Amélie of Leuchtenberg
Amélie of Leuchtenberg (Portuguese: Amélia Augusta Eugénia Napoleona de Leuchtenberg; French: Amélie Auguste Eugénie Napoléonne de Leuchtenberg; 31 July 1812 – 26 January 1873) was Empress of Brazil as the wife of Pedro I of Brazil.
| Amélie of Leuchtenberg | |||||
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| Duchess of Braganza | |||||
| Empress consort of Brazil | |||||
| Tenure | 2 August 1829 – 7 April 1831 | ||||
| Born | 31 July 1812 Milan, Kingdom of Italy | ||||
| Died | 26 January 1873 (aged 60) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal | ||||
| Burial | Monument to the Independence of Brazil, São Paulo | ||||
| Spouse |
Pedro I of Brazil
(m. 1829; died 1834) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil | ||||
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| House | Beauharnais | ||||
| Father | Eugène, Duke of Leuchtenberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Augusta of Bavaria | ||||
| Signature | |||||
She was the granddaughter of Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French. Her father, Eugène de Beauharnais, was the only son of Empress Josephine and her first husband Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais. He thus became a stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte when his mother married the future emperor. The mother of Empress Amélie was Princess Augusta, daughter of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria.
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