Lisbon Regicide

1908 Lisbon Regicide
Representation of Regicide
Date1 February 1908 (1908-02-01)
LocationTerreiro do Paço, Lisbon, Portugal
Participants
  • King D. Carlos I of Portugal
  • Queen D. Amélie d'Orléans
  • Prince Royal D. Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza
  • Infante D. Manuel, Duke of Beja
  • Prime Minister João Franco
  • Alfredo Luís da Costa
  • Manuel Buíça
OutcomeMonarchical succession

The Lisbon Regicide or Regicide of 1908 (Portuguese: Regicídio de 1908) was the assassination of King Carlos I of Portugal and the Algarves and his heir-apparent, Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal. The events happened on 1 February 1908 at the Praça do Comércio along the banks of the Tagus River in Lisbon.


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