On September 7, 1822, Prince Pedro of Portugal, heir apparent to the Portuguese throne and the King's representative in Brazil, declared the country's independence from Portugal and proclaimed himself Emperor of Brazil. The imperial title was officially bestowed upon him on October 12, 1822. This resulted in the Brazilian Declaration of Independence. In 1825, his father, King John VI of Portugal, recognized the independence of the new state, the former Portuguese dominion.
Isabel (I) of Brazil (1891 - 1921): Born in 1846, deceased in 1921. Princess Imperial and former Regent of Brazil. She was the elder daughter of Pedro II; Her husband, Gaston of Orléans, Count d'Eu, was considered, after the death of Peter II, as de jure "emperor-consort".
