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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 161. Chapters: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Albert, Prince Consort, Leopold I of Belgium, George VI of the United Kingdom, George V of the United Kingdom, George IV of the United Kingdom, Edward VII of the United Kingdom, William IV of the United Kingdom, George II of Great Britain, Charles, Prince of Wales, Oscar I of Sweden, Pedro II of Brazil, Frederick, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Christian VII of Denmark, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Christian VIII of Denmark, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, William IV, Prince of Orange, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Elizabeth II, Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, Ernest Augustus I of Hanover, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Stanis aw August Poniatowski, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, Prince George of Denmark, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, Archduke John of Austria, Archduke Louis of Austria, Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este, Micha Jerzy Poniatowski, Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, Royal Fellow of the Royal Society. Excerpt: Dom Pedro II (English: Peter II; 2 December 1825 - 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous," was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Braganca). His father's abrupt abdication and flight to Europe in 1831 left...