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  Peter I of Portugal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pedro I of Portugal (April 8, 1320 – January 18, 1367) was the eighth king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), known as the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel) or as the Lawful (Port.
Pedro is chiefly known for his love of Inês de Castro, the Castilian maidservant that his father had killed in 1355.
Pedro I first married Blanca of Castile, daughter of Pedro of Castile and Maria of Aragon.
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 Pedro of Castile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pedro (or Peter; August 30, 1334 – March 23, 1369), sometimes known as Pedro the Cruel (Pedro el Cruel) or Pedro the Lawful was the king of Castile from 1350 to 1369.
Pedro was to be married to Joan Plantaganet, the daughter of Edward III of England, but on the way to Castille, she travelled through cities infested with plague, ignoring townspeople who had warned her not to enter the town.
Pedro's daughters by Maria de Padilla, Constance and Isabella, were each married to sons of Edward III, king of England, Constance to John of Gaunt and Isabella to Edmund of Langley.
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 Encyclopedia: Pedro IV of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil; Pedro IV of Portugal
Maria Bárbara of Bragança, queen of Spain Barbara of Braganza, Princess of Portugal and Queen of Spain (1711-1758).
Maria Leopoldina Josepha Caroline of Habsburg, archduchess of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil, was born in 1797 in Vienna, Austria.
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 Pedro V of Portugal -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro V of Portugal ((An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries) English: Peter), the Hopeful ((additional info and facts about Port.) Port.
Pedro was an unusually conscientious and hard-working monarch who, under the guidance of his father, sought radical modernisation of the Portuguese state and infrastructure.
Under Pedro's reign, (A partly sheltered anchorage) roads, (Apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)) telegraphs, and (Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system) railways were constructed and improvements in (additional info and facts about public health) public health advanced.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/pedro_v_of_portugal.htm   (251 words)

  
 Peter I of Portugal - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro I of Portugal, king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), sometimes known as Pedro the Cruel (not to be confused with Pedro I of Castile, also known as Pedro the Cruel), was born in April 8 1320 and died in January 18 1367.
He was the son of Afonso IV of Portugal by his wife, princess Beatrice of Castile.
Pedro is chiefly known for his love of Inês de Castro, the Hispanic maidservant that his father had killed in 1355.
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 Pedro IV de Portugal - Wikipédia
Pedro I, de 12 de outubro de 1822 a 7 de abril de 1831.
Pedro abdicou de ambas as suas coroas: da de Portugal para a filha Maria da Glória e da do Brasil para o filho Pedro II.
Pedro contou, naturalmente, com o apoio de todos os brasileiros e foi proclamado imperador a 12 de outubro e coroado a 1 de dezembro.
pt.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_I_do_Brasil   (851 words)

  
 Pedro I of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His father was the regent prince at the time but would soon become King John VI of Portugal (João VI); his mother was Charlotte of Spain, daughter of Charles IV of Spain.
Dom Pedro I assumed the title of Emperor instead of King, both to underline the diversity of the Brazilian provinces and to emulate Napoleon, who linked the idea of Empire — as opposed to that of Kingdom — to the French Revolution and modernity.
In the aftermath of a political crisis that followed the dismissal of his ministers, Pedro abdicated his throne in Brazil in favor of his son Pedro II on April 7, 1831, who was only 5 at the time.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_I_of_Brazil   (1140 words)

  
 Pedro I - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Pedro I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The son of John VI of Portugal, he escaped to Brazil on Napoleon's invasion, and was appointed regent in 1821.
He proclaimed Brazil independent in 1822 and was crowned emperor, but abdicated in 1831 and returned to Portugal.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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 Pedro V of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro V was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.
Portugal Book Galleries of expandable thumbnail photographs by Pedro Correia of places in Portugal, particularly historic buildings and beaches.
San Pedro Vida de San Pedro antes y después de la muerte de Cristo.
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 Peter I Of Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro I was born in the Queluz Palace, near Lisbon, as son of the future King John VI of Portugal (João VI) (at the time still a regent prince) and Carlota Joaquina, Princess of Portugal, daughter of Charles IV of Spain.
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.
On the death of his father, Pedro choose to inherit his title as King of Portugal (Pedro IV) on March 10, 1826, ignoring the restrictions of his own Constitution.
www.wikiverse.org /peter-i-of-brazil   (810 words)

