Teresa Cristina of Bourbon (1822–1889)
Teresa Cristina of Bourbon (1822–1889)
Empress of Brazil. Name variations: Theresa; Thereza Christina of Naples; Teresa Christina Maria; Theresa of Sicily. Born Teresa Cristina Maria on Mar 14, 1822; died Dec 28, 1889, soon after arriving in Portugal, having been exiled from Brazil; dau. of Francis I, king of Naples and Sicily (r. 1825–1830), and Marie Isabella of Spain (1789–1848); sister of Maria Cristina I of Naples (1806–1878), queen of Spain; m. Pedro II of Braganza (1825–1891), emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–1889), Sept 4, 1843; children: Afonso (1845–1847); Isabel of Brazil (1846–1921); Leopoldine (1847–1871, who m. August, prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha); Pedro also known as Peter Alfons (1848–1850).
See also Women in World History.
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