Pedro II(Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga) (1825-1891) est empereur du Brésil de 1831 à 1889. Surnommé « le Magnanime », il devient le second et dernier dirigeant de l'Empire du Brésil, heritant d’un pays au bord de la désintégration. Pedro IItransforme le Brésil en une monarchie constitutionnelle reconnue pour la stabilité de son régime politique, son respect des droits civiques, et sa croissance économique. Pedro IIencourage fermement l'abolition de l’esclavage, promeut l'éducation, la culture et les sciences. Malgré sa popularité il est renversé par un coup d’état mené par un groupe de chefs militaires alors que les brésiliens le soutiennent. Néanmoins Pedro II accepte son éviction et passe les deux dernières années de sa vie en exil à Paris.
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Marks stamped on flange of cover: legible to illegible Light wear on high points. Light scratching on vacant panel to underside and inside the box. Very heavy gauge.
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