“I cried from happiness and also from sorrow seeing my Mother so affectionate toward me but so aged and so sick.”
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Pedro II of Brazil
Dom Pedro II, known as "the Magnanimous", was the second and final emperor of the Empire of Brazil. He reigned from 1831 until his deposition in the military coup of 1889, presiding over the longest and most stable reign in Brazilian history.
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politics · Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889 · politician · monarch · statesperson · also Pedro II of Brazil, Pedro II, Brazil
Born 2 December 1825 · Died 5 December 1891 · Q156774
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2026· 3 entries
“What sort of fear could I have? That they take the government from me? Many better kings than I have lost it, and to me it is no more than the weight of a cross which it is my duty to carry.”
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The Guardian: Brazil’s Lula launches historic fourth term bid – but son of jailed Bolsonaro stands in his way
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1921· 1 entry
In time for the centenary of the Brazilian independence
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1891· 3 entries
Died 1891-12-05.
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“Os senhores são uns doidos!”
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“Se não fosse imperador desejaria ser mestre-escola. Nada conheço mais nobre do que dirigir inteligências jovens e preparar os homens do futuro!”
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1889· 2 entries
Career landmark: Proclamation of the Republic.
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Was overthrown in a coup d'état with limited popular backing, led primarily by military elites favoring a republican regime
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1875· 1 entry
Was elected to the French Academy of Sciences, an honor previously granted to only two other heads of state: Peter the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte
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1874· 1 entry
Were sentenced four years at hard labor, although the Emperor commuted this to imprisonment only
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1872· 1 entry
Ordered Freemasons expelled from lay brotherhoods
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1871· 1 entry
Awarded Royal Fellow of the Royal Society (1871).
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1870· 1 entry
Few Brazilians opposed slavery and even fewer openly condemned it
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1850· 2 entries
That Brazil was able to address the threat posed by Rosas
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When he threatened to abdicate unless the General Assembly declared the Atlantic slave trade illegal
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1847· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1847).
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1844· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1844).
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1841· 1 entry
Career landmark: coronation of Pedro II of Brazil.
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1840· 1 entry
Career landmark: Declaration of age of Pedro II.
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1831· 3 entries
Left the five-year-old prince as emperor, ushering in a regency period marked by political instability and shaping a childhood dominated by rigorous education and preparation for rule
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Career landmark: abdication of Peter I of Brazil.
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Career landmark: Emperor of Brazil (1831–1889).
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1826· 1 entry
As part of a treaty with the United Kingdom
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1825· 1 entry
Born 1825-12-02.
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1822· 1 entry
Career landmark: Independence of Brazil.
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