Pedro Ii facts
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The last Emperor of Brazil Pedro II became ruler aged 5. He had a grim, lonely childhood studying for duty. He won 3 wars, turned Brazil into a global power & abolished slavery. After 58 years he grew weary, accepting a military coup. He lived his last days alone in Europe on very little money.
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After the American Civil War, thousands of Confederates fled the US to Brazil. These 'Confederados' were recruited by Emperor Dom Pedro II due to their expertise in growing cotton.
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About Emperor Pedro II of Brazil who was an avid supporter of science education and a respected intellectual in his own right. Charles Darwin himself said that “The Emperor does so much for science, that every scientific man is bound to show him the utmost respect.”
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Pedro II, last emperor of Brazil, after the republican coup and his exile, wished to have a package containing soil from every province of Brazil placed in his coffin.
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James Mahon an Irish Merc who served in the Imperial Bodyguard of Russia, fought in the Uruguayan and American Civil wars, commanded a Chilean fleet, and served as a colonel in Pedro II of Brazil's army and later a colonel in France before returning home to Ireland
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Brazilian Emperor Pedro II who disliked being emperor so much that he refused to fight back when his monarchy was being overthrown
