Pedro I of Brazil

Pedro I of Brazil (English: Peter), known as "Dom Pedro" (October 12, 1798 – September 24, 1834), proclaimed Brazil independent from Portugal and became Brazil's first Emperor. He also held the Portuguese throne briefly as Pedro IV of Portugal, the Soldier-King (Port. o Rei-Soldado), 28th (or 29th according to some historians) king of Portugal.

Return to Portugal

In the aftermath of a political crisis that followed the dismissal of his ministers, Pedro abdicated his throne in Brazil in favor of his son Pedro II on April 7, 1831, who was only 5 at the time. He then returned to Portugal to fight against his brother King Miguel, who meanwhile had usurped the Portuguese crown (the War of the Two Brothers). In 1834 he overthrew the usurper and restored his daughter Maria II to her title.

Related Topics:
Pedro II - April 7 - 1831 - War of the Two Brothers - 1834

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He died in Queluz, the palace of his birth, at the age of 36 of tuberculosis. In 1834, his remains were returned to Brazil and reinterred in the present Ipiranga Museum.

Related Topics:
Tuberculosis - 1834 - Ipiranga Museum

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