Pedro II o Brazil
| Pedro II | |||||
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 Emperor Dom Pedro II, 1876. | |||||
| Emperor o Brazil | |||||
| Ring | 7 Aprile 1831 – 15 November 1889 (58 years, 222 days) | ||||
| Coronation | 18 Julie 1841 | ||||
| Predecessor | Pedro I | ||||
| Titular Emperor o Brazil | |||||
| Pretendence | 15 November 1889 – 5 December 1891 (2 years, 20 days) | ||||
| Successor | Isabel, Princess Imperial | ||||
| Born | 2 December 1825 Pailace o São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Empire o Brazil | ||||
| Dee'd | 5 December 1891 (aged 66) Paris, Fraunce | ||||
| Buirial | Cathedral o São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis | ||||
| Spouse | Teresa Cristina o the Twa Sicilies | ||||
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| Hoose | Hoose o Braganza | ||||
| Faither | Pedro I o Brazil | ||||
| Mither | Maria Leopoldina o Austrick | ||||
| Releegion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Seegnatur |  | ||||
Dom Pedro II (Inglis: Peter II; 2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous",[1] wis the seicont an last ruler o the Empire o Brazil, ringin for ower 58 year.[A] Born in Rio de Janeiro, he wis the seivent bairn o Emperor Dom Pedro I o Brazil an Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina an sicweys a member o the Brazilian branch o the Hoose o Braganza. His faither's abrupt abdication an flicht tae Europe in 1831 pit a five-year-auld Pedro II as Emperor an led tae a grim an lonely childheid an adolescence. Obliged tae spend his time studyin in preparation for rule, he kent anly brief moments o happiness an encoontered few friends o his age. His experiences wi coort intrigues an political disputes during this period greatly affectit his later character. Pedro II grew intae a man wi a strang sense o duty an devotion taeward his kintra an his fowk. On the ither haund, he increasingly resentit his role as monarch.
Issue
- Afonso, Prince Imperial o Brazil (23 Februar 1845 – 11 Juin 1847) died in infancy.
- Isabel, Princess Imperial o Brazil (29 Julie 1846 – 14 November 1921) mairit Prince Gaston o Orléans, Coont o Eu an haed issue.
- Princess Leopoldina o Brazil (13 Julie 1847 – 7 Februar 1871) mairit Prince Ludwig August o Saxe-Coburg an Gotha an haed issue.
- Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial o Brazil (19 Julie 1848 – 10 Januar 1850) died in infancy.
Titles an styles
Titles and styles
- 2 December 1825 – 7 Aprile 1831: His Imperial Highness The Prince Imperial.
- 7 Aprile 1831 – 15 November 1889: His Imperial Majesty The Emperor.
Notes
- ↑ "The Seicont Reign, that is, the period in which oor Emperor wis D. Pedro II, lastit fifty-aicht years, frae the abdication o his faither, D. Pedro I, in 1831, till the proclamation o the republic in 1889." —Hélio Viana in Viana 1994, p. 467
References
- ↑ Barman 1999, p. 85.