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The legacy of Pedro II of Brazil became apparent soon after his death. Emperor Pedro II was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil , whose long 58-year reign (1831–1889) represented a time of remarkable prosperity and progress for his country.
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 ]
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.
Dom Pedro (Lord Peter) is the traditional Portuguese appellation of several kings of Portugal: Peter I of Portugal; Peter II of Portugal; Peter III of Portugal; Pedro IV of Portugal; Pedro V of Portugal; and of the two 19th-century Emperors of Brazil: Pedro I of Brazil; Pedro II of Brazil
Pedro II, around age 26, c. 1852. At the beginning of the 1850s, Brazil was enjoying internal stability and economic prosperity. [1] [2] The nation was being interconnected through railroad, electric telegraph and steamship lines, uniting it into a single entity. [1]
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 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.
The Declaration of majority of Pedro II (Portuguese: Declaração da Maioridade de D. Pedro II ) was a document signed by the General Assembly of Brazil on 23 July 1840 which invested 14-year old Emperor Pedro II of Brazil with legal majority before the normal age of 18, in order to end the troublesome regency that ruled on his behalf and was mired in crises.