1853 in Portugal

Events in the year 1853 in Portugal.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Mary II (until November 15); Pedro V
 * Prime Minister: João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha

Events

 * 15 November – Queen Maria II of Portugal dies and is succeeded by Pedro V of Portugal.

Births



 * 11 February – Artur Loureiro, painter (b. 1932).

Deaths

 * 15 November – Maria II of Portugal, queen (born 1819).