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      • Maria Amélia became engaged to Archduke Maximilian of Austria in early 1852, but before the marriage could take place she contracted tuberculosis, and was taken to the town of Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Despite its reputedly healthy climate, her health continued to deteriorate, and she died on 4 February 1853.
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  2. In honor of her daughter, Maria Amélia's mother financed the construction of the " Princesa D. Maria Amélia " hospital in Funchal. Maria Amélia's fiancé, Maximilian, made a pilgrimage to Brazil and Madeira, a journey that influenced his acceptance of the throne of Mexico in 1864.

  3. Maria Amélia's fiancé, Maximilian, made a pilgrimage to Brazil and Madeira, a journey that influenced his acceptance of the throne of Mexico in 1864. Dona Maria Amélia was a princess of the Empire of Brazil and a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza.

  4. Amélie of Leuchtenberg. Amélie of Leuchtenberg ( Portuguese: Amélia Augusta Eugénia Napoleona de Leuchtenberg; French: Amélie Auguste Eugénie Napoléonne de Leuchtenberg; 31 July 1812 – 26 January 1873) was Empress of Brazil as the wife of Pedro I of Brazil . She was the granddaughter of Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French.

  5. Dec 29, 2014 · Archduke Maximilian was apparently haunted by her memory. After he had married Charlotte of Belgium, he made a pilgrimage to locations connected to Maria Amélia. When he reached Madeira, he wrote, “Here died, of tuberculosis, on 4 February 1853, the only daughter of the Empress of Brazil, an extraordinarily gifted creature.

  6. Maria Amélia was born in France after Pedro I abdicated the Brazilian throne in favor of his son Emperor Pedro II. Before Maria Amélia was a month old, Pedro I went to Portugal to restore the crown of the eldest daughter of his first marriage, Queen Maria II.

  7. Dona Maria Amélia (1 December 1831 – 4 February 1853) was a princess of the Empire of Brazil and a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza. Her parents were Emperor Dom Pedro I, the first ruler of Brazil, and Amélie of Leuchtenberg. The only child of her father's second marriage, Maria Amélia was born in France after Pedro I abdicated the Brazilian throne in favor of his ...

  8. João Eduardo – A clerk at a notary's office, he is the fiancé of Amélia, hates the clergy, and only goes to the church to impress Amélia and her mother.