José da Gama Carneiro e Sousa
José Manuel Inácio da Cunha Faro Menezes Portugal da Gama Carneiro e Sousa , fourth Count of Lumiares (born January 12, 1788 in Lisbon , † October 24, 1849 ibid), was a Portuguese military and politician from the time of the constitutional monarchy in Portugal . He was Prime Minister of Portugal in 1836 .
Life
The Count of Lumiares had fought on the side of the Liberals in the Miguelistenkrieg and thus earned the trust of King Peter IV and his daughter Maria II . After the end of the war and the beginning of Mary's rule, the victorious liberals split into a conservative wing (the " Cartists ") and a left-wing liberal wing (the " Setembrists "). Maria II was politically close to the Cartists and therefore only appointed Cartist governments after the end of the war. The people and the National Guard resisted this in the September Revolution , with which the Cartist government of the Duke of Terceira was overthrown and the Queen was forced to appoint a Setembrist government.
The Count of Lumiares was appointed Prime Minister in early September 1836, immediately after the September Revolution. He was a compromise candidate as the Queen found the leader of the Setembrists, Manuel da Silva Passos , to be unacceptable. Lumiares, however, had little political weight, in the government he led Manuel Passos and the Margrave of Sá da Bandeira , another leader of the Setembrists, held ministerial posts and determined far more than the prime minister the politics of the country.
As soon as the queen, who did not fit the whole direction, felt strong enough, she tried to bring the Cartists back to power. She dismissed the government of the Count of Lumiares after only one month in office, less because she was dissatisfied with Lumiares, but because she wanted to get rid of his Setembrist ministers. This coup attempt went down in history as " Belenzada ". The attempt failed, however, due to the resistance of the National Guard and the queen even had to appoint the Marquis of Sá da Bandeira, a staunch Setembrist, to succeed Lumiares. After his short time in government, the Count of Lumiares no longer played a prominent role in his country's politics.
See also: History of Portugal , Timeline of the History of Portugal
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| António Jose de Sousa Manoel de Menezes Severim de Noronha |
Prime Minister of Portugal 1836 |
Bernardo de Sa Nogueira de Figueiredo |
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| SURNAME | Gama Carneiro e Sousa, José da |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gama Carneiro e Sousa, José Manuel Inácio da Cunha Faro Menezes Portugal da (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese military and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 24, 1849 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |