Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831–1853) was the daughter of
DomPedro I, founder of Brazil's independence and its first emperor, and
Amélie of Leuchtenberg. The only child from her father's second marriage, Maria Amélia was born in France following Pedro I's 1831 abdication in favor of his son Dom
Pedro II. Before Maria Amélia was a month old, Pedro I left for Portugal to restore its crown to his eldest daughter Dona
Maria II. He defeated his brother
Miguel I (who had usurped Maria II's throne), only to die a few months later of
tuberculosis. Maria Amélia's mother took her to Portugal, where she lived most of her life without ever visiting Brazil. Brazil's government refused to recognize Maria Amélia as a member of its Imperial House because she was born abroad. When her half-brother Pedro II was declared of age in 1840, he intervened to restore her position. Maria Amélia was engaged to Archduke
Maximilian of Austria in 1852, but marriage plans were thwarted when she contracted tuberculosis and was taken to the island of
Madeira to recover. Her health deteriorated, and she died on 4 February 1853. Her body was interred in Portugal's royal
Braganza Pantheon; almost 130 years later, her remains were moved to Brazil. (
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1948 – In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on
Somerton beach in
Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved today.
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Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831–1853) was the daughter of
DomPedro I, founder of Brazil's independence and its first emperor, and
Amélie of Leuchtenberg. The only child from her father's second marriage, Maria Amélia was born in France following Pedro I's 1831 abdication in favor of his son Dom
Pedro II. Before Maria Amélia was a month old, Pedro I left for Portugal to restore its crown to his eldest daughter Dona
Maria II. He defeated his brother
Miguel I (who had usurped Maria II's throne), only to die a few months later of
tuberculosis. Maria Amélia's mother took her to Portugal, where she lived most of her life without ever visiting Brazil. Brazil's government refused to recognize Maria Amélia as a member of its Imperial House because she was born abroad. When her half-brother Pedro II was declared of age in 1840, he intervened to restore her position. Maria Amélia was engaged to Archduke
Maximilian of Austria in 1852, but marriage plans were thwarted when she contracted tuberculosis and was taken to the island of
Madeira to recover. Her health deteriorated, and she died on 4 February 1853. Her body was interred in Portugal's royal
Braganza Pantheon; almost 130 years later, her remains were moved to Brazil. (
Full article...)
1948 – In "one of Australia's most profound mysteries", the body of an unidentified man was found on
Somerton beach in
Adelaide, a case which remains unsolved today.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
4,109,337 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.