Ferdinand (Augustus Francis Anthony), titular king of Portugal, born Oct. 29, 1816. He is a son of Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. In 1836 he became the second husband of Queen Maria II. of Portugal, and the title of king was conferred on him, Sept. 16, 1837. After the death of the queen (Nov. 15, 1853) he was regent during the minority of his son, the late Pedro V., which ended Sept. 16, 1855. In 1870 he declined the Spanish crown offered to him by Prim and Serrano. He excels as a painter and engraver, and possesses many other accomplishments. He married on June 10, 1869, Eliza Hensler, born in Boston, Mass., in 1840. She is the daughter of a German shoemaker. Possessing remarkable beauty of person and voice, she was educated for the opera, and first appeared in New York in her 16th year. She afterward studied in Paris, sang at the Grand Opera with little success, and went to Lisbon, where she became a favorite. Ferdinand procured for her the title of countess of Edla previous to marrying her.