Januária of Brazil – The Emperor’s sister (Part two)
Read part one here. In 1843, Francisca became the first of the siblings to marry. On 1 May 1843, she married Prince François, Prince of […]
Maria Leopoldina of Austria
Januária of Brazil – The Emperor’s sister (Part one)
Princess Januária of Brazil was born on 11 March 1822 as the second daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and his […]
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal began its life in 1139 when Afonso Henriques, Count of Portugal, was acclaimed King of the Portuguese. House of Burgundy His wife was Matilda […]
Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Hungary (Part 2)
Read part one here. The civil war that began with the death of King Andrew III of Hungary and Croatia ended two decades later with […]
University of São Paulo to exhume Isabel, Princess Imperial
The University of São Paulo is to exhume to bodies of Isabel, Princess Imperial, her husband Prince Gaston, Count of Eu and her parents Pedro II […]
Queens Regnant – Maria II of Portugal
The future Maria II of Portugal was born on 4 April 1819 as the daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and Maria Leopoldina of Austria. […]