Pedro II of Brazil

Pedro II, at age 50

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.

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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