Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
Brazilian princess (1847–1871)
Biography
Leopoldina, Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Leopoldina Teresa Francisca Carolina Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga; 13 July 1847 – 7 February 1871) was a Brazilian princess and a member of the Brazilian imperial family. She was the younger daughter of Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina. For most of her life, she was the second in the line of succession to the Brazilian throne.
Born a Princess of Brazil, upon her marriage to Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1864 she was styled Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony. The couple had four sons. Following her premature death and given her sister's apparent infertility, her two eldest children were recognized and raised as Princes of Brazil. Through them, she became the matriarch of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Imperial House of Brazil.
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- Princess Leopoldina of Brazil died on February 7, 1871 at the age of 23.
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- Princess Leopoldina of Brazil was born on July 13, 1847.
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- Wikidata lists 4 children of Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.
