"I think my grandfather Pedro I probably didn't expect that the Kingdom of Brazil would have died in my father's generation, and our line would have been extinct.
He certainly didn't expect that the last members of our Braganza royal family are really just your Miguel family.
In the future, maybe the Braganza royal family will really rely on you to maintain the family's glory.
After all, you are destined to dominate Luxembourg, and I have seen ominous signs from the actions of Portugal’s current Gotha and Braganza dynasties and their kings.
Carlos I acted arbitrarily and did not listen to others' advice, which is so disappointing. Having experienced the demise of Brazil, I can already predict the tragedy of their lineage."
The person who spoke to Tangning was the current patriarch of the Brazilian royal family, Isabel Cristina Leopoldina Augusta Micaela Gabriella Rafaela Gonzaga.
"Tangning, you have inherited the Brazilian royal family and are the orthodox member of the Braganza family.
I have a small request. Can you add my father and grandfather's Pedro's name to your name? I hope you can satisfy me.
I have heard about your ambitions from your father, but please listen to my advice and don’t be too persistent. If it doesn’t succeed, forget it. You are the hope of our Braganza family."
Looking at the kind and gentle Aunt Isabel and hearing her advise him not to be too persistent and forgetful, Tang Lin was certainly grateful.
"Aunt Isabel, from now on my name will be Tangning Pedro João Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Braganza.
Thank you Aunt Isabel for your concern. Don’t worry, I will definitely regain the Kingdom of Brazil.”
"Alas! It's good for Tang Ning to have confidence, but the American continent is the stronghold of liberals!
You are destined to become the Grand Duke of Luxembourg in the future, our heir, and will continue the glory of our Braganza royal family.
Never imitate the Mexican king of the Habsburg royal family. Remember my words, if you can’t do something, don’t take risks.”
Isabel was born on July 29, 1846. She became the Crown Prince of Brazil in 1850 and the patriarch of the Brazilian royal family in 1891. She has experienced too many things.
Izbel is now an old man who is almost 60 years old and the only remaining member of the Brazilian royal family. His only married sister has died long ago.
The Braganza royal family in Brazil is a tragic royal family with extremely few family members.
Pedro II married Teresa Cristina, the seventh and youngest daughter of King Francesco I of the Two Sicilies and his distant cousin, in Naples on May 30, 1843, and they had two sons.
Two daughters.
What is tragic is that the two sons died young and did not live to adulthood, but the two daughters Isabel and Leopoldina did reach adulthood.
Although Isabel was married, she had no children, so she had no descendants. However, the seventh-generation Prince Ludwig of Kohari, the second son of Leopoldina and Prince August of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohari,
Auguste married and had four sons.
The current situation is that the exiled Brazilian royal family has no direct descendants.
Isabel's sister and children obviously do not belong to the Braganza royal family, they belong to Gotha.
It can be said that the Braganza royal family in Brazil has become extinct.
The current royal family of Braganza is really the Miguel family. Strictly speaking, the Portuguese royal family also belongs to the Gotha royal family.
Isabel witnessed with her own eyes how the Brazilian king, who was known as the empire in America, was destroyed. She truly saw the power of the liberal republic and the weakness of the conservative monarch.
His father, Pedro II, was the only son of Miguel's brother Pedro I. He was born with a real silver spoon in his mouth, but his ending was extremely miserable.
Perode II was the second emperor of the Brazilian Empire. Although he was excellent, his character was too soft and his life was full of ups and downs.
Perode II, who was born in Rio de Janeiro on December 2, 1825, inherited the throne at the age of 5. A three-person regency committee arranged by his father assisted in the governance of the country.
On July 23, 1840, the National Assembly declared the 14-year-old Pedro II to take office early. After taking office, he used the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party to alternately manage government affairs, while he retained the final say.
Brazil, the American continent it is located in, has always been a place with strong liberal power. In fact, conservatives are not strong. They often rely on power and suppression.
The same is true for Isabel's father, Perode II. He often had to rely on suppression and win over, but this would gradually lose the support of the grassroots people. Although he also made amends, he even liberated slaves and reclaimed a large amount of land.
As early as the suppression of the Rio Grande do Sul republican movement and the Pernambuco uprising, Perode announced the emancipation of all slaves he owned very early in 1840. On September 4, 1850, he promulgated a ban on
Act on the African Slave Trade.
In the second half of the 19th century, the Brazilian people launched a large-scale abolition movement, and Pedro II actively cooperated. In May 1888, the imperial government officially announced the abolition of slavery.
Pedro II actively participated in state affairs and governed the country carefully.
He encouraged foreign immigrants and developed domestic resources. The capitalist economy developed, industrial and agricultural production increased significantly, and railway and telecommunications construction also achieved great results.
Perode II paid attention to restricting religious restrictions, developed education, founded the Brazilian Historical-Geographical Association, and actively participated in the activities of the association.
Perode II, who practiced distant diplomacy and close attack, focused on developing relations with Europe and the United States, but expanded and struck hard at neighboring countries.
From 1851 to 1852, they united with Uruguay and Argentina to defeat Rosas' dictatorship and attempted to annex Uruguay; from 1865 to 1870, they united with Argentina and Uruguay to defeat Paraguay and won the Paraguay War.
Perode II thought that if he brought victory to the country, he would win the hearts of the people, but it was just the opposite.
Due to the continuous wars, public resentment is boiling, which gives careerists a great opportunity.
The Brazilian Empire of Perode II was overthrown in a coup launched by careerists and Republicans in the army on November 15, 1889.
Perode II, who lost the Brazilian Empire, fled to Portugal in Europe with his queen, eldest daughter Isabel, and second daughter Leopoldina. He died in Paris on December 5, 1891.
