Who was Dom Pedro II of Brazil?
Q: Who was Dom Pedro II of Brazil?
A: Dom Pedro II of Brazil (complete name: Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga) was the second and last de facto Brazilian Emperor.
Q: When did he become Emperor?
A: He became Emperor when he was 16 years old, after his father, Pedro I, abdicated from the Brazilian Throne in favor of him.
Q: What other titles did he hold?
A: He was known as O Magnânimo (The Magnanimous) in Portuguese.
Q: Who were some of his relatives?
A: His relatives included Miguel I (father's part), Napoleon Bonaparte (mother's part), Napoleon II, Franz Joseph I and Maximilian I of Mexico, Maria da Glória (eldest daughter), Pedro V and Luís I (his nephews).
Q: Where and when was he born?
A: He was born in Rio de Janeiro on December 2nd 1825.
Q: Where and when did he die?
A: He died in Paris on December 5th 1891.
Q:What action made his father abdicate from the Brazilian Throne in favor of him?
A:His father had to return to Portugal in order to rule over the country as an Emperor which made him abdicate from the Brazilian Throne in favor of his son.
