The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1876-04-27
BRAZIL'S ROYAL FAMILY.
A Brief Sketch of the Emperor, the En-
press, and their Childrcn---IIis Career
us n Monarch.

A Brief Sketch of the Emperor, the En-
| press, and their Childrcn---IIis Career
us Monarch.
Dom Pedro III. de Alcantara, emperor
OF Brazil, who is now visiting the United
States, was born in Rio de Janeiro on
December second, 1926. He is q scion,
in the direct line, of the house of Bra
ganza, the female line of which is ruling
over Portugal. In 1907, on the invasion
of Portugal by the French, the royal
family fled to Brazil, which, in 1916,
was raised to the rank of kingdom.
After the death of the queen, Dona
Maria L., the father of Dom Pedro 1.
became king of Portugal under the title
of Joan VI, and returned to that couu.
try in 1921, leaving his son as regent of
Brazil. When the Portuguese cortes
adopted measures reducing Brazil again
to the rank of colony q revolution took
place, and Dom Pedro l., placing him
self at the head of the movement, was
proclaimed protector and perpetual de-
fender of Brazil, and, the country being
declared independent in October, 1922,
he was proclaimed constitutional en-
peror and was crowned. His father dying
in 1926 he became king of Portugal, but
Immediately abdicated in favor of his
daughter Dona Maria de Gloria. On
April seventh, 1881, he was forced by
popular opinion, which eliminated in
riot at Rio de Janeiro, to abdicate in
favor of his son, the present emperor,
then in his sixth year. During the
minority of Dom Pedro II. the country
was much disturbed by the contentious
of rival factions, and when he attained
his fourteenth year it was deemed ad.
visable by the chamber of deputies that
his majority should be declared. A bill
to that effect was accordingly passed in
1910, and he was crowned on july
eighteenth, 1841. The disturbances in
the revolted provinces did not cease,
however, until 1642, when the decisive
victory of Santa Lucia was gained by
the royalists. Subsequently the emperor
joined with Uruguay against the Argen-
tine Dictator Rosas, who was finally
overthrown in 1852. In 1866 war was
declared against Paraguay, and an often.
sive alliance was formed by Brazil.
Uruguay and the Argentine Republic,
and the war was ended by the defeat and
death of the Dictator Lopez on March
first, 1871. On May thirtieth, 1S43, the
emperor married Dona Thereza Chris
tina Maria, born on March fourteenth.
1922, daughter of the late King Francis
l., of the Two Sicilies. The empress,
who accompanies her husband on his
tour, is suffering from painful neural.
glc disorder, and one of the objects of
her journey is to obtain the best medical
advice this country can afford. She is
large Ill person, and of most pleasing
manners and address. Like the emperor,
although very dignifed, she is unosten-
tatlous, and dislikes parade and cere-
mony. She is noted for the extreme
love and attention she has lavished on
her children, and shares with her hus-
band, the affection of the Brazilian
people. Two daughters have been born
to the royal couple, the Princess Isabel
Ia, on July twenty ninth, 1916, and the
Princess Leopoldina, on July thirteenth,
1S47. The elder was married in 1864 to
Prince Louis of Orleans, Count d'Eu,
eldest son OF the Duke of Nemours,
and is still living. She has one living
child, prince, born in Rio de Janeiro,
i'll October last. The younger, who
married Prince August of Sake Coburg-
Gotha, died in 1874, leaving four sons.
ioAh aug uSt, IOiI, 10 Marcn, 1917,
Dom Pedro left the empire under the
regency of his daughter, the Princess
Isabella, and made an extended tour Oh
the Continent anu IN England. Under
his rule Brazil is steadily advancing in
power. The government has been CON
solidated, railroads have been built, and
immigration has been encouraged,
Laws have been passed for the gradual
emancipation of slaves, internal improve
ments have been carried on, and home
industries actively promoted. The en-
peror is a man of high literary and scien-
tifc attainments, speaks and writes sew
eral languages, and devotes much of his
time to study. In March, 1875, he as
elected corresponding member of the
French academy of sciences. He is of
commanding stature, being six feet three
inches high, strongly built and well
proportioned. His manner is extremely
winning and gracious, and his kindness
of heart and strong love of justice have
secured him the enthusiastic love of his
subjects. A life-sized photograph of the
emperor is placed on exhibition at the
Centennial.