PORTUGESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810

King John VI of Portugal, facing left in scarlet uniform with gold facings and gold embroidered collar, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a ribbon, the sash and breast-star of the combined Royal Portuguese Orders of St. James of the Sword, St. Benedict of Avis, and the Christ, and the blue sash of the Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword, and the breast-star of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles III.

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PORTUGESE SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810
King John VI of Portugal, facing left in scarlet uniform with gold facings and gold embroidered collar, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a ribbon, the sash and breast-star of the combined Royal Portuguese Orders of St. James of the Sword, St. Benedict of Avis, and the Christ, and the blue sash of the Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword, and the breast-star of the Royal Spanish Order of Charles III.
oval, 1 3/8 in. (36 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount

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John VI (1767-1826), son of Maria I and Peter III of Portugal, was successively Regent (1792-1816) and King of Portugal (1816-1826). In 1785, he married the Infanta Charlotte Joachima of Spain. He recognized the independence of Brazil under his son the Emperor Pedro I in 1825 but assumed the title of Emperor of Brazil himself for life.

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