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On September 7, 1822, Prince Pedro of Portugal, heir apparent to the Portuguese throne and the King's representative in Brazil, declared the country's independence from Portugal and proclaimed himself Emperor of Brazil.
The imperial title was officially bestowed upon him on October 12, 1822. This resulted in the Brazilian Declaration of Independence. In 1825, his father, King John VI of Portugal, recognized the independence of the new state, the former Portuguese dominion.
Brazil had been officially elevated to the status of United Kingdom (with Portugal) in 1815, in the reign of Queen Maria I of Portugal, by the Prince Regent Dom João (future John VI). Between 1815 and 1822, the kingdom was known officially as ''United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves''.

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Monarchs who reigned

Pretenders of the Brazilian monarchy

The Imperial Family

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Monarchs who reigned

The Empire of Brazil remained a monarchy until 1889, and had two reigning emperors:

★ Peter I (1822–1831): Born in 1798, deceased in 1834. Was also King of Portugal for a few days in 1826, as Peter IV

★ Peter II (1831 — regency —; reigned personally: 1840–1889): Born in 1825 and deceased in 1891. The deposed Emperor Peter II left his claim to his daughter and heiress:

Pretenders of the Brazilian monarchy

★ Isabel (I) of Brazil (1846–1921): Princess Imperial and former Regent of Brazil. She was the elder daughter of Peter II; and her husband, Gaston of Orleans, Count d'Eu, was considered, after the death of Peter II, as ''de jure'' "emperor-consort".

★ Pedro (III) Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (1909–1981): Grandson of Isabel, son and heir of her second son, Prince Luíz of Orléans-Braganza.

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★ Luiz (I) of Orleans-Braganza: Born in 1938, the eldest son of Prince Pedro Henrique
see Line of succession to the Brazilian throne

The Imperial Family

★ 'Pedro I of Brazil' (1798-1834)

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★ Maria II of Portugal (1819-1853)

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★ Prince Miguel of Brazil (1820-1820)

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★ João Carlos, Prince of Beira (1821-1822)

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★ Januária Maria, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1822-1901)

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★ Princess Paula Mariana of Brazil (1823-1833)

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★ Princess Francisca Carolina of Brazil (1824-1898)

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★ 'Pedro II of Brazil' (1825-1891)

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★ Afonso Pedro de Alcântara, Prince Imperial of Brazil (1845-1847)

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★ ''Isabel Cristina, Princess Imperial of Brazil'' (1846-1921)

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★ Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grao-Para (1875-1940)

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★ Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911-2003)

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★ Pedro Gastão, Prince of Orleans-Braganza (b.1913)

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★ Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (b.1945)

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★ Prince Pedro Tiago of Orléans-Braganza (b.1979)

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★ Prince Filipe of Orléans-Braganza (b.1982)

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★ Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza (b.1946)

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★ Prince Afonso Duarte of Orléans-Braganza (b.1948)

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★ Prince Manoel Alvaro of Orléans-Braganza (b.1949)

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★ Princess Cristina Maria do Rosario of Orléans-Braganza (b.1950)

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★ Prince Francisco Humberto of Orléans-Braganza (b.1956)

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★ Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza (1914-1968)

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★ Prince Joao of Orléans-Braganza (1916-2005)

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★ Princess Teresa of Orléans-Braganza (b.1919)

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★ Prince Luiz Maria of Orléans-Braganza (1878-1920)

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★ ''Pedro Henrique, Prince of Grao-Para'' (1909-1981)

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★ ''Prince Luiz Gastao of Orléans-Braganza'' (b.1938)

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★ Prince Eudes Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b.1939)

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★ Prince Bertrand Maria José Pio Januario of Orléans-Braganza (b.1941)

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★ Princess Isabel Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b.1944)

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★ Prince Pedro de Alcântara Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (b.1945)

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★ Prince Fernando Diniz of Orléans-Braganza (b.1948)

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★ Prince Antônio João of Orléans-Braganza (b.1950)

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★ Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza (b.1983)

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★ Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza (b.1984)

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★ Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (b.1986)

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★ Princess Maria Gabriela Fernanda of Orléans-Braganza (b.1989)

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★ Princess Eleonora Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b.1953)

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★ Prince Francisco Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b.1955)

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★ Prince Alberto Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b.1957)

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★ Princess Maria Teresa of Orléans-Braganza (b.1959)

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★ Princess Maria Gabriela of Orléans-Braganza (b.1959)

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★ Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1911-1931)

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★ Princess Pia Maria of Orléans-Braganza (1913-2000)

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★ Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1881-1918)

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★ Princess Leopoldina Teresa of Brazil (1847-1871)

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★ Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil (1848-1850)

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★ Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831-1853)

See also

★ History of Brazil

External links

★ The Brazilian Constitutional Monarchy Historic-Cultural Website

★ Monarquia.org

★ Brasil Imperial.org