Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Princess Imperial of the Empire of Brazil (1846-1921) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Isabel (29 July 1846 – 14 November 1921), nicknamed "the Redemptress",[1] was Regent of the Empire of Brazil and titular Empress as successor to her father, the last reigning Emperor Pedro II. She was heiress presumptive to the Brazilian throne, bearing the title of Princess Imperial until 1891 when her father, deposed in 1889 in a military coup d'état, died and she was recognized as his successor by the countries who still did not acknowledged the First Brazilian Republic as well as by a large sector of the Brazilian society.
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Tenure | 5 December 1891 – 14 November 1921 | ||||
Predecessor | Emperor Pedro II | ||||
Successor | Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Born | (1846-07-29)29 July 1846 Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
Died | 14 November 1921(1921-11-14) (aged 75) Château d'Eu, Eu, France | ||||
Burial | Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil | ||||
Spouse | Prince Gaston, Count of Eu (m. 1864) | ||||
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House | Braganza | ||||
Father | Pedro II of Brazil | ||||
Mother | Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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