Pedro I of Brazil
Monarch
1798 – 1834
Who was Pedro I of Brazil?
Dom Pedro I, nicknamed "the Liberator", was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil. As King Dom Pedro IV, he reigned briefly over Portugal, where he also became known as "the Liberator" as well as "the Soldier King". Born in Lisbon, Pedro I was the fourth child of King Dom João VI of Portugal and Queen Carlota Joaquina, and thus a member of the House of Braganza. When their country was invaded by French troops in 1807, he and his family fled to Portugal's largest and wealthiest colony, Brazil.
The outbreak of the Liberal Revolution of 1820 in Lisbon compelled Pedro I's father to return to Portugal in April 1821, leaving him to rule Brazil as regent. He had to deal with threats from revolutionaries and insubordination by Portuguese troops, all of which he subdued. The Portuguese government's threat to revoke the political autonomy that Brazil had enjoyed since 1808 was met with widespread discontent in Brazil. Pedro I chose the Brazilian side and declared Brazil's independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822. On 12 October, he was acclaimed Brazilian 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's northeast.
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- Born
- Oct 12, 1798
Queluz National Palace - Also known as
- Peter I of Brazil
- Pedro de Alcântara Francisco António João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria Leopoldina of Austria
(1817 - 1826/12/11) - Amélie of Leuchtenberg
(1829/10/17 - 1834/09/24)
- Maria Leopoldina of Austria
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- White Latin American
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Died
- Sep 24, 1834
Queluz National Palace - Resting place
- Lisbon
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on July 23, 2013
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