683)
(m. 1687; died 1699)
Issue
Detail
Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira
João, Prince of Brazil
João V
Infante Francisco, Duke of Beja
Infante António
Infanta Teresa
Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém
Infanta Francisca
HouseBraganza
FatherJohn IV of Portugal
MotherLuisa de Guzmán
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignaturePeter II's signature

Dom Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession.[1] He was the fifth and last child of John IV and Luisa de Guzmán.

  1. ^ Livermore 1969, p. 196.