Pedro I Liberator (Dom Pedro de Alcц?ntara)

1798 - 1834
He lived in Brazil since 1808. In 1821 he was appointed regent of Brazil. Under pressure from the movement for independence on Sept. 7, 1822 proclaimed the independence of Brazil, declaring it a constitutional monarchy. October 12, 1822 became its emperor. Established a despotic regime that brutally suppressed the republican movement, encouraged the penetration of British capital. Hence, the influence exerted on state affairs with Pedro I of reaction, the Portuguese nobility. In an atmosphere of general dissatisfaction, which grew in Rio de Janeiro in early April 1831 in a popular uprising, on April 7 Pedro I abdicated in favor of his infant son, Pedro II, and drove for a while in the UK.
In March 1826 after the death of his father - King Joцёo VI ascended the Portuguese throne, but in May 1826 gave his daughter. Headed (from 1831) the struggle against the Portuguese in 1828 who took the throne Miguel Bragansskogo (which ended with the victory in 1834).


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