248 H M Emperor Pedro I of Brazil

H M Emperor Pedro I of Brazil, Infant of Portugal

✶ 12 October 1798 at the Palace of Queluz, Lisbon
✟ 24 September 1834 at the Palace of Queluz, Lisbon

Appointed

The Royal Palace of Stockholm 25 August 1830

motto

Missing

shield

Painted 1890 by Carl Högberg. The crest as well as the date of death changed 1983 by Ingrid Lamby.

other awards

None

Biography

Son of King João VI of Portugal and Brazil. Emperor of Brazil 1822-1831. King of Portugal as Pedro IV 1826-1826. Assumed the title Duke of Bragança and Regent of Portugal 1832. Married for the second time 1829 with Princess Amalia of Leuchtenburg, a younger sister to Queen Josefina, King Oscar I’s consort.

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