  
 PARTE SEGUNDA
Pedro Nunes iludiu-se em quanto ao valor da sua doutrina como meio prático de resolver o problema da navegação pela linha de rumo.
Ocupou-se também Pedro Nunes nas obras consagradas à náutica da navegação por círculo máximo, dando a relação que deve ligar a latitude com o rumo em cada ponto dêste círculo e dando uma regra prática para se obter o efeito desejado por meio de observações das latitudes tão freqüentes quanto seja possível.
Percorrendo as obras de Pedro Nunes, vê-se, e muitas vezes, o seu engenho manifestar-se na invenção de instrumentos astronómicos e de métodos gráficos ou mecânicos para a resolução de diversos problemas numéricos.
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 Pedro V of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He was the oldest son of Queen Maria da Glória and her King-Consort Ferdinand II.
Under Pedro's reign roads and railways were constructed and improvements in health advanced.
Ariel Ramirez was brilliant in writing it, Juan Pedro Gaffney was inspired with his interpretation and direction of it and the Coro Hispano de San Francisco's singing is powerful and emotional.
www.freeglossary.com /Petro_V_of_Portugal   (422 words)

  
 United States and Brazil: Dom Pedro I / Brasil e Estados Unidos: Dom Pedro I
Pedro was in the awkward position of having technically defied the authority of his father, with whom he nevertheless remained on good terms.
Dom Pedro I had great popular support and was acclaimed emperor of Brazil after declaring independence.
Little resistance came from Portugal, which was beset by political crises.
memory.loc.gov /intldl/brhtml/br-1/br-1-4-6.html   (755 words)

  
 Portugal - War of the Two Brothers
Neither the Portuguese nor the Brazilians wanted a unified monarchy; consequently, Pedro abdicated the Portuguese crown in favor of his daughter, Maria da Glória, a child of seven, on the condition that when of age she marry his brother, Miguel.
Pedro returned to Brazil leaving the throne to Maria, with Miguel as regent.
In 1831 Pedro abdicated in favor of his son, Pedro II, and sailed for Britain.
www.countrystudies.us /portugal/36.htm   (592 words)

  
 mental_floss library
Inés Pirez de Castro was born in Spain in 1320, the daughter of a nobleman.
Pedro's father, King Alfonso IV, was highly critical of the romance, since Inés was a Spaniard.
It is definitely true, however, that as proof of his everlasting love, Pedro had twin tombs built on the altar of what was then the country's biggest church.
www.mentalfloss.com /archives/archive2003-07-24.htm   (347 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Pedro V of Portugal Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro V of Portugal was King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861.
Pedro was an unusually conscientious and hard-working mona...
He was married to Stephanie, Princess of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen, but had no successors and the throne then passed to brother Luis.
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 Pedro I
Dom Pedro was a child when the Portuguese royal family, fleeing from Napoleon's conquering French army, left Portugal for Brazil.
Dom Pedro's popularity, however, was soon undermined by his humiliating war with Argentina, which cost Brazil the Cisplatine Province (Uruguay), by his notorious private life, and by his preoccupation with Portuguese affairs.
In the Miguelist Wars, an English sea force fighting for Dom Pedro and Maria II defeated the Miguelist fleet, and Maria was restored to the throne.
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 D. Pedro I
Pedro de Alcântara Francisco Antônio João Carlos Xavier de Paula Miguel Rafael Joaquim José Gonzaga Pascoal Cipriano Serafim de Bragança e Bourbon nasceu em 12 de outubro de 1798 na sala D. Quixote do palácio de Queluz, próximo a Lisboa.
Em 7 de setembro*, quando ia de Santos para a capital paulista, recebeu notícias de Portugal por cartas da esposa e de seu ministro José Bonifácio.
A indecisão entre o Brasil e Portugal contribuiu para minar a popularidade e o prestígio de D. Pedro I. Ao mesmo tempo, no plano interno, fracassavam as forças brasileiras na guerra cisplatina (1825-1827).
www.nomismatike.hpg.ig.com.br /Brasil/DPedroI.html   (1081 words)

