Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil

Isabel
Princess Imperial of Brazil Countess of Eu
Princess Isabel around age 41, c. 1887
Head of the Imperial House of Brazil
Tenure	5 December 1891 – 14 November 1921
Predecessor	Emperor Pedro II
Successor	Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
Born	(1846-07-29)29 July 1846 Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	14 November 1921(1921-11-14) (aged 75) Château d'Eu, Eu, France
Burial	Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil
Spouse	Prince Gaston, Count of Eu ​ ​ (m. 1864)​
Issue	Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará Prince Luís Prince Antônio
Full name Portuguese: Isabel Cristina Leopoldina Augusta Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga
House	Braganza
Father	Pedro II of Brazil
Mother	Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Isabel (29 July 1846 – 14 November 1921), nicknamed "the Redemptress",^[1] was Regent of the Empire of Brazil and titular Empress as successor to her father, the last reigning Emperor Pedro II. She was heiress presumptive to the Brazilian throne, bearing the title of Princess Imperial until 1891 when her father, deposed in 1889 in a military coup d'état, died and she was recognized as his successor by the countries who still did not acknowledged the First Brazilian Republic as well as by a large sector of the Brazilian society.

1. ↑ Barman 2002, p. 1. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBarman2002 (help)