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In 1717, now officially in the Austrian army, he again fought under Prince Eugen and participated in the conquest of [[Belgrade]].
In 1717, now officially in the Austrian army, he again fought under Prince Eugen and participated in the conquest of [[Belgrade]].


After the [[Treaty of Passarowitz]], he obtained the title of ''Maréchal de camp''.<br> After the war he traveled from court to court, living a life filled with pleasure, inspiring several contemporary writers.
After the [[Treaty of Passarowitz]], he obtained the title of ''Maréchal de camp''.<br>
After the war he travelled from court to court, living a life filled with pleasure, inspiring several contemporary writers.


In 1728 he became one of the candidates for the hand of the wealthy [[Maria Zofia Czartoryska|Maria Zofia Sieniawska]] supported by the [[House of Habsburg|Habsburgs]] in attempt to gain a strong position in Poland before the [[Royal elections in Poland|Royal Election]].<ref>{{cite web |author = |url = http://www.wilanow-palac.art.pl/index.php?enc=1216 |title = Czartoryska z Sieniawskich Maria Zofia|work = Polski Słownik Biograficzny |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2010-09-01|language=pl}}</ref> Well known at the Austrian and Russian court, he [[Löwenwolde's Treaty|was even proposed as the next King]] of [[Poland]] for a short time in 1733, in the onset of the [[War of Polish Succession]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Paweł Sieradzki|title=Obecność rodziny książąt Czartoryskich na ziemi jarosławskiej (The presence of the Czartoryski dukes in the land of Jarosław)|year=2006|editor= |page=106|pages= |chapter=|chapterurl= |publisher=Teka Komisji Historycznej OL PAN (99–123)|location= |isbn=|url=|format= |accessdate=}}</ref>
In 1728 he became one of the candidates for the hand of the wealthy [[Maria Zofia Czartoryska|Maria Zofia Sieniawska]] supported by the [[House of Habsburg|Habsburgs]] in attempt to gain a strong position in Poland before the [[Royal elections in Poland|Royal Election]].<ref>{{cite web |author = |url = http://www.wilanow-palac.art.pl/index.php?enc=1216 |title = Czartoryska z Sieniawskich Maria Zofia|work = Polski Słownik Biograficzny |publisher = |pages = |page = |date = |accessdate = 2010-09-01|language=pl}}</ref> Well known at the Austrian and Russian court, he [[Löwenwolde's Treaty|was even proposed as the next King]] of [[Poland]] for a short time in 1733, in the onset of the [[War of Polish Succession]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Paweł Sieradzki|title=Obecność rodziny książąt Czartoryskich na ziemi jarosławskiej (The presence of the Czartoryski dukes in the land of Jarosław)|year=2006|editor= |page=106|pages= |chapter=|chapterurl= |publisher=Teka Komisji Historycznej OL PAN (99–123)|location= |isbn=|url=|format= |accessdate=}}</ref>

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Infante Manuel
Count of Ourém
BornAugust 3, 1697
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
DiedAugust 3, 1766
Quinta de Belas, Kingdom of Portugal
Burial
Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza
Names
Manuel José Francisco António Caetano Estêvão Bartolomeu
HouseHouse of Braganza
FatherPedro II of Portugal
MotherMaria Sofia of the Palatinate
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém, KGF (Template:IPA-pt; Manuel José Francisco António Caetano Estêvão Bartolomeu; (Lisbon, August 3, 1697 - Quinta de Belas, August 3, 1766) was a Portuguese infante (prince), seventh child of Peter II, King of Portugal, and his wife Marie-Sophie of Neuburg. He was the brother of King John V of Portugal.

Life

He was born on August 3, 1697 in Lisbon and died unmarried and without issue at the Quinta de Belas in the same city on the same day in 1766. He is buried at the Royal Pantheon of the Braganza Dynasty in Lisbon.

Manuel led an adventurous life. At the age of 18, he embarked in secret on an English ship with destination the Netherlands. Ordered by his brother King John V of Portugal to return home, he disobeyed and went to Paris and then to Germany.

On August 1, 1716, he offered his services to Prince Eugene of Savoy, to fight the Turks in Hungary. There he fought 4 days later in the Battle of Petrovaradin where he was slightly wounded but covered with glory. He also participated in the pursuit of the fleeing Turks and the siege and capture of Timişoara.

In 1717, now officially in the Austrian army, he again fought under Prince Eugen and participated in the conquest of Belgrade.

After the Treaty of Passarowitz, he obtained the title of Maréchal de camp.
After the war he travelled from court to court, living a life filled with pleasure, inspiring several contemporary writers.

In 1728 he became one of the candidates for the hand of the wealthy Maria Zofia Sieniawska supported by the Habsburgs in attempt to gain a strong position in Poland before the Royal Election.[1] Well known at the Austrian and Russian court, he was even proposed as the next King of Poland for a short time in 1733, in the onset of the War of Polish Succession.[2]

The next year he returned to Portugal, where he spent the last years of his life in the Quinta de Belas, leading a socially active life, surrounded by writers and artists.

Ancestry

Family of Infante Manuel, Count of Ourém
16. João I, Duke of Braganza
8. Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza
17. Catarina of Portugal
4. John IV of Portugal
18. Juan Fernández de Velasco
9. Ana de Velasco
19. María Téllez-Girón
2. Peter II of Portugal
20. Alonso Pérez de Guzmán
10. Juan Manuel Pérez de Guzmán
21. Ana de Silva
5. Luisa de Guzmán
22. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval
11. Juana Gómez de Sandoval
23. Catalina de la Cerda
1. Manuel, Count of Ourém
24. Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg
12. Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg
25. Anna of Cleves
6. Philip William, Elector Palatine
26. William V, Duke of Bavaria
13. Magdalene of Bavaria
27. Renata of Lorraine
3. Maria Sophia of Neuburg
28. Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
14. George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
29. Magdalene of Brandenburg
7. Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
30. John George I, Elector of Saxony
15. Sophia Eleonore of Saxony
31. Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia

References

  1. ^ "Czartoryska z Sieniawskich Maria Zofia". Polski Słownik Biograficzny (in Polish). Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  2. ^ Paweł Sieradzki (2006). Obecność rodziny książąt Czartoryskich na ziemi jarosławskiej (The presence of the Czartoryski dukes in the land of Jarosław). Teka Komisji Historycznej OL PAN (99–123). p. 106. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |chapterurl= (help)
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