Consolidation of Pedro II of Brazil

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Pedro II of Brazil

Early life (1825–40)
Consolidation (1840–53)
Growth (1853–64)
Paraguayan War (1864–70)
Apogee (1870–81)
Decline and fall (1881–89)
Exile and death (1889–91)
Legacy

Pedro II
Painted portrait of a young man with auburn hair and a full beard who wears a heavily embroidered military-type tunic bedecked with medals and a sash of office across the chest
Pedro II at age 24, 1849
Emperor of Brazil
Reign7 April 1831 – 15 November 1889
Coronation18 July 1841
Imperial Chapel
PredecessorPedro I
SuccessorMonarchy abolished
RegentsSee list (1831–1840)
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Head of the Imperial House of Brazil
Tenure7 April 1831 – 5 December 1891
PredecessorPedro I, Emperor of Brazil
SuccessorIsabel, Princess Imperial
Born(1825-12-02)2 December 1825
Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died5 December 1891(1891-12-05) (aged 66)
Paris, France
Burial5 December 1939
Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil
Spouse
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(m. 1843; died 1889)​
Issue
Detail
Names
Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga
HouseBraganza
FatherPedro I of Brazil
MotherMaria Leopoldina of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureCursive signature in ink

The consolidation of Pedro II of Brazil covers the period from his coronation on 18 July 1841 until 6 September 1853.