BRAZIL Pedro I Emperor Of

1798 - 1834  (35 years)

• Name	BRAZIL Pedro I Emperor Of
  Birth	12 Oct 1798	Paco Real Da Quinta, Quelez, Lisboa, Portugal
  Christening	19 Oct 1798	Capela Palacio Real, Queluz, Lisboa, Portugal
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Sep 1834	, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  Notes	Soon after the birth of his grandson, Joao VI finally returned to Portugal. Along with him went most members of the Braganza family, Pedro remained in Brazil to act as regent for his father. Initially Joao VI was appalled at Pedro's desire to remain in Brazil, but after his son refused to back away from his decision, the king agreed to Pedro and Leopoldina remaining behind. Dom Miguel, the king's second son, did not question returning to Portugal for he never really adapted to life in Brazil. Besides it is quite possible that Miguel already foresaw his future as monarch of Portugal while his brother remained ruler of Brazil. Leopoldina's life in Brazil was to be fraught with anxieties over her future, that of her children and the decreasing attention paid her by her husband. Her first disappointment was the untimely death of little Prince Joao in 1822. The arrival of a second daughter one month after Joao's death did not improve much the parents' spirits. For Pedro an heir was a necessity since the heir presumptive to Portugal and Brazil was his increasingly troublesome brother Dom Miguel. A third daughter, Paula Mariana, was born in 1823. In late 1822, Prince Regent Pedro of Braganza decided to stage a coup d"etat to emancipate Brazil from the Portuguese crown. Joao VI himself had recommended this course of action as a means of guaranteeing the Brazilian crown would remain under the Braganzas. During the royal family's long stay in Brazil the colony had learned how to rule itself without Lisbon"s guidance. Once Napoleon's regime was ousted, Lisbon faintly tried to restore its control over Brazilian affairs. This course of action was deeply resented by the Brazilians who were deeply resentful of Portuguese involvement in the country"s internal affairs. Thus to guarantee that Brazil would not be completely lost, Prince Regent Pedro gave his support to the independence movement that sealed the colony"s break from Lisbon. At the age of twenty-four, the Prince Regent became Emperor Pedro I of Brazil. In the meantime, Pedro I continued to neglect his Austrian consort. It seemed that the only reason why he spent any time with her was in an effort to produce the long-awaited heir. The couple's fourth daughter, Francisca Carolina, was born in 1824. Pedro"s impatience with Leopoldina knew no bounds and he continued to spend more time away from her and in the arms of his mistresses. Leopoldina's life in Brazil had turned into a living inferno, far away from her family, ignored by her husband, the young Brazilian empress slowly fell into deep depression. In Vienna, Emperor Franz I openly referred to his Brazilian son-in-law as a scoundrel. Nonetheless, Pedro and Leopoldina continued their efforts to produce an heir. The arrival of Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Braganza in late 1825, was Leopoldina's crowning satisfaction. Exhausted by constant childbearing since her arrival in Brazil, Empress Leopoldina died practically ignored by her husband one year after the birth of the couple's only surviving son.
  Person ID	I5655	Royal Family of Europe
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2003

  
  

  Father	PORTUGAL, BRAZIL AND THE ALGARVES Jodao VI King Of,   b. 13 May 1767, Real Paco Da Ajuda, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal d. 10 Mar 1826, Paco Real Da Bemposta, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 58 years)
  Mother	SPAIN Carlota Princess Of,   b. 25 Apr 1775, Paco Real Aranjuez, , Madrid, Spain d. 7 Jan 1830, Paco Real Da Quinta, Quelez, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	9 Jan 1790	, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  Family ID	F1770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	AUSTRIA Leopoldine (Marie) Josepha Arch Duchess of,   b. 22 Jan 1797, Wien, Austria d. 11 Dec 1826, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1817	, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  Children	1. PORTUGAL Maria II Queen of,   b. 4 Apr 1819, Paco Real Da Quinta Da Boa Vista, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 15 Nov 1853, , Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 34 years)   2. PORTUGAL Miguel Prince of,   b. 26 Apr 1820, , Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 26 Apr 1820 (Age 0 years)   3. PORTUGAL Jodao Carlos Pedro Leopoldo Prince of,   b. 6 Mar 1821, , Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 4 Feb 1822 (Age 0 years)   4. BRAZIL Januaria Maria Joana Carlota Princess of,   b. 11 Mar 1822, , Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 13 Mar 1901, , Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France (Age 79 years)   5. BRAZIL Paula Mariana Joana Carlota Princess of,   b. 17 Feb 1823, , Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 16 Jan 1833 (Age 9 years)   6. BRAZIL Francisca Carolina Joana Carlota Princess of,   b. 2 Aug 1824, , Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 27 Mar 1898, , Paris, Seine, France (Age 73 years) + 7. BRAZIL Pedro II de Alcantara Jodao Carlos Emperor of,   b. 2 Dec 1825, Paco Real Quinta, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil d. 5 Dec 1891, Europe (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	LEUCHTENBERG Amalie Auguste Eugenie Napoleone Princess of,   b. 31 Jul 1812, , Milano, Milano, Italy d. 26 Jan 1873, Paco Janelas Ver, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1829	, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  Children	1. BRAZIL Amalia Princess of,   b. 1 Dec 1831, , Paris, Seine, France d. 4 Feb 1853 (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F1776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart