Saldanha, João Carlos de Saldanha, Duke de

Saldanha, João Carlos de Saldanha, Duke de

▪ Portuguese statesman
in full  João Carlos Gregório Domingues Vicente Francisco De Saldanha Oliveira E Daum, Duke De Saldanha  
born Nov. 17, 1790, Azinhaga, Port.
died Nov. 21, 1876, London, Eng.

      Portuguese military officer and statesman who was prominent in Portugal's turbulent politics for half a century.

      Saldanha joined the Portuguese army at an early age and fought in the Peninsular War (1808–14) in Portugal and Brazil. He was appointed captain general of the Brazilian province of Rio Grande do Sul in 1821 but returned to Portugal in 1823, following Brazilian independence. Now a general, he was appointed military governor of Oporto in 1825. After the accession of Pedro IV in 1826, Saldanha was responsible for the proclamation in Portugal of Pedro's constitutional charter. He was created Count de Saldanha in 1827, but he emigrated to London in October of that year, when Pedro's brother, Dom Miguel (Michael), became regent. After the regent was proclaimed King Miguel I in 1828, Saldanha led two unsuccessful missions against him, in Portugal (1828) and the Azores (1829).

      Saldanha went to France, returning to Portugal in 1833 to fight for Pedro against Miguel in the war that ended in Miguel's abdication (May 1834). Saldanha was then created marquês, and, following the accession of Maria II (September 1834), he headed the government from May to November 1835. Saldanha took part in an unsuccessful revolution in 1837 and was exiled. Returning to Portugal in 1846, he was created Duke de Saldanha (1847) and headed the government in 1847–49 and 1851–56.

      During his second term, Saldanha helped foster a realignment of Portugal's political factions into two new parties, the Regenerators and the Progressists, a program that helped promote stability. Saldanha's government also established a Ministry of Public Works and undertook some economic reforms. Saldanha served in various ambassadorial posts between 1862 and 1869. In 1870 he led a coup that briefly brought him to power. He later became ambassador to London.

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