List of Portuguese monarchs by longevity

This is a list of Portuguese monarchs by longevity since the formation of the Kingdom of Portugal in the 12th century.

At 81 years and 94 days, Maria I of Portugal was the longest-lived monarch in the history of the kingdom. She died mad in 1816.

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At 24 years and 56 days, Pedro V of Portugal was the shortest-lived monarch in the history of the kingdom. He died of cholera in 1861.

Afonso Henriques, the founding king of Portugal, is the second longest-lived Portuguese monarch, and the longest-lived king, at 76 years and 134 days.

Rank	Monarch	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (years/days)
1	Maria I	17 December 1734	20 March 1816
2	Afonso I Henriques	25 July 1109	6 December 1185
3	John I	11 April 1357	14 August 1433
4	Philip I (II of Spain)	21 December 1527	13 September 1598
5	Afonso III	5 May 1210	16 February 1279
6	Cardinal Henry	31 January 1512	31 January 1580
7	Afonso IV	8 February 1291	28 May 1357
8	Miguel	26 October 1802	14 November 1866
10	Denis	9 October 1261	7 January 1325
11	Joseph I	6 June 1714	24 February 1777
12	John V	22 October 1689	31 July 1750
13	Philip III (IV of Spain)	8 April 1605	17 September 1665
14	John VI	13 May 1767	26 March 1826
15	Peter II	26 April 1648	9 December 1706
16	Sancho I	11 November 1154	26 March 1211
17	John III	7 June 1502	11 June 1557
18	John IV	19 March 1604	6 November 1656
19	Manuel I	31 May 1469	13 December 1521
20	Luís I	31 October 1838	19 October 1889
21	Afonso V	15 January 1432	28 August 1481
22	Edward	31 October 1391	13 September 1438
23	Peter I	8 April 1320	18 January 1367
24	Carlos I	28 September 1863	1 February 1908
25	Manuel II	15 November 1889	2 July 1932
26	Philip II (III of Spain)	14 April 1578	31 March 1621
27	John II	3 March 1455	25 October 1495
28	Afonso VI	21 August 1643	12 September 1683
29	Sancho II	8 September 1209	4 January 1248
30	Ferdinand I	31 October 1345	22 October 1383
31	Afonso II	23 April 1185	25 March 1223
32	Pedro IV (I of Brazil)	12 October 1798	24 September 1834
33	Maria II	4 April 1819	15 November 1853
34	Sebastian	20 January 1554	4 August 1578
35	Pedro V	16 September 1837	11 November 1861

See also

• List of Portuguese monarchs
• List of Portuguese monarchs by age at accession to the throne