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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.
Pedro II's behavior as a father was completely different as an emperor. A "man remarkable for his self-control, was at his most affectionate and most outgoing with children, above all his daughters." [47] His daughters, "whom I love deeply", as Pedro II wrote in his diary in 1861, [47] "both loved and admired him."
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, with his wife Teresa Cristina, and their daughters Isabel (in blue gown) and Leopoldina, 1857. Founded by Pedro of Braganza, until then Prince Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, member of the House of Braganza, heir apparent to the Portuguese throne and the King's representative in the Kingdom of Brazil as Prince Regent, the Imperial ...
Pedro II at age 35 along with his wife and daughters visiting a farm in southern Minas Gerais province, 1861 At the end of 1859, Pedro II departed on a trip to provinces north of the capital, visiting Espírito Santo , Bahia , Sergipe , Alagoas , Pernambuco , and Paraíba .
Her next three pregnancies resulted in three daughters, Januária (born 11 March 1822), Paula (born 17 February 1823) and Francisca (born 2 August 1824) until the birth of the long-hoped for son and heir, the future Emperor Dom Pedro II, on 2 December 1825. Her ninth and last pregnancy was fatal to her: she died from complications following a ...
Tomb of Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina The church houses the Imperial Mausoleum , which is a small chapel situated to the right of the churchyard of the cathedral. The main tombs were carved in Carrara marble circa 1925 by French sculptor Jean Magrou, author of the gisants , and by Brazilian Hildegardo Leão Veloso, author of the ...
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.
While Pedro II's rule began in 1840, [1] the roots of the collapse of the monarchy can be traced as far back as 1850, when Pedro II's youngest male child died. From that point onward, the emperor himself ceased to believe in the monarchy as a viable form of government for Brazil's future, as his remaining heir was a daughter.