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Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 6:27pm On Nov 15, 2021 |
Dona Isabel nicknamed "the Redemptress", was the Princess Imperial (heir presumptive to the throne) of the Empire of Brazil and the Empire's regent on three occasions. Born in Rio de Janeiro as the eldest daughter of Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina, she was a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança). After the deaths of her two brothers in infancy, she was recognized as her father's heir presumptive. She married a French prince, Gaston, Count of Eu, in an arranged marriage, and they had three sons. During her father's absences abroad, Isabel acted as regent. In her third and final regency, she actively promoted and ultimately signed a law, named Lei Áurea, or the Golden Law, emancipating all slaves in Brazil. Even though the action was broadly popular, there was strong opposition to her succession to the throne. Her gender, strong Catholic faith, and marriage to a foreigner were seen as impediments against her, and the emancipation of the slaves generated dislike among powerful planters. In 1889, her family was deposed in a military coup, and she spent the last 30 years of her life in exile in France. Legacy Historian Roderick J. Barman wrote that "in the view of posterity, [Isabel] acted decisively only once on a single issue: the immediate abolition of slavery". It is for this achievement that she is remembered. As explained by Barman, paradoxically this "principal exercise of power by which posterity alone remembers her ... contributed to her exclusion from public life". Isabel herself wrote, on the day after the republican coup d'état that deposed her father, "If abolition is the cause for this, I don't regret it; I consider it worth losing the throne for. https://www.walkbrazil4k.com/2021/11/meet-wonderful-princess-that-abolished.html osystein, HumbledbYGrace, mukina2,mynd44 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 6:28pm On Nov 15, 2021 |
princess isabel 1 Like
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Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 6:30pm On Nov 15, 2021 |
where she is buried..I would visit this place because she did a great job 1 Like
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Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 7:09pm On Nov 15, 2021 |
Words on a Marble! Isabel herself wrote, on the day after the republican coup d'état that deposed her father, "If abolition is the cause for this, I don't regret it; I consider it worth losing the throne for. 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Teslason(m): 9:09pm On Nov 15, 2021 |
God bless her! 1 Like |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 9:19pm On Nov 15, 2021 |
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Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 2:33pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
Rubbish When they know it doesn't benefit them again |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 4:12pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
abdelrahman: Lol, how na, they removed her father because of it |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 4:34pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
walkbrazil4k:cos it doesn't benefit them again. Them Brazilians motherfvckers were the last to abolish slavery and they stole many Africans than even US |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 7:11pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
abdelrahman: It was the Portuguese, lol |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 7:52pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
walkbrazil4k: Portuguese that became Brazilians! |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 11:39pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
abdelrahman: Brazil Is a mixture of all countries now, the current president is from Italy |
Re: Meet The Wonderful Princess That Abolished Slavery In Brazil(photos) by Nobody: 11:42pm On Nov 18, 2021 |
walkbrazil4k:full of white supremacists motherfvckers and dumb ass brainwashed blacks |
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