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Luís I of Portugal

Luís I of Portugal (died 1889)

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Born
October 31, 1838
Died
October 19, 1889
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1838

About Luís I of Portugal

Dom Luís I, known as "the Popular" was King of Portugal from 1861 to 1889. He had his first naval command in September 1857, on the brig Pedro Nunes, in which he made a cruise off the coast of Portugal and a trip to Gibraltar. Luís followed in the footsteps of his mother, Maria II, by having cultural associations built and founded. On 1 June 1871, Luís was in Seixal (a town founded by his mother) to witness the founding of the Sociedade Filarmónica União Seixalense. They both had a deep love at first, but Luís's countless mistresses led Maria Pia to depression.

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Luís I of Portugal timeline

  1. He had his first naval command in September 1857, on the brig Pedro Nunes, in which he made a cruise off the coast of Portugal and a trip to Gibraltar.
  2. On 1 June 1871, Luís was in Seixal (a town founded by his mother) to witness the founding of the Sociedade Filarmónica União Seixalense.

The world when Luís I of Portugal was born

Luís I of Portugal was born in 1838. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1838

  • Best-selling bookOliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTrail of Tears — forced removal of Cherokee
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic steamship crossing (SS Great Western)
  • World population~1.18B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.3M

1838 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Luís I of Portugal's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18382026
Population16.3M341 million

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