[CARLOS I (1863-1908, from 1889 King of Portugal, assassinated in 1908) and AMELIA (1864-1951, daughter of Prince Louis Philippe, Count of Paris, his Queen)]

Finely printed menu of the Déjeuner at Guildhall on their visit to the City, the Rt. Hon. John Pound, Lord Mayor, beginning with the traditional turtle soup and many game and meat dishes, listing the Toasts, the programme by the Band of the Royal Artillery, and the names of the Committee, gold embossed arms of the City, 7 sides card 8½" x 4¾", with loose in a folder bearing the arms of the City and of Portugal, the arrangements for welcoming the Prince and Princess of Wales (George V and Queen Mary) to meet the King and Queen of Portugal, decorative border with the City's arms at each corner, 1 side 16½" x 10½", and the astonishing seating plan (seat numbers only), with 94 places at the Lord Mayor's table arranged in a horsehoe, in all 815 places, made out to C.F.J. Jennings,Esq., 1 side 12½" x 19¾", together 4 pieces, 17th November

He was the first Portuguese king to die a violent death since Sebastian of Portugal (1578). This occurred in 1908, when Carlos was murdered in Lisbon as he travelled in an open carriage with the royal family.

Item Date:  1904

Stock No:  53251      £75

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