Pedro II of Brazil

Pedro II
Dom Pedro II around age 61, c. 1887
Emperor of Brazil
Reign	7 April 1831 — 15 November 1889 (58 years, 222 days)
Coronation	18 July 1841
Predecessor	Pedro I
Head of the Brazilian Imperial Family
Pretendence	15 November 1889 - 5 December 1891 (2 years, 20 days)
Successor	Isabel, Princess Imperial
Born	(1825-12-02)December 2, 1825 Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro
Died	December 5, 1891(1891-12-05) (aged 66) Paris, France
Burial	Imperial Mausoleum, Petrópolis
Spouse	Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies
Issue	Afonso, Prince Imperial Isabel, Princess Imperial Leopoldina, Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary Pedro, Prince Imperial
House	House of Braganza
Father	Pedro I of Brazil
Mother	Maria Leopoldina of Austria

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) (Portuguese: O Magnânimo),^[1], 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. 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.

1. ↑ Barman 1999, p. 85. sfn error: no target: CITEREFBarman1999 (help)