Pedro I of Brazil
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Dom Pedro I, known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" or "the Soldier King" in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 182
Portrait c. 1830
Pedro around age 2, c.1800, by Agustín Esteve
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Debret of Pedro around age 18, c.1816
Pedro, in his father's name, makes an oath of obedience to the Portuguese Constitution on 26 February 1821. He can be seen at the middle of the balcony raising his hat. Painting by Félix Taunay, Baron of Taunay.
John VI of Portugal
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Dom John VI, known as "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825, and after the recognition of Brazil's independence, titular Emperor of Brazi
Pedro I of Brazil
…to 1831 (under the name of Pedro I) and King of Portugal in 1826 (under the name of Pedro IV). Born in Lisbon, Pedro was the fourth child of King Dom John VI of Portugal and Queen Carlota Joaquina, and thus a member of the House of Braganza. When the country was invaded by French troops in 1807, he and his family fled…
Portrait, 1826
Portrait of Dom John as Infante, aged 5–6, attributed to Cirilo Volkmar Machado, 1773
Portrait of John as Prince of Brazil by Giuseppe Troni, c. 1788
The Prince Regent of Portugal, Dom John, with a bust of his mother, Dona Maria I (Sequeira, 1802)