King Carlos 1 was the thirteenth sovereign of the House of Braganza to reign over Portugal. He was born on September 28, 1863, and was the son of King Luiz I and Queen Maria Pia, daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele I of Italy; his mother ix still living. re King Carlos was educated at Oporto by Portuguese professors, and when he had finished his stulles he travelled through Europe. He was an excellent linguist, and like his maternal grandfather, a keen hunter and a good shot. While still Dake of Braganza he married, in, May 1886 Marie Amelie, daughter of Philippe, Duc d'Urleans
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