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Dom Pedro II (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed the Magnanimous (Portuguese: O Magnânimo), [1] was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. [ a ]
Colégio Pedro II (Pedro II School) is a federal public school located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Named after Pedro II of Brazil, it was established on 2 December 1837, and made official by Imperial decree on 20 December of the same year. It was named after the Emperor, since it was established on his birthday.
The early life of Pedro II of Brazil covers the period from his birth on 2 December 1825 until 18 July 1841, when he was crowned and consecrated. Born in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II was the youngest and only surviving male child of Dom Pedro I, first emperor of Brazil, and his wife Dona Leopoldina, archduchess of Austria.
The Imperial House of Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese: Casa Imperial Brasileira) is a Brazilian dynasty of Portuguese origin, a branch of the House of Braganza, that ruled the Brazilian Empire from 1822 to 1889, from the time when the then Prince Royal Dom Pedro of Braganza (later known as Emperor Pedro I of Brazil) declared Brazil's independence, until Dom Pedro II was deposed during the ...
Apogee of Pedro II of Brazil; Consolidation of Pedro II of Brazil; Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil; Early life of Pedro II of Brazil; Exile and death of Pedro II of Brazil; Growth of Pedro II of Brazil; Legacy of Pedro II of Brazil; Pedro II of Brazil in the Paraguayan War; Proclamation of the Republic (Brazil)
Pedro II, with funds from his civil list, personally provided scholarships for Brazilian students to study at universities, art schools and conservatories of music in Europe. [ 85 ] [ 91 ] He also financed the creation of the Institute Pasteur , helped underwrite the construction of Wagner's Bayreuth Festspielhaus , as well as subscribing to ...
Statue of Pedro II in front of the Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro. American historian Dana Munro wrote in her study about Latin America that Pedro II "grew up to be serious minded, irreproachable in his private life, and indefatigable in the performance of what he considered his duty." She added that he was "an able and intelligent ...
Pedro II had grown and matured by 1843. He was considered a Handsome man, [1] [2] [3] at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall [4] [5] with blue eyes and brown hair. [3] [4] [6] He had, however, two physical flaws: a protunding jaw (inherited from his Habsburg mother's family, [6] [7] [8] which in the later 1840s he would try to conceal by letting his beard grow), [8] [9] and a high-pitched, childish voice.