Infante Carlos of Portugal (Carlos João Manuel Alexandre; Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈkaɾluʃ]; English: Charles John Emmanuel Alexander; 2 May 1716 – 30 March 1736) was a Portugueseinfante, the fourth child of KingJohn V of Portugal and his wife Maria Anna of Austria.
Born on 2 May 1716 in the Ribeira Palace, in Lisbon, the infante was baptized on 7 June as Carlos João Manuel Alexandre de Bragança. From an early age, he showed poor health, suffering from various ailments. Nevertheless, he was an active young man and regarded as a genius. He was interested in history, arithmetic, geography and music, having regularly played a guitar, his favorite pastime.[1]
His health problems were constant, which led to him regularly traveling to Cascais, where he stayed at the Palace of the Marquises of that village, to bathe on the beaches of Estoril.[1]
Generations indicate descent from Afonso, Duke of Braganza, founder of the House of Braganza, until João II, Duke of Braganza, the first Braganza monarch of Portugal; italics indicate a head of the House
Generations indicate descent from John IV, King of Portugal, formerly John II, Duke of Braganza, the first Braganza monarch of Portugal, until Manuel II, King of Portugal, the last monarch of Portugal, excluding the Miguelist line; italics indicate a head of the House
* also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples,§ also an infante of Spain and an archduke of Austria,# also an infante of Spain,‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil,¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony,◙ also a prince of Braganza,¤ title removed in 1920 as their parents' marriage was deemed undynastic,ƒ claimant infante
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