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  Portugal - LoveToKnow 1911   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The climate of Portugal is equable and temperate.
Six-sevenths of the population of continental Portugal inhabit the provinces north of the Tagus.
In 1095 Portugal was an obscure border fief of the kingdom of Leon.
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 John VI of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joao was born as the second son of Maria Francisca of Portugal, the then Princess of Brazil and her husband, infante Pedro, prince-consort of Brazil.
In 1807, Portugal was invaded by the French, and the whole royal family fled to Brazil, accompanied by an escort of British ships (Britain had previously urged them not to yield to Napoleon's demands).
In 1816 he was recognized as king of Portugal but he continued to reside in Brazil, which he as regent had raised to the status of a kingdom on 16 December 1815.
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 Ferdinand VII of Spain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1802 he married his cousin Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies (1784-1806), daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies.
In 1816, he married his niece Maria Isabel de Bragança, Princess of Portugal (1797-1818), daughter of his older sister Carlota Joaquina and John VI of Portugal.
In 1819, he married Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1803-1829), daughter of Maximilian, Prince of Saxony.
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 Peter I of Brazil - Gurupedia
João VI (at the time still a regent prince) and Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Portugal, daughter of Charles IV of Spain.
Rio de Janeiro the de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire, and Brazil was elevated to the status of a kingdom co-equal with Portugal.
In the early 1820s, with the return of King João VI to Portugal, most of the privileges that had been accorded to Brazil were rescinded, sparking the ire of local nationalists.
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 Isabelle,_Comtesse_de_Paris - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia
Princess Isabelle of Orleans-Braganza became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendome, of Penthievre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc., titular Countess of Paris.
At the death of the deposed Manoel II of Portugal in 1932, her father became a possible heir to the defunct kingdom of Portugal, as he had not renounced such rights.
Gaston was the eldest son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony.
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 Brazil
Portugal was both an agrarian and a maritime monarchy that used its control over land grants to discipline the nobility and its issuance of trading licenses to attract local and foreign investment in its overseas ventures.
Portugal lacked sufficient population to establish colonies of settlers throughout its maritime empire.
Some had been born in Portugal, several had their early education with the Jesuits and later studied at Coimbra, a number wrote poetry that is still read and studied.
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 Brazil - The Transition to Kingdom Status
The choice was between losing Portugal to the French and having the British seize Brazil, or moving the crown to Brazil, from which the struggle for Portugal could be resumed.
His wife was Dona Carlota Joaquina, a Spanish princess and mother to their nine children, among whom the most important for Brazilian history was Pedro de Alcântara de Bragança e Bourbon.
Portugal and the Bragança dynasty were obligated deeply to the British.
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 The Amazon Throne: The Orleans-Braganza of Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Princess Theresa of the Two-Sicilies, a quiet and unpretentious soul, did not inherit any of the good looks held by some members of her family.
Princess Imperial Isabel's decree eventually led to the proclamation of the Brazilian republic on November 16, 1889.
The other children are: Dom Pedro Gastao, married to Princess Maria-Esperanza of Bourbon-Orleans, an aunt of King Juan Carlos I of Spain; Donna Francisca, who married her cousin Dom Duarte of Braganza, Duke of Braganza; Dom Joao, a businessman in Brazil; and Donna Theresa who married a Portuguese commoner.
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 Archontology.org: History of João VI (Dom João): presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
He married Carlota Joaquina (27 Mar 1785 by proxy), eldest daughter of Carlos IV of Spain, and became the heir apparent of Portugal with the style of Prince of Brazil (Príncipe do Brasil) after the death of his elder surviving brother, José Francisco Xavier de Paula (11 Sep 1788).
In November 1807 the army of Napoléon I invaded Portugal and the Portuguese royal court sailed to Brazil.
The treaty between Portugal and Brazil settling the process of recognition of the new empire was concluded on 29 Aug 1825 and ratified by João VI on 15 Nov 1825.
www.archontology.org /nations/braz/braz_emp/joao_vi.php   (475 words)

  
 Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio de Janeiro by Patrick Wilcken
And Dona Carlota, his scheming wife, a child bride who tried to bite her husband's ear off on their wedding night and contrived, for the rest of her life, to spend as little time as possible in his company.
As for Dona Carlota Joaquina, Dom João’s Spanish wife, she kept a separate household and conducted a “conjugal guerrilla war” with the King.
