Pedro II
Americannoun
noun
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In April 1831, Pedro I abdicated in favor of his only son, the six-year-old Brazilian-born Pedro II, and sailed for Portugal to secure the throne for his daughter Maria.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Following the July Revolution in France in 1830, Brazilians called for the autocratic Pedro I to abdicate his throne, which he did in favor of his son Pedro II in April 1831.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Many items were contributed by the two emperors who ruled Brazil after independence: Pedro I and his son Pedro II, and their consorts Maria Leopoldina of Austria and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies.
From BBC ● May 10, 2019
Within a decade, his ineffective rule and uprisings forced him to abdicate in favor of his five-year-old son, Dom Pedro II.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2016
The palace had once been the home of Portugal’s Princess Isabel, the daughter of Dom Pedro II, Brazil’s last emperor.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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