Majority coup of 1840
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The Majority Coup of 1840 was the political maneuver in Brazil that prematurely declared Emperor Pedro II of age, ending the regency and consolidating monarchical authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Majority coup of 1840 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5301908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majority coup of 1840 Context triple: [Regency period in Brazil, endEvent, Majority coup of 1840]
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A.
Revolution of 1880
The Revolution of 1880 was a key armed conflict in Argentina that marked the final defeat of Buenos Aires’ autonomist ambitions and consolidated the federal organization of the nation under centralized national authority.
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B.
May Coup d'État
The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
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C.
February coup
The February coup was the 1948 Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia that marked the country’s shift into the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
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D.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
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E.
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII
The Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII was a 1799 political upheaval in revolutionary France in which opposition forces in the legislature forced the resignation of several Directors, significantly weakening the Directory regime shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Majority coup of 1840 Target entity description: The Majority Coup of 1840 was the political maneuver in Brazil that prematurely declared Emperor Pedro II of age, ending the regency and consolidating monarchical authority.
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A.
Revolution of 1880
The Revolution of 1880 was a key armed conflict in Argentina that marked the final defeat of Buenos Aires’ autonomist ambitions and consolidated the federal organization of the nation under centralized national authority.
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B.
May Coup d'État
The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
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C.
February coup
The February coup was the 1948 Communist takeover in Czechoslovakia that marked the country’s shift into the Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc.
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D.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
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E.
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII
The Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII was a 1799 political upheaval in revolutionary France in which opposition forces in the legislature forced the resignation of several Directors, significantly weakening the Directory regime shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional crisis
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coup ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| aim |
to bring Pedro II to the throne early
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to end regency rule ⓘ to stabilize the Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | occurs near the end of the Regency period ⓘ |
| conflict | Liberal Party versus Conservative Party in Brazil ⓘ |
| country | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | Golpe da Maioridade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Reign of Pedro II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Brazilian Regency period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
political instability during the regency period
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pressure from the Liberal Party in Brazil ⓘ provincial revolts in Brazil ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of monarchical authority in Brazil
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end of the regency period in Brazil ⓘ premature declaration of majority of Pedro II ⓘ restoration of direct imperial rule ⓘ strengthening of the central government in Brazil ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | interpretation of the Brazilian Constitution of 1824 ⓘ |
| location | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Brazilian Conservative Party
NERFINISHED
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Brazilian Liberal Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian political elite ⓘ Chamber of Deputies of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro II of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Regent Pedro de Araújo Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ Senate of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | political history of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1840
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23 July 1840 ⓘ |
| result |
Pedro II declared of age at 14
NERFINISHED
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beginning of Pedro II’s personal reign ⓘ increased legitimacy of the imperial regime ⓘ |
| significance | key turning point in Brazilian state centralization ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Aureliano de Sousa e Oliveira Coutinho
NERFINISHED
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Honório Hermeto Carneiro Leão NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro II of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro de Araújo Lima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
19th-century Brazilian politics
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Brazilian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ constitutional law of Brazil ⓘ |
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