Editing Manuel II of Portugal (section)

==Early life==
[[Image:Infante D Manuel.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''Infante D. Manuel, Duke of Beja'', {{Circa|1901}}, around age 12]]
Manuel was born in the Palace of Belém, Lisbon, less than a month after his father King [[Carlos I of Portugal|Carlos I]] ascended the Portuguese throne. He was the third child{{efn|The second child was Maria Ana, who died shortly after her birth.}} and second son of Carlos and [[Amélie of Orléans]].

A member of the [[House of Braganza]], he was baptised a few days later, with his [[Prince Philippe, Count of Paris|maternal grandfather]] as godfather. The former Emperor [[Pedro II of Brazil]], Manuel II's paternal great-granduncle, who had been deposed from the Brazilian throne on the [[Empire of Brazil#Fall|day]] of Manuel's birth, attended the ceremony.

He received the traditional education of a member of the royal family, without the political preoccupations that befell his older brother, who was destined to become King. Although Manuel was raised as a member of the upper class he took a more populist tone after ascending to the throne, and abandoned many of the court protocols.{{efn|In the annual ''Beija-mão Real'' ("Kiss the Royal Hand") ceremony, on 1 January, he declined to have the attending dignitaries kiss his hand.{{sfn|Nobre|2002}}{{page needed | date=May 2024}}}} He studied history and languages, learning English and French from an early age.{{sfn|Benton|1975|p=20}} He demonstrated a love of literature and reading,{{sfn|Benton|1975|p=18}} unlike his older brother who was more interested in physical activities. Manuel's upbringing included horse riding, fencing, rowing, tennis and gardening. He was a great lover of music,{{sfn|Benton|1975|p=18}} especially Beethoven and Wagner, and played the piano.

As a child, Manuel played with the children of Count of Figueiró, Count of Galveias and with other families of the Court. In 1902, he was taught Latin and German by Franz Kerausch, later instruction was by Father João Damasceno Fiadeiro (Portuguese history); Marquês Leitão (Mathematics); M. Boeyé (French and French literature); Alfredo King (English and English literature), Father Domingos Fructuoso (Religion and Morals) and [[Alexandre Rey Colaço]] (piano).{{sfn|Benton|1975|p=19}}

In 1903, Manuel travelled with his mother and his brother to [[Egypt]], on board the royal yacht ''[[Amélia IV|Amélia]]''.{{sfn|Benton|1975|p=23}} According to R. Benton, the trip "may have been decisive in Manuel's decision to enter the Portuguese navy and make it a career." In the summer of 1904, the prince became a cadet in the [[Portuguese Navy]].{{sfn|Benton|1975|p=24}} He began his training in the [[Naval School (Portugal)| Escola Naval
]] in 1907.{{sfn|Newitt|2019|p=286}}