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Leopold III., Habsburger, * 1351 - Lerchenfeld (11/25)
Leopoldi, Hermann eigentlich H. Kohn Leopoldinische Linie

Leopoldine, Kaiserin von Brasilien


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Empress Leopoldine of Brazil. Painting by J.-B. Debret, 1820.




Leopoldine, Empress of Brazil, b. Vienna, Jan. 22, 1797, d. near Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Dec. 11, 1826, daughter from the second marriage of Emperor Franz II (I); Nov. 6, 1817 married Dom Pedro, Crown Prince of Portugal and heir apparent to the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarbia; made an important contribution to the foundation of an independent Empire of Brazil; from 1829 the Leopoldine Foundation supported the Catholic mission in America.


Literature: J. Prantner, Kaiserin L. v. Brasilien, 1974; B. Hamann, Die Habsburger, 41993; F. Weissensteiner, Habsburgerinnen auf fremden Thronen, 2000; NDB.


 
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