Lisbon Regicide
Murder of the king and crown prince of Portugal in 1908 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, by assassins sympathetic to Republican interests and aided by elements within the Portuguese Carbonária, disenchanted politicians and anti-monarchists. The events occurred on 1 February 1908 at the Praça do Comércio along the banks of the Tagus River in Lisbon, commonly referred to by its antiquated name Terreiro do Paço.
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Date | 1 February 1908 (1908-02-01) |
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Location | Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon, Portugal |
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Outcome | Monarchical succession |
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