Peter II
D. Pedro II
d. 1706
prince regent · king of Portugal
Prince regent and later King of Portugal (d. 1706), who granted funds for Funchal's Misericórdia hospital in 1682 and 1692. His 1676 charters created the parish of Santa Luzia and the curacy of Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, and in 1697 he appointed D. José de Sousa Castelo Branco bishop of Funchal.
1Mentioned in
- Misericórdias — As prince regent and king granted 5,000 cruzados in 1682 and 1692 for the hospital.
- Coutinho (Francisco de Vasconcelos) — King of Portugal whose death in 1706 the poet commemorated in sonnets.
- Funeral rites — Prince who in 1683 informed the Funchal council of Afonso VI's death.
- Tábua (parish) — King of Portugal named in the 1696 inscription on the church façade.
- Teles da Silva (Dom Friar António) — Prince regent, later king, who presented him as bishop.
- Santa Luzia (parish) — King of Portugal whose 1676 charter authorised the creation of Santa Luzia parish.
- Military garrison — King of Portugal under whom an artillery company was instituted on Madeira.
- Leopoldina (Archduchess) — Son of Leopoldina and later Emperor of Brazil.
- Inscribed stones — King named with the date 1696 on the façade of Tábua parish church.
- Castelo Branco (Dom José de Sousa) — King of Portugal who appointed Castelo Branco bishop of Funchal in 1697.
- Estreito de Câmara de Lobos (parish) — King whose 1676 charter created the curacy of Estreito.
- Andrade (Dr Francisco Justino Gonçalves de) — Emperor of Brazil and personal friend of Andrade, a friendship that led to his dismissal.
- Camacha (parish) — King whose charter of 1676 authorised creating the parish.
- Santa Maria (Dom Friar José de) — King of Portugal who nominated the bishop to Funchal in 1689.
- Arco de São Jorge (parish) — King of Portugal whose charter of 1676 authorised the parish.
2Chronology
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Following the prince regent's resolution of October 1676, royal charters of D. Pedro II dated 28 December 1676 created several new parishes and curacies, including Paul do Mar, Prazeres, Santa Luzia, Camacha, Serra de Água, Arco de São Jorge, Achadas da Cruz, Estreito and Arco da Calheta; collegiate benefices at Câmara de Lobos were abolished to fund some of them.
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Prince Pedro informed the Funchal council of the death of King Afonso VI.
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King Pedro II nominated Fr. José de Santa Maria bishop of Funchal. Pope Alexander VIII confirmed the appointment on 6 March 1690, and he was consecrated by Cardinal de Lencastre on 25 November 1690.
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King Pedro II appointed José de Sousa Castelo Branco bishop of Funchal.
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King Pedro II died, an event commemorated in sonnets by Francisco de Vasconcelos Coutinho.
3Places mentioned
Abroad