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Births on September 16

Pedro V of Portugal
1837Sep, 16

Pedro V of Portugal

Pedro V of Portugal (d. 1861)
Peter V (Portuguese: Pedro V Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾu]; 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" (Portuguese: o Esperançoso), was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.

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