Floriano Peixoto

His Excellency Marshal
Floriano Peixoto
His Excellency Marshal Floriano Peixoto
	Marshal Floriano in 1891
President of Brazil
	In office; 23 November 1891 – 14 November 1894
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Prudente de Morais
Vice President of Brazil
	In office; 26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891
President	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Manuel Vitorino
Justice of the Superior Military Court
	In office; 26 February 1891 – 29 June 1895
Nominated by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Carlos Machado Bittencourt
Minister of War
	In office; 19 April 1890 – 22 January 1891
President	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Eduardo Wandenkolk
Succeeded by	Antônio Falcão da Frota
President of the Mato Grosso Province
	In office; 13 September 1884 – 5 October 1885
Preceded by	Baron of Batovi
Succeeded by	José Joaquim Ramos Ferreira
Personal details
Born	30 April 1839; Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil
Died	29 July 1895 (aged 56); Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Josina Vieira de Araújo Peixoto (m. 1872)
Children	8
Parents	Manuel Vieira de Araújo Peixoto (father); Ana Joaquina de Albuquerque (mother);
Alma mater	Praia Vermelha Military School
Signature
Nickname(s)	The Iron Marshal; The Sphinx
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Brazil; United States of Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1861–1895
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	9th Infantry Battalion; 3rd Horse Artillery Regiment; Pernambuco War Arsenal; Commander of Arms of Mato Grosso; Army Adjutant General; Court Garrison; Rio de Janeiro Garrison;
Battles/wars	Paraguayan War Battle of Tuyutí; Battle of Ytororó; Battle of Lomas Valentinas; Battle of Angostura; ; Federalist Revolution; Brazilian Naval Revolt

Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Portuguese pronunciation: [floɾiˈɐ̃nu viˈe(j)ɾɐ pe(j)ˈʃotu] 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895), born in Ipioca (today a district of the city of Maceió in the State of Alagoas), nicknamed the "Iron Marshal", was a Brazilian soldier and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War, and the second president of Brazil. He was the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term.

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