page_title: Consolidation of Pedro II of Brazil
section_title: Marriage
hierarchical_section_title: Consolidation of Pedro II of Brazil / Under the shadow of the Courtier faction / Marriage
caption_attribution_description: English: Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and his wife Teresa Cristina revently married
context_page_description: The consolidation of Pedro II of Brazil covers the period from his coronation on 18 July 1841 until 6 September 1853.
context_section_description: A small Brazilian fleet composed of the frigate Constituição and the corvettes Dois de Julho and Euterpe departed for the Two Sicilies on 3 March 1843 to escort the new Empress of Brazil. Meanwhile, on 27 March 1843, the French frigate Belle Poule arrived in Rio de Janeiro with François d'Orléans, prince de Joinville (son of King Louis-Philippe of France) on board, who had come to ask for the hand of Francisca. Their marriage occurred on 1 May and the couple afterwards sailed for France. The Brazilian fleet, accompanied by a Neapolitan naval division consisting of a ship of the line and three frigates, returned with Teresa Cristina on 3 September 1843.
  Pedro II went aboard immediately to greet his bride, but upon seeing her in person, felt greatly disappointed. The picture which had been sent to him was clearly idealized, and the real Teresa Cristina was short, a bit overweight, walked with a pronounced limp and, while not ugly, neither was she pretty. "His hopes and dreams died at that moment. His response was one of visible disgust and rejection. According to one report he turned his back on his bride, and another stated that he was so overcome that he had to sit down. […] He may have done both these things." After a while, he left the ship, and she returned to her cabin. Perceiving his disillusionment, she burst into tears, lamenting that "the emperor did not like me!" That evening, Pedro II wept on the shoulder of the Steward Paulo Barbosa and complained to the Lady-in-waiting Mariana de Verna, "They have deceived me, Dadama!" It took several hours to convince him that he could not give up. Thus, the wedding celebration occurred on the following day, 4 September.
caption: Pedro II and Teresa Cristina soon after their marriage, 1843.
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