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Pedro I of Brazil
Dom Pedro I, known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" or "the Soldier King" in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826.
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politics · Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826) · politician · composer · poet · monarch · also Pedro I of Brazil, Peter I of Brazil, Pedro IV, Pedro IV of Portugal, Pedro IV of Portugal and I of Brazil, Peter IV of Portugal
Born 12 October 1798 · Died 24 September 1834 · Q939
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2026· 1 entry
2022· 1 entry
The embalmed heart of Pedro I received military honors upon arrival in Brasília and was put on public display at the foreign ministry
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded Tancredo Neves Pantheon of Fatherland and Freedom (1999).
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1972· 1 entry
On the 150th anniversary of Brazilian independence, Pedro I's remains (though not his heart) were brought to Brazil—as he had requested in his will—accompanied by much fanfare and with honors due to a head of state
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1834· 7 entries
Died 1834-09-24.
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“Renuncio à coroa com glória de acabar conforme comecei, constitucionalmente”
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“Amigos, as Cortes Portuguesas querem escravizar-nos e perseguir-nos. A partir de hoje nossas relações estão quebradas. Nenhum vínculo unir-nos mais.”
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“Pelo que respeita no Brasil uma nova era vai abrir-lhe em vez de colônia ou de principado honorário, vai ser o verdadeiro centro da monarquia regida pela casa de Bragança”
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“Eu sei que me querem tirar os cavalos do carro, para o que já há diferentes pessoas dispostas, e eu aflijo-me de ver os meus semelhantes dando, a um homem, tributos próprios à Divindade. Eu sei que o meu sangue é da mesma cor que o dos negros”
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“Poucas pessoas ignorarão que a escravatura é o cancro que rói o Brasil!: posto isto, é mister extingui-la”
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“Tudo farei para o povo, mas nada pelo povo.”
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1828· 1 entry
When the war in the south resulted in Brazil's loss of Cisplatina
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1826· 2 entries
Career landmark: Monarch of Portugal (1826–1826).
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(under the name of Pedro IV)
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1823· 1 entry
And with renewed vigor in 1826 with the opening of the General Assembly (the Brazilian parliament), there had been an ideological struggle over the balance of powers wielded by the emperor and legislature in governance
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1822· 1 entry
Career landmark: Emperor of Brazil (1822–1831).
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1808· 2 entries
“s independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822. On 12 October, he was acclaimed Emperor and by March 1824 had defeated all armies loyal to Portugal. A few months later, Pedro I crushed the short-lived Confederation of the Equator, a failed secession attempt by provincial rebels in Brazil”
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To the abdication of Don Pedro The First in 1831
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1807· 1 entry
And his family fled to Portugal's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil
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1798· 1 entry
Born 1798-10-12.
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