Pedro II of Brazil

Dom Pedro II of Brazil (Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Bragança e Habsburgo), (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.

Pedro II, at age 50

Quotes

• I was born to consecrate myself to the languages and sciences, and, if I had to choose between occupying a political position, I would rather be a president or minister to that of an Emperor.
  • Entrada do Brasil na República mundial das letras.
    Mediações transatlânticas e diplomacia cultural de Dom Pedro II na elaboração de uma identidade letrada nacional 

• I swore to the Constitution, but even if I had not sworn to it, it would be to me a second religion.
  • Nasce Dom Pedro, o último imperador do Brasil 

• Politics is to me the harsh fulfilment of duty.
  • Letter to Count Gobineau, 1973, Nasce Dom Pedro, o último imperador do Brasil 

About Pedro II

• If his power were equal to his will, slavery would vanish from the Empire with a single strike.
  • Louis Agassiz wrote in his journal, BRAZILIAN CULTURE AND HISTORY 

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Pedro II of Brazil on Wikipedia
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