Monarchy of the North

Kingdom of Portugal
Reino de Portugal
1919
Coat of arms of Monarchy of the North
Coat of arms
Anthem: Hino da Carta
("Anthem of the Charter")
StatusUnrecognized state
CapitalPorto (de facto)
Common languagesPortuguese
Religion
Roman Catholicism
GovernmentConstitutional Monarchy (claimed)
Monarch 
• 1919
Manuel II of Portugal (claimed)
President of the Junta 
• 1919
Paiva Couceiro
Historical eraInterwar period
• Proclamation of Restoration
19 January 1919
• Termination of Restoration
14 February 1919
CurrencyPortuguese real (claimed), Portuguese Escudo (de jure)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Portuguese First Republic
Portuguese First Republic

The Monarchy of the North (Portuguese: Monarquia do Norte), officially the Kingdom of Portugal (Reino de Portugal), was a short-lived counter-revolution against the First Portuguese Republic and a monarchist government that was established in Northern Portugal in early 1919. It was based in Porto and lasted from 19 January to 13 February 1919.[1] The movement is also known by the derogatory term Kingdom of Traulitânia (Reino da Traulitânia).[1][2]

The movement was led by Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro, a prominent member of the Portuguese imperial government, without any sanction from the deposed King of Portugal, Manuel II. Paiva Couceiro, who had led and participated in many previous attempts at restoring the Portuguese monarchy, stated that the revolution was necessary because "if the North does not agree with the South, I will be, until the end, on the side of the faithful to tradition".

The revolution's inability to gain strong popular support throughout the country, coupled with its unorganized structure, led to its quick demise and the re-establishment of the Portuguese republican regime in the north.

  1. ^ a b S.A, Priberam Informática. "Traulitânia". dicionario.priberam.org (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  2. ^ Lima, Campos (1919). O reino da Traulitânia. Porto: Edição da Renascença Portuguesa

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