Search results
Dona Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) "the Educator" (Portuguese: "a Educadora") or "the Good Mother" (Portuguese: "a Boa Mãe"), was Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1828, and again from 1834 to 1853.
Maria II was the queen of Portugal (1834–53). Maria was the daughter of Peter I of Brazil, IV of Portugal, who, on inheriting both countries from his father, entered a conditional abdication of Portugal in her favour (1826).
For a queen who ruled 19 years until her premature death at age 34, Maria II da Gloria of Portugal faced a life of insecurity and political turmoil from her earliest years. The first European monarch native to the New World, Maria da Gloria was born on April 4, 1819 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dona Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) " the Educator " ( Portuguese: "a Educadora") or " the Good Mother " ( Portuguese: "a Boa Mãe" ), was Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1828, and again from 1834 to 1853.
Biography: Maria II da Gloria of Portugal was a Portuguese monarch known as "the Educator" or "the Good Mother." Her reign was marked by the end of the civil wars that had plagued Portugal, a focus on constitutional rule, and a commitment to modernization.
Dec 2, 2016 · The future Maria II of Portugal was born on 4 April 1819 as the daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal and Maria Leopoldina of Austria. She was the eldest of 7 siblings and one half-sibling. She also had six illegitimate half-siblings. Her grandfather, King John VI died in March VI, and his death sparked a succession crisis.
Maria II (4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) "the Educator" (Portuguese: "a Educadora") or "the Good Mother" (Portuguese: "a Boa Mãe"), was Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1828, and again from 1834 to 1853.
