Amelia of Leuchtenburg (1812–1873)

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Amelia of Leuchtenburg (1812–1873)

Empress of Brazil. Name variations: Amelie or Amélie; Amalie von Leuchtenberg. Born on July 31, 1812, in Milan; died on January 26, 1873, in Lisbon; daughter of Amalie Auguste (1788–1851) and Eugène de Beauharnais, duchess and duke of Leuchtenburg; became second wife of Dom Pedro I, emperor of Brazil (r. 1822–1831), on October 17, 1829; children: Maria Amelia Augusta (1831–1853), princess of Brazil. See also Maria II da Gloria .

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