For those interested in the history of Dom Manuel II, please read Wikipedia's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_II_of_Portugal.
As the last king of Portugal, it would interest history buffs to know the following which I have translated (with the help of Babelfish) from another site. He was born on the 15th of November 1886, the second son of King Carlos I and Queen Amélia de Bragança. Called to the regency due to a tragedy that befell it, stealing the life of his father and his older brother, prince Luiz Filipe, he was acclaimed king on the 6th of May of 1908. But his reign was short and tragic, as on 3rd October 1910, the republican revolution broke out, which finished with the announcement of a new regime, on 5th October. This date marks the coup d'etat putting to an end the four centuries of reign of the Dynasty of Bragança - brought into being by the Portuguese aristocracy in 1640 through Dom João IV (two of its descendants had been Emperors of Brazil). With the end of the monarchy, a Portuguese Republic was proclaimed. Dom Manuel II together with all his family was expatriated to England. In that country, Dom Manuel married German princess Dona Augusta Victoria, granddaughter of Leopold of Hohenzollern. He died on 2nd July 1932, and his body repatriated to Portugal on board the English cruiser "Concord" resting in the Real Panteon in Sao Vicente, as was his desire. My grandfather, it looks like, was a closet monarchist though he must have been the most jolly monarchist I have ever known, more interested in the collection of artifacts he brought home to Goa from all parts of the world than in who ruled him (which was of course my grandmother). On 1/4/07, Roland Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Don't know where the gate is but the heraldry is of Dom Manuel Segundo, Rei de Portugal. A photograph of him in full regalia and his court of arms hung over the dining table in my father's house in Assagao. I was told it was put there by my grandfather Hipolito Crisologo Francisco, although I did not learn why or how it came by. Roland. On 1/4/07, JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Talking Photos: Please Identify this Gate (Wall) > > There is also one 'crown emblem' on it, see insert for close-up view. > > Pl. come back even if you know just one i.e. the Gate wall or Emblem
