Maria Isabel de Alcântara, Countess of Iguaçu
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Maria Isabel de Alcântara Bourbon[1] (28 February 1830 – 5 September 1896)[1] was the third daughter (fifth child) of emperor Pedro I of Brazil and his mistress, Domitila de Castro, Marchioness of Santos.
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Maria Isabel de Alcântara | |
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Countess of Iguaçu | |
Full name | Maria Isabel de Alcântara Bourbon |
Born | (1830-02-28)28 February 1830 São Paulo, Empire of Brazil |
Died | 6 September 1896(1896-09-06) (aged 66) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
Buried | Consolação Cemetery |
Spouse(s) |
Pedro Caldeira Brant, Count of Iguaçu
(m. 1848; died 1881) |
Issue | 7 |
Father | Pedro I of Brazil |
Mother | Domitila de Castro |
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Maria Isabel received the same name as her second sister, the Duchess of Ceará, who died in 1828 at only two months old.[2] Her father never gave her any titles due to his marriage to Amélie of Leuchtenberg. Still, Pedro I acknowledged her as his daughter in his will but gave her no share of his state, except asking for his widow to aid in her education and upbringing.[3] He wished she was given a good European education like her oldest sister, the Duchess of Goiás. However, the Marchioness declined to send the girl to Europe.