H M Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, Infant of Portugal
✶ 2 December 1825 in San Cristóvão Palace, Rio de Janeiro
✟ 5 December 1891 in Paris
Appointed
The Royal Palace of Stockholm 11 June 1844
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1890 by Carl Högberg. Date of death added 1891 by the same artist. The shield as well as the date of appointment changed 1983 by Ingrid Lamby.
other awards
Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Sword
Biography
Was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina. His father’s abrupt abdication and departure to Europe in 1831 left the five year-old as Emperor. He was overthrown in a sudden coup d’état in 1889 and spent the last two years of his life in exile in Europe.
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