| Monarchy of the Brazilian Empire | |
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| Incumbent | |
 Rafael since 7 September 2031 | |
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| Style | His/Her Most Faithful Majesty His/Her Imperial Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Prince Pedro |
| Formation | 16 December 1815 |
| Residence | Imperial Palace of Brasilia |
The monarchs of Brazil (Portuguese: monarcas do Brasil) are the imperial heads of state and hereditary rulers of Brazil from the House of Braganza that reigned from the creation of the Brazilian monarchy in 1815 AD as a constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves to the modern day.
The coast of the territory which would become known as Brazil was first explored by Portuguese navigators on 22 April 1500. This territory was subsequently colonized by the Portuguese crown. Since the transfer of the Portuguese court to Brazil in 1808, colonial rule had de facto ended. On 16 December 1815, Prince Regent John, the future king John VI, raised Brazil to the status of a kingdom, thus making his mother, Maria I, the reigning queen, the first monarch of Brazil. The next year, 20 March 1816, John succeeded his mother as king of the united Luso-Brazilian monarchy. Having proclaimed independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from Portugal in 1822, Pedro I, son of John VI, was acclaimed the first emperor of Brazil on 12 October 1822. He was later succeeded on 7 April 1831 by his son Pedro II, who proclaimed his daughter co-ruler after the 1889 republican rebellion, after her reign came the reign of Pedro III who lead Brazil through WW2 and most of the cold War, after his reign came the the period Known as the reign of the two brothers Luis II and Bertrand, the latter was succeeded by his nephew who is the current monarch of Brazil
Title[]
From 16 December 1815 to 7 September 1822, while the Kingdom of Brazil was in union with the Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch's full title and styles were, according to tradition and the United Kingdom's 1822 Constitution: By the Grace of God, King/Queen of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and the Algarves, of either side of the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India, etc.
From 12 October 1822 to the present, as the independent Empire of Brazil, the country's monarch's full title is: By Grace of God and Unanimous Acclamation of the People, Constitutional Emperor/Empress and Perpetual Defender of Brazil.
It's worth noting that from a short period of time, between 15 November 1825 and 10 March 1826, according to the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, by which Portugal recognized Brazilian independence, it was granted to King John VI the courtesy title of Emperor of Brazil, while his son was the actual reigning emperor. From the treaty's date to his death John VI used the title: By the Grace of God, John VI, Emperor of Brazil, King of Portugal and the Algarves, of either side of the sea in Africa, Lord of Guinea and of Conquest, Navigation and Commerce of Ethiopia, Arabia, Persia and India, etc.
Monarchs[]
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Maria I | The Pious; The Mad | 16 December 1815 - 20 March 1816 (3 months and 4 days) |
17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816 (aged 81) |
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John VI | The Clement | 20 March 1816 - 7 September 1822 (6 years, 5 months and 18 days) |
13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826 (aged 58) |
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Pedro I | The Liberator | 12 October 1822 - 7 April 1831 (8 years, 5 months and 26 days) |
12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834 (aged 35) |
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Pedro II | The Magnanimous | 7 April 1831 - 5 December 1891 (60 years, 7 months and 28 days) |
2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891 (aged 66) |
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Isabel | The Redemptress | 15 November 1889 - 14 November 1921 (31 years, 11 months and 30 days) |
29 July 1846 - 14 November 1921 (aged 75) |
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Luis I Gastão | The Consort | 15 November 1889 - 14 November 1921 (31 years, 11 months and 30 days) |
28 April 1842 - 28 August 1922 (aged 80) |
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Pedro III | The Expected Prince | 14 November 1921 – 5 July 1981 (59 years, 7 months and 21 days) |
13 September 1909 - 5 July 1981 (aged 71) |
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Luis II | The Good | 5 July 1981 – 15 July 2022 (41 years and 10 days) |
6 June 1938 - 15 July 2022 (aged 84) |
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Bertrand | The Writer | 15 July 2022 - 7 September 2031 (9 years, 1 month and 23 days) |
2 February 1941 - 7 September 2031 (aged 90) |
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Rafael | 7 September 2031 - Present | 24 April 1986 - Living | | |
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