Excerpt from The Wars of Succession of Portugal and Spain, Vol. 1: From 1826 to 1840; With Resume of the Political History of Portugal and Spain to the Present Time
The French invade Portugal, 1807; Sir Arthur Welleslcy goes to the Peninsula Fall of Napoleon, 1814 Marquis of Louie assassinated Dom Miguel hanished Dora Pedro abdicates in favour of Donna Maria; she is affianced to Dom Miguel; he usurps the throne and bums the Constitution Commencement or War of Succession, 1826 Villa-Flor heads Liberals in the Islands and declares in favour of Donna Maria 1831, Dom Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil, and comes to Europe; Miguel and Absolutism, Pedro and Liberalism Sartorius takes Dom Pedro to the Islands; lands him and his army at Oporto, 8 th July, 1832; retreat of Miguelites Dom Pedro gains battle of Ponte Ferreira, c.Sartorius blockades Lisbon Commencement of Siege of Oporto, 8th September Grand Miguelite attacks fail; Memoir of John VI. Attempt to dethrone him Dies in 1826 . 53-57Chapter IV. Memoir of Queen Carlota Her despotism Dies 1830 . 58-61Chapter V.Memoir of Dom Miguel Conspiracies to dethrone the King Dom Miguel banished, 1824 Affianced to Donna Maria, 1827 Usurps the throne, 1828; persecution of the Liberals; his army numbers 82, 000 men Liberals take the Islands; Dora Pedro joins them; he lands at Oporto, 8th July, 1832, with 8000 men. 62-66Chapter VI. Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, 1825 ;at war with Portugal and La Plata Iberian Republic On the death of his father abdicates the throne of Portugal in favour of his daughter.
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