Lisbon Regicide
1908 Lisbon Regicide Representation of Regicide |
| Date | 1 February 1908 (1908-02-01) |
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| Location | Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Participants |
- King D. Carlos I of Portugal
- Queen D. Amélie d'Orléans
- Prince Royal D. Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza
- Infante D. Manuel, Duke of Beja
- Prime Minister João Franco
- Alfredo Luís da Costa
- Manuel Buíça
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| Outcome | Monarchical succession |
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The Lisbon Regicide or Regicide of 1908 (Portuguese: Regicídio de 1908) was the assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves and his heir-apparent, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal. The events happened on 1 February 1908 at the Praça do Comércio along the banks of the Tagus River in Lisbon.
