Biography of a Model, Enlightened Monarch: Portugal’s King Joseph I

in the Supplément to Diderot’s Encyclopédie

David A. RossEmeritus Professor of French California State University, Fresno

PPT assistance from Ms. Anne-Marie Ross;

Encyclopédie photos by Randy Vaughn-Dotta

UCLA April 18, 2009

PERCEPTION OF PORTUGAL UNDER JOSEPH I

Features:

Text in French;

Introduction and cultural notes in English;

French-English glossary.

2007

Selected Encyclopédie articles on Portugal

Volume Articles: Notes:I. 1751 Angola Denounces slave trade.VIII. 1765 Inde (India) Praises Portuguese discoveriesVIII. 1765 Inquisition Voltaire denounces abuses.IX. 1765 Lisbonne (Lisbon) Geographical & historical info;

1755 Earthquake.XI. 1765 Navigateur (Navigator) Praises Portuguese commerce. XIII. 1765 Portugal Geographical & historical

information.XV. 1765 Sines Praises Vasco da Gama.XV. 1765 Tremblements de Terre

(Earthquakes)

1755 Lisbon Earthquake.

Suppl. III.

1777 Joseph I Moderate, enlightened monarch; Pombal not mentioned.

Denis Diderot

principal editor

l’Encyclopédie (1751-1772)

CSU FresnoMadden LibrarySpecial Collections

Joseph IKing of Portugal 1750-1777

O Marquês de Pombal

1995

Joseph IKing of Portugal 1750-1777

Henry IV

King of France

1589-1610

Edict of Nantes(Edict of Tolerance)

1598

Joseph IKing of Portugal 1750-1777

An auto-da fé prior to 1755, Terreiro do Paço

Royal Palace Built by Philip II of Spain During the “Babylonian Captivity,” 1580-1640

Lisbon 8.6* Earthquake, tsunami, and fire

* Per UC Berkeley’s Earthquake Engineering Research Center

Executions:

The Duke of

Aveiro,

and the

Marquis de Távora

Joseph IKing of Portugal 1750-1777

Joseph IKing of Portugal 1750-1777

2006

Nuno Gonçalo Monteiro.

D. José. Na Sombra de Pombal.

Lisboa: Círculo de Leitores, 2006