Isabel, who has experienced the destruction of her country and family, really has no confidence in restoring the Kingdom of Brazil, because she understands that the Caudillo and the liberal republicans in the American continent are too powerful.
Here, no matter how well the king does and no matter how obedient the public opinion is, he will still be dissatisfied by the republican liberals, who will take advantage of them. And the king can rely on the conservative forces, the army and large farmers such as Caudillo, which is not reliable and will jump at critical moments.
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Isabel has witnessed all this with her own eyes. Her father, who followed the trend, was still forced step by step. She has seen liberals who push their limits and conservative forces who betray shamelessly.
In the second half of the 19th century, the Brazilian people launched a large-scale abolition movement, and provincial legislators immediately held provincial assemblies to vote on the abolition movement.
In 1883, the "Abolition League" was established, and the abolition movement spread across the country. The following year, slaves over the age of 65 were emancipated, and all provinces announced the abolition of slavery.
On May 3, 1888, Isabel, the daughter of Pedro II and still a princess at the time, signed the "Golden Act" to abolish slavery, and slavery finally disappeared from the Western Hemisphere.
So what if the king is adapting to the situation? He is being pressed step by step, and each step is making further progress.
After the abolition of slavery, the monarchy was seen by some republicans as an obstacle to Brazil's modernization and economic growth, hindering their expansion of interests. They began to oppose centralization and called for broader regional autonomy.
Since the abolition movement, republicans hope to overthrow the monarchy and realize a republic, and the voice of republicanism has increased. In 1887, Deodoro da Fonseca organized a military club and began planning a coup.
On November 15, 1889, Fonseca and Floriano Araujo Peshoto united with the Republicans to launch a military coup, surrounded the cabinet conference hall, and gained control of the government.
Fonseca announced the abolition of the monarchy, converted to a republic, and established a provisional government. However, farmers and landowners who originally supported the monarchy defected because Pedro II supported the abolition of slavery.
Two days later, Isabel followed Pedro II into exile in Europe, and the Brazilian Empire fell.
"Tangning, I have seen those people, they are shameless. There is no point in compromising with them. Besides, we don't have the capital to talk to him now."
Isabel, tell Tangning the cruel truth.
"We have no value to them Caudillo now."
Isabel, seeing that Tangning was devoting herself wholeheartedly to the Brazilian Restoration Movement, quickly told him the history to help him see the facts clearly.
She did this to tell Tang Ning not to have too high hopes for the upper class people in Brazil. In the past, the royal family had value, but now it has no value to them at all.
"Aunt Isabel, you have been living in Algarve for a long time now, not Lisbon, right!?"
Tangning asked Aunt Isabel.
"Yes, I live here now!"
Isabel thought about what Carlos I did when he refused to listen to advice, and answered Tangning with some sadness.
"Lisbon is too dangerous. Under the high pressure of Carlos I and the Gotha royal family, there will definitely be no good end."
"Algarve, there are many Brazilians here. Do you have any contact with them? What does he think of the Braganza family?"
The Brazilians who left the Kingdom of Brazil did not fare well. The development of the Algarve required labor, so Tangning suggested that his father introduce Brazilians.
Isabel has naturally come into contact with the Brazilians here. Although these Brazilians have to work hard, they are much better than those in Brazil. Even though they work hard in Brazil, they don’t gain much.
In the Algarve, labor can create wealth, which is much better than in Brazil. The Brazilians here are full of gratitude to the Braganza family who gave them a happy life.
"The Brazilians here seem to be different from those in Brazil. They respect and revere us very much."
"Auntie, do you know why they love us?"
After hearing Tangning's inquiry, Isabel fell into deep thought and thought about it seriously.
"It should be, we bring them the life they want, right? That's why they love us."
"Yes, Auntie, you are right, this is the situation."
Tangning expressed her thoughts to Aunt Isabel, who understood the situation.
"Auntie, restoring the kingdom does not necessarily involve only considering the upper class, the people at the bottom are the key.
Those Brazilian upper-class people only have the right to speak. In fact, we can also cultivate the right to speak.
The people are not fools. Those republicans said that life would be better after the king left, but what about the situation? Why is it getting worse and worse?
Now that Brazilians are becoming more and more dissatisfied with them, how many people still believe in the Republic? Why are the people at the bottom gradually missing the royal family?
Auntie, if we bring a better life to the people at the bottom of Brazil, will these people believe in me or them?"
***The author has something to say***
Braganza: 1, Braganza-Saxe-Coburg-Gotha dynasty, 2, Miguel Braganza royal line, 3, Braganza dynasty of Brazil.
1. The marriage between Braganza and Gotha is actually the Gotha dynasty.
This lineage comes from the marriage between the daughter of Pedro I of Brazil, Queen Maria II of Portugal, and Prince Fernando II of Gotha, and was cut off from Manuel II.
2. The Miguel lineage of Bragança originated from King Miguel I of Portugal.
Miguel I was the second son of King Joao VI of Portugal, the younger brother of Pedro I, and the last husband of Maria II. In 1834, he was defeated and expelled by his brother, the King of Brazil. Miguel went into exile as the Duke of Braganza.
Germany later married Adelaide and passed down the Braganza line. Later, his descendants took back the throne from Manuel II. However, it has been almost a hundred years and it is currently the orthodox royal family of Portugal.
3. Braganza Dynasty in Brazil.
This dynasty only lasted for two generations. When Pedro II came to an end, the dynasty fell. Pedro II only had two daughters. This lineage was cut off and his surname was passed on.
The protagonist of this book comes from the second line of Miguel. His father, Francisco, is the second son of Miguel II. However, the protagonist currently inherits the Brazilian lineage and is now the king of Brazil.
This chapter has been completed!