Coronation of Pedro II

Date: July 18, 1841 • Location: Niterói, Brazil

Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, was crowned at the Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.

Dom Pedro II, known as "the Magnanimous", was the second and final emperor of the Empire of Brazil. He reigned from 1831 until his deposition in the military coup of 1889, presiding over the longest and most stable reign in Brazilian history.