Death of Prince Afonso

Date: June 11, 1847 • Location: Brasília, Brazil

Prince Afonso died at the age of two, leaving his father Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, without a male heir.

Dom Afonso was the Prince Imperial and heir apparent to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the eldest child of Emperor Dom Pedro II and Dona Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza.