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He was the oldest son of Queen Maria da Glória and her King-Consort Ferdinand II. Pedro was an unusually conscientious and hard-working monarch who, under the guidance of his father, sought radical modernisation of the Portuguese state and infrastructure. Under Pedro's reign, roads, telegraphs, and railways were constructed and improvements in public health advanced.
However, this was unable to save the life of the young king who died (along with his brother Ferdinand) of cholera in 1861. He was married to Princess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen , but had no successors and the throne then passed to brother Luis.
| Preceded by: Maria II | King of Portugal | Succeeded by: LuisLuis I, King of Portugal ( October 31 1838 October 19 1889) was the second son of Maria II da Gloria and Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Luis was a cultured man who wrote vernacular poetry, but otherwise had no distinguishing gifts in the political field |