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Soon after the birth of his grandson, Joao VI finally returned to Portugal. Along with him we nt most members of the Braganza family, Pedro remained in Brazil to act as regent for his fat her. Initially Joao VI was appalled at Pedro's desire to remain in Brazil, but after his so n refused to back away from his decision, the king agreed to Pedro and Leopoldina remaining b ehind. Dom Miguel, the king's second son, did not question returning to Portugal for he neve r really adapted to life in Brazil. Besides it is quite possible that Miguel already foresa w his future as monarch of Portugal while his brother remained ruler of Brazil. Leopoldina' s life in Brazil was to be fraught with anxieties over her future, that of her children and t he decreasing attention paid her by her husband. Her first disappointment was the untimely de ath of little Prince Joao in 1822. The arrival of a second daughter one month after Joao's de ath did not improve much the parents' spirits. For Pedro an heir was a necessity since the he ir presumptive to Portugal and Brazil was his increasingly troublesome brother Dom Miguel . A third daughter, Paula Mariana, was born in 1823. In late 1822, Prince Regent Pedro of Bra ganza decided to stage a coup d"etat to emancipate Brazil from the Portuguese crown. Joao V I himself had recommended this course of action as a means of guaranteeing the Brazilian crow n would remain under the Braganzas. During the royal family's long stay in Brazil the colon y had learned how to rule itself without Lisbon"s guidance. Once Napoleon's regime was ousted , Lisbon faintly tried to restore its control over Brazilian affairs. This course of action w as deeply resented by the Brazilians who were deeply resentful of Portuguese involvement in t he country"s internal affairs. Thus to guarantee that Brazil would not be completely lost, Pr ince Regent Pedro gave his support to the independence movement that sealed the colony"s brea k from Lisbon. At the age of twenty-four, the Prince Regent became Emperor Pedro I of Brazil . In the meantime, Pedro I continued to neglect his Austrian consort. It seemed that the onl y reason why he spent any time with her was in an effort to produce the long-awaited heir. Th e couple's fourth daughter, Francisca Carolina, was born in 1824. Pedro"s impatience with Leo poldina knew no bounds and he continued to spend more time away from her and in the arms of h is mistresses. Leopoldina's life in Brazil had turned into a living inferno, far away from he r family, ignored by her husband, the young Brazilian empress slowly fell into deep depressio n. In Vienna, Emperor Franz I openly referred to his Brazilian son-in-law as a scoundrel. Non etheless, Pedro and Leopoldina continued their efforts to produce an heir. The arrival of Pri nce Pedro de Alcantara of Braganza in late 1825, was Leopoldina's crowning satisfaction. Exha usted by constant childbearing since her arrival in Brazil, Empress Leopoldina died practical ly ignored by her husband one year after the birth of the couple's only surviving son.

Pedro married Amalie Auguste Eugenie Napoleone Leuchtenberg on 17 Oct 1829 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amalie (daughter of Duke of Leuchtenberg Eugene Rose De Beauharnais and Princess of Bavaria Auguste Amalie Ludovika Georgia Wittelsbach) was born on 31 Jul 1812 in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy; died on 26 Jan 1873 in Paco Janelas Ver, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Fearing Napoleon's onslaught the Portuguese royal family left Lisbon and moved their court t o Brazil, the crown's most prized possession. Dom Joao of Braganza, Regent of Portugal, packe d his family and his demented mother, Queen Maria I, and headed for the sunny coasts of Brazi l. As the Portuguese royal family left Lisbon, Napoleon's troops led by the anti-monarchist G eneral Junot overran the Portuguese border. On a cold November morning in 1807, the royal exo dus started its long voyage into exile. Along with the royal family came an entourage estimat ed to include almost fifteen thousand people. The people of Lisbon watched in dismay as thei r ruler abandoned the country to the fate of the invading Napoleonic legions. But he had mad e the decision to escape the invasion, nothing would deter Dom Joao who believed that movin g to Brazil would save his family from becoming Napoleon's puppets just as some of his roya l cousins throughout Europe had Done. The Portuguese royal contingent arrived on the coasts o f Brazil on January 21, 1808. Brazilians who witnessed this most unexpected arrival went wil d with ovations for the exiled royals. Two months later the royal party arrived at their fina l destination, the beautiful port of Rio de Janeiro. It was at Rio that Dom Joao decided to s ettle his court in exile, and it was from there that he vigorously rebuild the fortunes of hi s shattered kingdom. Dom Joao opened Brazilian ports to foreign trade and basically constitut ed the colony into an independent, self-reliant kingdom under the rule of the House of Bragan za. In due time, Dom Joao would acquire properties in the countryside to where the royal fami ly would retire to lead a quiet life away from the exigencies of court life. The fall of Napo leon in 1814 restored the Portuguese royal family to their throne in Lisbon. Despite this eve nt, Dom Joao refused to return to Europe until the political situation there settled. He wa s also faced with an uncertain future in Brazil if he departed.

Jodao married Princess of Spain Carlota on 09 Jan 1790 in Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. Carlota (daughter of King of Spain and The Indies Carlos, IV and Princess of Parma Maria Luigia) was born on 25 Apr 1775 in Paco Real Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain; died on 7 Jan 1830 in Paco Real Da Quinta, Quelez, Lisboa, Portugal; was buried in Sdao Vicente De Fora, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eugene married Princess of Bavaria Auguste Amalie Ludovika Georgia Wittelsbach on 14 Jan 1806 in Mhunchen, Oberbayern, Bavaria. Auguste (daughter of King of Bavaria Maximilian Josef Wittelsbach, I and Auguste Marie Wilhelmine Hesse-Darmstadt) was born on 21 Jun 1788 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 13 May 1851 in Mhunchen, Oberbayern, Bavaria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pedro married Queen of Portugal Maria, I on 06 Jun 1760. Maria (daughter of King of Portugal And The Algarves Josbe, I and Princess of Spain Maria Anna Victoria) was born on 17 Dec 1734 in Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; died on 20 Mar 1816 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Carlos married Princess of Parma Maria Luigia on 04 Sep 1765 in San Ildefonso, Segovia, Castilla-Leon, Spain. Maria (daughter of Prince of Spain Felipe and Princess of France And Navarre Elisabeth) was born on 9 Dec 1751 in Parma, Italy; died on 2 Jan 1819 in Palazzo Del Barbarini, Roma, Roma, Italy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexandre + Josephine Marie Rose Tacsher De La Pagerie. Josephine (daughter of Joseph De La Pagerie Tascher) was born on 24 Jun 1763 in Trois-Ilets, Martinique, France; died on 29 May 1814 in Melmaison, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maximilian married Auguste Marie Wilhelmine Hesse-Darmstadt on 30 Sep 1785 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt. Auguste (daughter of Prince of Hesse-Darmstadt Georg Wilhelm and Luise Marie Albertine Leiningen-Dagsburg) was born on 14 Apr 1765 in Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; was christened on 16 Apr 1765; died on 30 Mar 1796 in Rohrbach Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden; was buried on 03 Apr 1796 in Schlosskirche, Darmstadt, Starkenburg, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]