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	Pedro II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Pedro II’s long reign was characterized by great social change, material progress, and wars with neighboring nations.
		Pedro II was extremely popular, but the economic and social tendencies of his time betrayed him.
		Pedro was exiled, and spent the remainder of his life in Europe.
	www.bartleby.com /65/pe/Pedro2.html (307 words)

	Pedro II of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The aim of the war in Portugal was to restore the throne of Portugal to Maria II, older sister of Pedro II.
		Dom Pedro II was married September 4, 1843 to Princess Teresa of the Two Sicilies (b.
		Liberal in outlook, Pedro II took steps to end slavery; the final abolition edict was signed in his absence by his daughter Princess Isabel, on May 13, 1888.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_II_of_Brazil (849 words)

	Pedro II of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a result of caring for his children's interests, in 1834, the warrior father Pedro I had a daugher of 15 on the throne of Portugal and a son of 9 Pedro II who was emperor-to-be of Brazil.
		Dom Pedro II was married September 4, 1843 to (b.
		Dom Pedro II was in the United States during the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, where Alexander Graham Bell showed him his new telephone.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Pedro_II_of_Brazil (553 words)

	Encyclopedia: Pedro II of Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		D. Pedro II - old age photograpy This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or more.
		In 1822 (7 September), Infante dom Pedro of Portugal, heir apparent to the Portuguese throne and kings representative in Brazil, was proclaimed Emperor of Brazil.
		Maria Leopoldina Josepha Caroline of Habsburg, archduchess of Austria, Empress consort of Brazil, was born in 1797 in Vienna, Austria.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pedro-II-of-Brazil (2310 words)

	MSN Encarta - Pedro II (of Brazil)
		Pedro II (of Brazil) (1825-91), emperor of Brazil (1831-89).
		The son of Pedro I, he succeeded to the throne at the age of five, on his father's abdication, and was subject to a regency until he reached his majority in 1840.
		Pedro had a lifelong interest in science and was a patron of the arts.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761551970/Pedro_II.html (204 words)

	Pedro II of Brazil - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil was the second and final Brazilian Emperor.
		When he was a boy of only 5 years old, he became the emperor-to-be of Brazil on the edict of his father Pedro I who abdicated the throne on April 7, 1831 to go fight a war in Portugal.
		The war in Portugal was necessary to restore the throne of Portugal to the boy's sister Maria II.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Pedro_II_of_Brazil (487 words)

	Pedro, II Biography / Biography of Pedro, II Biography Biography
		Pedro II (1825-1891) was the second emperor of Brazil.
		On Dec. 2, 1825, Pedro was born in the imperial residence at São Christovão.
		Pedro II's intervention in faction-torn Uruguay involved Brazil in a war with Argentina's Juan Manuel de Rosas in 1851-1852.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-pedro-ii/index.html (725 words)

	Raul N. Longoria's Genealogy Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Parents: Alphonso II the Chaste (KING OF ARAGON) and Sancha of Castile (Infanta of Castile).
		Henry II was not done, however, and raised a new army with Du Guesclin, fought and defeated Peter the Cruel in a battle at Montiel in 1369, then killed Peter the Cruel in a duel after the battle.
		Parents: Wladyslaw II, the Exile of Cracow (Duke of Cracow) and _____ (mother of Richeza of Poland).
	www.raullongoria.net /Genealogy/FamilyTree/d5.html (1637 words)

	Historical Text Archive: Articles: Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil
		Pedro I gradually lost his grip on power, first exhibited in the unpopular choice of a mistress, a mistress elevated in royal position, with her bastard seed, to that of equality of the Empress and royal children.
		Dom Pedro II was proclaimed Emperor of Brazil on April 14.
		Pedro II promptly wrote a letter encouraging that the money be used for the construction of more primary school buildings or improvements in existing public buildings.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=427 (2339 words)

	Pedro II of Brazil - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since Pedro II was only 5 years old at the time, government was assumed by a series of regents until July_23 1840, when Pedro was nominated Emperor of Brazil at the age of 14.
		Pedro II was married September_4, 1843 to Princess_Teresa_of_the_Two_Sicilies.
		Pedro II probably was the first Brazilian to use the invention He recited Shakespeare's classic line from Hamlet, "To be or not to be" into it, and exclamed, "This thing speaks!".
	www.indexsuche.com /Pedro_II_of_Brazil.html (384 words)

	PEDRO II, OF BRAZIL - LoveToKnow Article on PEDRO II, OF BRAZIL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		For a long period few thrones appeared more secure, and his prosperous and beneficent rule might have endured throughout his life but for his want of energy and inattention tc the signs of the times.
		Dom Pedro retired to Europe and died in Paris on the 5th of December 1891.
		Dom Pedro was a model constitutional sovereign, and a munificent patron o science and letters.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PEDRO_II_OF_BRAZIL.htm (620 words)