Played unforgettably by Marieta Severo in Carla Camurati’s film Carlota Joaquina (1994), the Brazilian equivalent of The Madness of King George, Dona Carlota was short, lame, angular, frizzy haired, hot-tempered and uninhibited, an “irrepressible personality and a prima donna who needed to be the centre of attention and dressed in an eccentric, flamboyant style.
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 Portuguese (including Brazilian) Royal Family
Carlota Joaquina was a brother to King Fernando VII of Spain
Brazil was demanding independence from Portugal and Pedro was proclaimed Emperor of Brazil (as Pedro I) on 12 October 1822.
Duarte Pio Nuño of Portugal (Duke of Bragança)
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 Peter_I_of_Brazil - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
His father was the regent prince at the time but would soon become King John VI of Portugal (Joăo VI); his mother was Charlotte of Spain, daughter of Charles IV of Spain.
Pedro's grandmother, the insane queen Maria I deceased in 1816, whereby Pedro became the heir to the both kingdoms (Portugal and Brazil) and received the titles Prince of Brazil and 18th Duke of Braganza.
He soon appeared to forget his liberal ideals by enacting a Constitution (proclaimed on February 24, 1824) that gave him substantial power, although this was seen as necessary to keep control of the interior, particularly in the yet-feudal North.
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 Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona
In 1789 she is sent to Portugal to marry the prince.
Carlota's insatiable sexual appetites as well as her aspirations to be Queen of the Amazon and Empress of South America are the focus of this chronicle of Portuguese royals in Brazil from 1808-1821.
Meanwhile, the rest of Brazil is in turmoil, with the advancement of the Portuguese colonists, the installment of a slave-based economy, and political and economic pressures from Portugal.
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 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5
Married in 1387 in Porto Princess Philippa of Lancaster (*1359 England,†1415 Odivelas-Loures).
Married in 1471 Princess Eleanor of Aragon (*1458 Beja,†1525 Lisbon).
Married secondly in 1687 Princess Maria Sophia of Bavaria-Neuburg (*1666 Juliers,†1699 Lisbon).
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 Carlota Joaquina - Princesa do Brazil (1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Carlota Joaquina is a very awkward movie if you watch it without the proper background, for both the production facts and the Brazilian History.
So, to watch this movie the spectator need to be aware that will be watching a very decisive production for the Brazilian Cinema, produced in a very complicated time, but with the noble goal of resurrect a very creative sector of Brazilian Cultural life and taking off all the garnishing commonly added to historical facts.
Carlota Joaquina goes straight to the facts and tells the story of real people, not false heroes.
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Carlota Joaquina, a ten year-old Spanish princess promised in marriage to Don João VI, leaves Spain in 1785 to meet her future husband in Portugal.
When the little Carlota finally arrives at her destination, she realizes her prince charming was not only very unattractive, but also a totally idiotic young man. The princess' dislike of her new life, though, does not stop the wedding from taking place.
Upon their arrival, Carlota hates the country, but the tropical heat will change her heart and give a new spin to this wacky royal matrimony.
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 MTV Movies | Carlota Joaquina, Princesa Do Brazil | Plot
The 10-year old princess is not impressed by the sedate court and her cowardly husband.
By this time, Carlota has developed a limp and grown a moustache, but this does not stop her from continuing to have many affairs.
Joaquina dreams of becoming Queen of the Amazon, but cannot because her husband is afraid to give her too much power.
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 www.ipanema.com RIO DE JANEIRO FOR BEGINNERS - A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CITY
The Indians also traded with the French and the Dutch, Portugal was not the only country with an interest in the new land.
Dom João VI was married to Dona Carlota Joaquina, a dish for anyone interested in ugly royals.
In the year of 1888 the African slaves were freed by Princess Isabel, and a large migration from the country fields to the city took place.
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 Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil Film Review - Time Out Film
In 1785, Carlota (Severo) is married, aged ten, to Portugal's Prince João (Nanini), later Dom João VI.
Come 1808 and the Napoleonic invasion, and the Portuguese court relocates to Brazil, its largest colony, at the scheming behest of their English allies, where it remains until 1821.
Dom João is a docile, bumbling, sometime idiot who just about manages to run a kingdom; Carlota whiles away her hours having numerous men and babies.
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 All Things Royal > Portugal: de Braganca's
The engagement was anounced between Infante Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duque de Coimbra (son of Dom Duarte, Duque de Bragança, and of his wife, née Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Bragança), and Isabel Nogueira.
Economisch en sociaal ging het in Portugal niet voor de wind in 1910 en sinds de moordaanslag op Koning Carlos I en kroonprins Luis-Philippe won de republikeinse partij meer en meer voorstanders.
