| Pedro
I
Emperor of Brazil
(1798-1834)
Other names:
Pedro de Alcântara Francisco Antonio João Carlos Xavler de Paula Miguel
Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascual Cipriano Serafim[8]
Other Titles
Pedro IV, King of Portugal, 1826 abd[8]
Perpetual Defender and Protector of Brazil, 1822[8]
Prince of Brazil, 1816-22[8]
Prince of Beira, 1801-16[8]
Positions Held
Regent of Portugal for Queen Maria II, 1834[8]
Regent of Brazil for João VI of Portugal, 1821[J92]
Biographical
Fled Portugal for Brazil with the royal family after Napoleon conquered
Portugal, 1807.[J92]
Declared Brazil's independence, 1822, and he was crowned emperor at Rio
de Janeiro.[J92]
Became unpopular, and after a number of uprisings, he abdicated and returned
to Portugal.[J92]
Place of birth: Quleuz[8]
Place of first and second marriages: Rio de Janeiro[8]
Place of death: Quleuz[8]
Place of burial: Sao Vicente de Fora, then São Paulo (1972)[8] |