	The Brazilian Monarchy - Projeto Pró-Monarquia do Baronato de Fulwood e Dirleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pedro II was the first Brazilian and certain the first Ruler to ever to use the telephone.
		Pedro II was a well educated man, a brilliant photographer, also corresponded It's believed that the first telephone ever installed was between Pedro II Palace and his Residence.
		Although Pedro was very popular among the people, an able and honest ruler, he was deposed on November 15, 1889 by a fake and shameful military coup whose leader-apparent was not even aware of his actions, and the imperial family was subject an undignified exile.
	www.monarquia.com /Pedroofbrazil.htm (1049 words)

	Dom Pedro II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pedro II deu ao Brasil 49 anos de paz interna, prosperidade e progresso.
		The reign of D. Pedro II, therefore, began on the day he was declared adult and finished with his overthrown on November 15, 1889, with the advent of the republican regime.
		Pedro II married Princess Teresa Cristina Maria, daughter of Francis I, King of Two Sicilies, and his wife Maria Isabel de Bourbon.
	www.vivabrazil.com /dpedroii.htm (932 words)

	Pedro II on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pedro Almodovar à Londres dimanche dernier Le cinéaste espagnol Pedro Almodovar a affirmé qu'il aimerait que le pape Jean.
		Juan Pablo II Juan Pablo II durante una audiencia general en la Plaza de San Pedro, el 8 de octubre de 2003.
		Juan Pablo II Juan Pablo II durante una audiencia general en la Plaza de San Pedro, el 8 de octubre de 2003 (Archivo).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/p/pedro2.asp (770 words)

	Talk:Pedro II of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See for instance Charles XV of Sweden (was Carl), Humbert II of Italy (was Umberto), Henry IV of France (was Henri), Nicholas II of Russia (was Nikolai), William III of the Netherlands (was Willem) etc. etc.
		Documenting moves to Pedro I of Brazil and Pedro II of Brazil
		President Ulysses S. Grant and Pedro II greet the public from the platform of a Corliss Steam Engine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Pedro_II_of_Brazil (1277 words)

	United States and Brazil: The Imperial period / Brasil e Estados Unidos: O Período imperial
		The system was to terminate when Pedro II turned eighteen, but unrest in the provinces caused him to assume full powers earlier, in 1840, in order to strengthen the central government.
		Although Dom Pedro I was the first emperor of Brazil and the person who declared its independence, his son, Dom Pedro II, was the most important figure of the Imperial Period.
		Dom Pedro I was criticized of being incapable of protecting the interest of Brazil because he was Portuguese by birth.
	international.loc.gov /intldl/brhtml/br-1/br-1-5.html (1367 words)

	United States and Brazil: Dom Pedro II and America / Brasil e Estados Unidos: Dom Pedro II e os Estados Unidos
		Dom Pedro II had a deep appreciation for the potential contributions of science and technology to society.
		Dom Pedro II spent two weeks at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, where he contacted many distinguished personalities and emphasized the importance of the commercial relations between the United States and Brazil.
		At the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, Dom Pedro II met Alexander Graham Bell, who was demonstrating his new invention--the telephone.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /intldl/brhtml/br-1/br-1-5-2.html (908 words)

	Pedro II of Brazil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dom Pedro II and President Ulysses S. Grant, Philadelphia Exposition, 1876
		His father Pedro I abdicated the throne on April 7, 1831 to fight a civil war in Portugal.
		Old Postcards from Brazil, D. Pedro II by Nadar
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedro_II_of_Brazil (849 words)

	Pedro Ii Of Brazil - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pedro II of Brazil: Son of the Habsburg Empress (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought Translation Series)
		Biographical sketch of Dom dro II, emperor of Brazil (Smithsonian Institution.
		The voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral to Brazil and India,: From contemporary documents and narratives, (Works issued by the Hakluyt Society [ser.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /pedro_ii_of_brazil.htm (111 words)

	United States and Brazil: Dom Pedro II / Brasil e Estados Unidos: Dom Pedro II
		The son of Dom Pedro I (1798-1834) of Brazil and his Austrian wife, Empress Leopoldina (1797-1826), was named Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Salvador Bebiano Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga.
		Dom Pedro II was crowned on July 18, 1841, and reigned for almost fifty years until he was overthrown on November 15, 1889, with the advent of the republic.
		Filho de Dom Pedro I (1798-1834) e de sua primeira esposa, a arquiduquesa Leopoldina (1797-1826), filha de Francisco I, Imperador da Áustria, nasceu em 2 de dezembro de 1825.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /intldl/brhtml/br-1/br-1-5-1.html (679 words)

