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King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luís Filipe Assassinated

Topical actuality documenting the aftermath of the Lisbon Regicide on 1 February 1908, when King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luís Filipe were assassinated in Lisbon. The film would have shown funeral processions, national mourning, or reconstructed scenes, circulated internationally as part of Pathé’s newsreel-style series. Preserved in Sweden’s 1908 film catalog, it represents one of the earliest cinematic records of a European royal assassination.

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Topical actuality documenting the aftermath of the Lisbon Regicide on 1 February 1908, when King Carlos I of Portugal and Crown Prince Luís Filipe were assassinated in Lisbon. The film would have shown funeral processions, national mourning, or reconstructed scenes, circulated internationally as part of Pathé’s newsreel-style series. Preserved in Sweden’s 1908 film catalog, it represents one of the earliest cinematic records of a European royal assassination.

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