Peter II | |
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Portrait by Domenico Duprà, c. 1729 | |
King of Portugal | |
Reign | 12 September 1683 – 9 December 1706 |
Predecessor | Afonso VI |
Successor | John V |
Regent of Portugal | |
Regency | 27 January 1668 – 12 September 1683 |
Monarch | Afonso VI |
Born | 26 April 1648 Ribeira Palace, Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 9 December 1706 (aged 58) Palhavã Palace, Lisbon, Portugal |
Burial | |
Spouses | |
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 |
House | Braganza |
Father | John IV of Portugal |
Mother | Luisa de Guzmán |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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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.