  
 Pedro Moreno
Pedro Moreno nasceu na Bahia, mas passou grande parte da sua vida em São Paulo, quando em 1989 foi convidado pelo produtor e crítico Zuza Homem de Melo para gravar um disco, cujo projeto não se concretizou devido ao Plano Collor.
Em 1991 foi convidado pelo Cassino Estoril para ir a Portugal, a fim de integrar o grupo de artistas internacionais que formavam o elenco.
Pedro Moreno se torna presença constante nos stands do Brasil nas feiras internacionais de turismo à convite da EMBRATUR, tendo já atuado em países como Inglaterra, Alemanha, Itália, França e Bélgica, além de Portugal, país que escolheu para viver definitivamente.
www.mpbnet.com.br /musicos/pedro.moreno   (357 words)

  
 Pedro Amaral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Born in Lisbon (Portugal) in 1972, Pedro Amaral is one of the most active European composers of the young generation.
After studies in Portugal he moved to Paris, in 1994, to study composition with Emmanuel Nunes at the Conservatoire Supérieur de Paris.
The work was also chosen to represent Portugal at the UNESCO International Composers Tribune, where it was broadcasted by radio stations all over the world.
www.misomusic.com /composers/amarale.html   (346 words)

  
 Dom Pedro I
De um lado (eis o seu legado!) consolidou a unidade brasileira, de um outro, impeliu Portugal para diante, rasgando na antiga colônia e na metrópole decadente, os diplomas de antanho, em nome das luzes da Civilização.
II y a cent cinquante ans (le 24 septembre 1834), D. Pedro de Alcântara premier du nom de l'Empire du Brésil, quatrième Pedro dés rois portugais, est mort au Palais de Queluz par coïncidence à la chambre sur les murs de laquellé se voient les scènes grotesques du Quichotte de Cervantes.
PEDRO CALMON Président de l'lnstitut Historique et Géographique
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 Tribulandia
Notem o que se passa em Portugal com a "recente" técnica do aperta o cinto, da falta de imaginação e da entrega estúpida ao consumerismo e ao crédito para o mesmo.
Depois de muito alarido, grande cobertura mediática e de chegarem a afirmar que o caso da pedofilia em Portugal poderia abalar as instituições, chegamos a uma situação em que o único preso preventivo é o Bibi, um desgraçado que, pelos vistos, servia de intermediário a muito senhor.
Portugal deixou de ganhar quase 8,3 mil milhões de euros devido à fraca produtividade das empresas.
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 Nunes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro Nunes or Nunez studied at Salamanca from 1521 until 1522.
Nunes moved to the University of Coimbra to the chair of mathematics in 1537, a post he held until 1562.
This was a new post in the University of Coimbra and it was set up to provide instruction in the technical requirements for navigation, clearly a topic of great importance in Portugal at this period when control of sea trade was the chief source of Portuguese wealth.
www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /~history/Mathematicians/Nunes.html   (315 words)

  
 Comic creator: Pedro Massano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pedro Massano was one of the artists of the magazine Visão, a satirical periodical that was very successful after the Portuguese Revolution of April 25, 1974.
Because of the variety of his style, both humorous and realistic, Massano's work is appreciated by adults as well as children.
Pedro Massano proved himself a master in dramatics in his comic about João Brandão, the mythical criminal of the 19th century.
www.lambiek.net /massano_pedro.htm   (128 words)

  
 Peter I Of Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It's not every day that the skills of Linfield striker Peter Thompson are mentioned in the same breath as those of Portugal's goalscoring sensation Pedro...
and is expected to make his debut at some stage of this evening's friendly at home to Portugal.
Pedro I of Portugal, king of Portugal (in English, Peter I), also known as Pedro the Cruel, was born in April 8 1320 and died in January 18 1367.
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 The Genealogy of Mexico
Pedro was a Conquistador with Nuno de Guzman in 1531.
There were 4 recorded Juan de Vaca's that came to the New World from 1520-1539.
Brother of Pedro de VELLEGAS of Mexico City.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pedro da Fonseca
A philosopher and theologian, born at Cortizada, Portugal, 1528; died at Lisbon, 4 Nov., 1599.
He entered the Society of Jesus in Coimbra in 1548, and in 1551 passed to the University of Evora, where, after completing his studies, he lectured upon philosophy with such subtlety and brilliancy as to win for himself the title of the "Portuguese Aristotle".
He filled many important posts in his order, being assistant, for Portugal, to the general, visitor of Portugal, and superior of the professed house at Lisbon; while Gregory XIII and Philip II (from 1580 King of Portugal) employed him in affairs of the greatest delicacy and consequence.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/06125c.htm   (402 words)

  
 Pedro De Moel Portug Portugal hotels & travel information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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