	ESPN.com: Pedro Astacio Player Card
		Rangers June 18: Designated pitcher Pedro Astacio for assignment; purchased the contract of pitcher Jason Standridge from Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
		Pedro Astacio, who has made just one start since shoulder surgery in 2003, will get a chance to be in the Texas Rangers' rotation this spring.
		Pitchers Pedro Astacio of Boston and Brad Halsey of New York each were suspended Sept. 28 for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at batters.
	sports.espn.go.com /mlb/players/profile?statsId=4870 (319 words)

	Dom Pedro II
		Dom Pedro II Pedro II nasceu no Palácio de São Cristóvão (Quinta da Boa Vista), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, a 2 de dezembro de 1825 e faleceu em Paris, a 5 de dezembro de 1891.
		In 1833, José Bonifácio was dismissed from the tutorial and Manoel Inácio de Andrade Souto Maior, Marquis of Itanhaém, was designated by the general assembly of the empire to substitute for him.
		Pedro II gave Brazil 49 years of domestic peace, prosperity and progress.
	psg.com /~walter/dpii.html (852 words)

	Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891 - Roderick J. Barman
		Resourceful, patient, cautious, and above all persevering, Pedro II acquired undisputed control of public affairs and was indispensable in establishing Brazil’s viability as a nation.
		By the 1880s, the rising generation had so internalized the model of Pedro II that it greatly resembled him in outlook and culture.
		A man of monumental restraint and iron self-discipline, Pedro II took great care in speech and writing to reveal little of his inner self.
	www.sup.org /cgi-bin/search/book_desc.cgi?book_id=3510+4400 (676 words)

	Brazil - Brasil - BRAZZIL - News from Brazil - Emperor Dom Pedro II in London and Europe - Brazilian History - August ...
		Pedro was born in 1825 in Rio de Janeiro, the son of Brazil's first emperor, Dom Pedro I and his French wife and grandson to Dom João VI of Portugal.
		But on the same day Pedro arrived in Lisbon, the Brazilian legation in London sent word to the mayor of Southampton that Pedro, his wife and their retinue would not be arriving there as planned, but rather at Dover at the end of the month.
		Pedro was an avid reader, with a deep interest in how things worked generally and how he might help improve the lot of Brazil.
	www.brazzil.com /2003/html/news/articles/aug03/p121aug03.htm (1593 words)

	Pedro I
		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.
		Maria II - Maria II (Maria da Glória), 1819–53, queen of Portugal (1834–53), daughter of...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0838032.html (495 words)

	Dom Pedro I
		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.
		II a su commander avec une épee à la main l'indépendance des brésiliens et la transformation des compatriotes; soldat impétueux soit à la colline de l'lpiranga soit à l'encerclement du Port, dans les deux contextes imbu du hasard qui est la règle de la valeur.
		II est mort il y a un siècle et demi.
	psg.com /~walter/dpi.html (1298 words)

	Pedro II de Brasil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Pedro II (Río de Janeiro, 1825 - París, 1891) Emperador de Brasil.
		Primogénito de Pedro I y Leopoldina Carolina de Habsburgo, subió al trono a la edad de cinco años, tras la abdicación de su padre.
		Las relaciones de Pedro II con la Iglesia Católica se vieron ensombrecidas por su condición de gran maestre de la masonería.
	enciclopedia.cc /Pedro_II_de_Brasil (612 words)

	Harquebus Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal (15.113.1-5,29.158.885) \| Object Page \| Timeline of Art History \| The ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The decoration includes the crowned monogram PR, for "Pedro Rex" (Pedro the King), and the cross of the commander of the Order of Christ, a hereditary office held by the kings of Portugal.
		Harquebusiers were armored cavalrymen generally equipped with a carbine (known as a harquebus) carried at the right side on a shoulder belt, a pair of pistols holstered at the front of the saddle, and a sword.
		The armor of King Pedro is significant not only as a late example of this type but also as the probable work of the little-known armorer Richard Holden of London.
	www.metmuseum.org /toah/hd/ufarm/hod_15.113.1-5,29.158.885.htm (264 words)

	Dom Pedro II
		Dom Pedro II Imperador do Brasil durante quase cinqüenta anos, D. Pedro II passou à história como um intelectual, apreciador da ciência, das artes e da liberdade de informação e como homem tolerante, aberto ao diálogo e às transformações da vida social.
		Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga nasceu no palácio de São Cristóvão (Quinta da Boa Vista), no Rio de Janeiro RJ, em 2 de dezembro de 1825.
		Pedro começou a estudar sob a orientação da camareira-mor D. Mariana Carlota de Verna Magalhães Coutinho, mais tarde condessa de Belmonte.
	www.nomismatike.hpg.ig.com.br /Brasil/DomPedroII.html (1027 words)

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