De Braganza's waren niet alleen actief in Portugal, maar ook in Brazilië.
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 thePeerage.com - Margarete Erzherzögin von Österreich and others
She held the office of Governor to Princess Mary (later Queen Mary) between 1520 and 1533.
Carlota Joaquina de Borbón, Infanta de España b.
He was the son of Dom João VI de Bragança, Rei de Portugal e Brasil and Carlota Joaquina de Borbón, Infanta de España.
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In January 1809, Molina, a Spanish commissioner to Buenos Aires, reported that the viceroy of Argentina had been in correspondence with the Prince Regent of Brazil (the crown prince of Portugal) and his wife, the Spanish princess and sister of Ferdinand VII, Carlota Joaquina.
Napoleon had control of Spain at this time, remember, and Ferdinand, his brother Carlos, and two other sisters were in French-held territory or directly under the thumb of the emperor.
Any movement to recognize Carlota Joaquina's authority would have resulted in Argentina being transferred to the sovereignty of Portugal, as those in Buenos Aires understood perfectly well.
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 New Brazilian Cinema
“A hot blooded Spanish princess plots to conquer her enemies and become queen.” This movie was the first movie produced after the Collor Era (the Brazilian President which canceled all the government incentives for the cinema industry).
Defying classification, this surreal historical comedy, told like a fairy tale, was the top-ranking film in Brazil at that time.
(IMDb) “Carlota… is the film that might have resulted if Monty Python had attempted to recount the history of 19th century Brazil.” Deborah Young, in Variety.
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 Antonio José de Sucre Auditorium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
A film which premiered in 1996, "Carlota Joaquina, Princesa de Brasil" (Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Brazil) is considered both by the public and critics to mark a renaissance of Brazilian cinema.
Directed by Carla Camurati, in her prize-winning first production, the film satirizes the life of Carlota Joaquina, a Spanish princess, who at age 10 is married to the heir to the throne of Portugal, Don Joao Braganza, and arrives in Brazil, the site of her forced exile.
The renowned theater and television actress, Mariela Severo, plays the role of Princess Carlota, a woman with a voracious sexual appetite, arrogant, rude and exceedingly ambitious, in sharp contrast with an apathetic and pusillanimous Don Joao, played by Marco Nanini.
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Married secondly in 1714 at Guadalajara Princess Isabella of Parma (*1692 Parma,†1766 Aranjuez).
Married secondly in 1816 in Madrid Princess Isabella of Portugal (*1797 Queluz,†1818 Madrid).
Married thirdly in 1819 in Madrid Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (*1803 Dredsen,†1829 Aranjuez).
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 Early Years - Pedro I Of Brazil
Pedro I of Brazil, known as Dom Pedro (October 12, 1798 - September 24, 1834), proclaimed Brazil independent from Portugal and became Brazils first Brazilian Empire.
He also held the Portuguese monarchs briefly as Pedro IV of Portugal.
Their presence made Rio de Janeiro the de facto capital of the Portuguese Empire, and led to Brazil being elevated to the status of a kingdom co-equal with Portugal.
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 Index J   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
He married Carlota Joaquina, eldest daughter of Carlos IV of Spain, and supported Spain against the French Republic.
The first major crisis early in her reign was triggered by her desperation to find a cure for her youngest daughter who was born almost totally blind; her employment of a faith healer caused public concern.
The marriages of Princess Irene to a Spanish Carlist prince (1964) and Princess Beatrix to a German diplomat (1966) aroused political controversy stemming from Dutch memories of World War II.
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 Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Infanta Maria de las Mercedes (1860-78), otherwise Princess Marie des Graces d\'Orleans-Montpensier, who married her first cousin Alfonso XII and is historically known as Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain.
Infante Alfonso, who married Princess Beatrice of Edinburgh, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Through Marie Isabelle, she became great-grandmother of king Manuel II of Portugal, Duke Luiz Filipe of Braganza, Dukes Amedeo II of Aosta and Aimone of Spoleto, Princess Francoise of Greece and Denmark, Princess Dolores Czartoryski, princess Esperanza of Orleans-Braganza, Countess Mercedes of Barcelona (king Juan Carlos\' mother), and the penultimate comte de Paris.
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 Alfonso XIII of Spain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The growth of the young monarch can be seen in his portraits on Spain\'s periodically issued peseta coins.
On May 31, 1906 he married Scottish-born Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969), a niece of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
A Serene Highness by birth, Ena, as she was known, was raised to Royal Highness status a month before her wedding to prevent the union from being viewed as unequal.
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