Empress Maria Leopoldina

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
Queen consort
gptkbp:birthDate 1797-01-22
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Vienna,_Austria
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Imperial_Mausoleum,_Rio_de_Janeiro
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Sepsis
gptkbp:children gptkb:Maria_II_of_Portugal
gptkb:Pedro_II_of_Brazil
gptkbp:coronationDate 1822-12-01
gptkbp:deathDate 1826-12-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brazil
gptkbp:education Educated at the Austrian imperial court
gptkbp:father gptkb:Francis_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Maria_Leopoldina_Josefa_Carolina
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Brazilian_Independence_(1822)
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Order_of_Saint_Isabel
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_Brazil
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Habsburg-Lorraine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Empress Maria Leopoldina
gptkbp:knownFor Patronage of the arts and sciences
Interest in natural sciences
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Italian
Portuguese
gptkbp:legacy Regarded as a mother of the Brazilian nation
Namesake of several Brazilian cities and institutions
gptkbp:memorial Statue in Ipiranga Museum, São Paulo
Tomb in Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Maria_Theresa_of_Naples_and_Sicily
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Austrian
gptkb:Brazilian
gptkbp:notableFor First Empress consort of Brazil
Played a key role in Brazil's independence
gptkbp:portrait Portrait by Domenico Failutti
gptkbp:predecessor Position established
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:role Acting regent during Pedro I's absence
Signed the decree of independence
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Ferdinand_I_of_Austria
gptkb:Marie_Louise,_Duchess_of_Parma
gptkb:Archduke_Franz_Karl_of_Austria
gptkbp:signature Maria Leopoldina signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pedro_I_of_Brazil
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Amélie_of_Leuchtenberg
gptkbp:title Holy Roman Emperor
Queen consort
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Leopoldine_Wing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6