Pedro II of Brazil

Dom Pedro II of Brazil (complete name: Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga; Rio de Janeiro, December 2, 1825 — Paris, December 5, 1891), known as O Magnânimo (The Magnanimous) (),, was the second and last de facto Brazilian Emperor. He was the seventh son of Pedro I and the archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria. Pedro II succeeded his father in the Brazilian Throne when he was 16 years of age.  The General Assembly of Brazil had to sign a document called the Declaration of majority of Pedro II so that he was able to be emporer because he was so young. Pedro I had to return to Portugal in order to rule over the country as an Emperor and this action made him abdicate from the Brazilian Throne in favor of his son. But, when in Portugal, Pedro I renounced the Portuguese Throne, in favor of his eldest daughter Dona Maria da Glória.

Pedro II was nephew of Miguel I (father's part), Napoleon Bonaparte (mother's part) and cousin of Emperors Napoleon II, Franz Joseph I and Maximilian I of Mexico. He was Maria da Glória's youngst brother and uncle of kings Pedro V and Luís I.

Issue
 Name  Portrait  Lifespan  Notes By Pedro II of Brazil (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891; married by proxy in 30 May 1843) Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil 100px|alt=Oil portrait of the Prince Imperial as a blond-haired child in a white frock with lace at the neck and official blue sash23 February 1845 – 11 June 1847 Prince Imperial of Brazil from birth to his death in 1847. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil 100px|alt=Three-quarters profile photographic portrait of a young lady with dark-colored hair elaborately curled and wearing a high-necked, dark Victorian era velvet dress with dark buttons  29 July 1846 – 14 November 1921 Princess Imperial of Brazil and Countess of Eu due to her marriage to Prince Gaston d'Orléans. She had 3 sons from this marriage. She also acted as Regent of the Empire while her father was traveling abroad. Princess Leopoldina of Brazil 100px|alt=Photographic portrait of a young lady with dark-colored hair swept back and wearing a high-necked, Victorian era striped dress, dark earrings and a dark locket suspended around her neck on a ribbon 13 July 1847 – 7 February 1871 Married Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary with 4 sons resulting from this marriage. Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil 100px|alt=A painting of a blond toddler in a white dress being supported by another child wearing a blue dress. 19 July 1848 – 9 January 1850 Prince Imperial of Brazil from birth to his death in 1850.

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