Growth of Pedro II of Brazil

Names
	Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Habsburgo-Lorena e Bragança

Pedro II
Pedro II
	Pedro II at age 39, 1864
Emperor of Brazil
Reign	7 April 1831 – 15 November 1889
Coronation	18 July 1841; Imperial Chapel
Predecessor	Pedro I
Successor	Monarchy abolished
Regents	See list (1831–1840)
Prime ministers	See list
Head of the Imperial House of Brazil
Tenure	7 April 1831 – 5 December 1891
Predecessor	Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil
Successor	Isabel, Princess Imperial
Born	2 December 1825; Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died	5 December 1891 (aged 66); Paris, France
Burial	5 December 1939; Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil
Spouse	Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (m. 1843; died 1889)
Issue; Detail	Afonso, Prince Imperial; Isabel, Princess Imperial; Leopoldina, Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial;
Names
Names
	Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Habsburgo-Lorena e Bragança
House	Braganza
Father	Pedro I of Brazil
Mother	Maria Leopoldina of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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In the life of Pedro II of Brazil, growth in both his personal and public roles took place in the decade beginning in 1853. At the start of this period, he was still struggling to find his way. But by its end the Emperor was a mature and steady leader, and Brazil was united and on its way to unprecedented national prosperity and prestige.