There would probably be other attempts against his life (if he continues to allow João Franco to rule as a dictatorial prime-minister) or other rebellions (if his popularity continues to decline due to the economics problems, political mismanagement or the accumulated anger over the Ultimatum).Carlos I of Portugal along with his family is not assassinated in the assassination attempt in February 1, 1908
Could this lead to civil war in Portugal
Would the British Empire get involved to support their ally and its monarch
There would probably be other attempts against his life (if he continues to allow João Franco to rule as a dictatorial prime-minister) or other rebellions (if his popularity continues to decline due to the economics problems, political mismanagement or the accumulated anger over the Ultimatum).
All of these crisis decrease popular support for the monarchy especially in the cities (the urban small bourgeoisie was the most easy to attract to republicanism), but the best way to do damage control is to:João Franco will most likely be replaced
I'm just going to assume that Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral is made prime minister like in our world after him after the failed assassination attempt there probably be some public outrage at the assassins boosting support for the monarchy
the question is how does the government keep more people from joining the Republic forces and squash the revolutionaries plans
thank you for commenting
João Franco will most likely be replaced
I'm just going to assume that Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral is made prime minister like in our world after him after the failed assassination attempt there probably be some public outrage at the assassins boosting support for the monarchy
The thing is... the actual OTL successful assassination of the king and crown prince was met with mixed reactions, why would a failed attempt cause more outrage?I see no reason why people on the fence would not be outraged at an attempted assassination of the royal family
the government could paint the rebels as a more villainous group buying them sometime like in our world to get their act together with the king and his elder son Alive
there is a good chance they're able to reform the government
but It probably comes down to which side can produce the better propaganda
If the regicide fails and the king and crown prince are at most wounded, I wonder if the near-death experience of the king would prompt him to eitherso am I wrong to say there is a 50-50 chance the monarchy survives
if it is able to use resolve the matter mostly peacefully
How did Portugal avoid a third bankruptcy since the 1890s? I'm not sure, Portugal was in such dire straits that Britain and Germany were secretly plotting to split the Portuguese colonial empire by forcing Portugal to default. If the two of them hadn't gone to war with each other maybe they'd gone through with their evil ploy.to miguelrj
How did Portugal get not of bankruptcy what did the Republic do?![]()
The main reasons that would make one a monarchist or a republican shouldn't be the pink map, really. But the Republicans seized an opportunity and used the nationalist card well. It was a good boost, it may have given the movement the momentum it needed in the 1890s.And did the British ultimatum of 1890/the pink map was it really that important to the Republic birth or is it just over exaggerated
Nope, it'd be hopeless.To miguelrj
Would any other country back up Portugal in the event Germany and Britain attempted to do anything like a hostile takeover of Portugal colonies