Floriano Peixoto

His Excellency
Floriano Peixoto
His Excellency Floriano Peixoto
	Official portrait, 1891
2nd President of Brazil
	In office; 23 November 1891 – 15 November 1894
Vice President	None
Preceded by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Prudente de Morais
1st Vice President of Brazil
	In office; 26 February 1891 – 23 November 1891
President	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Manuel Vitorino
Nominated by
Judicial offices
Justice of the Superior Military Court
	In office; 26 February 1891 – 29 June 1895
Nominated by	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Hermes Ernesto da Fonseca
Succeeded by	Carlos Machado Bittencourt
Preceded by
Legislative offices
Senator for Alagoas
	In office; 15 November 1890 – 26 February 1891
Preceded by	Seat established by Decree No. 510 of 1890
Succeeded by	Messias de Gusmão
President
Executive offices
Minister of War
	In office; 19 April 1890 – 22 January 1891
President	Deodoro da Fonseca
Preceded by	Eduardo Wandenkolk
Succeeded by	Antônio Falcão da Frota
President of Mato Grosso
	In office; 13 September 1884 – 5 October 1885
Preceded by	Baron of Batovi
Succeeded by	José Joaquim Ramos Ferreira
Personal details
Born	Floriano Vieira Peixoto; 30 April 1839; Maceió, Alagoas, Empire of Brazil
Died	29 June 1895 (aged 56); Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Party	Independent
Spouse	Josina Peixoto (m. 1872)
Children	8
Parents	Manuel Vieira de Araújo Peixoto (father); Ana Joaquina de Albuquerque (mother);
Alma mater	Military School of Praia Vermelha
Signature
Nickname	"The Iron Marshal"
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Brazil; First Brazilian Republic
Branch/service	Imperial Brazilian Army; Brazilian Army
Years of service	1857–1884; 1885–1891; 1894–1895
Rank	Marshal
Commands	See list 9th Infantry Battalion; 3rd Horse Artillery Regiment; Pernambuco War Arsenal; Command of Arms of Mato Grosso; Army Adjutant General; Court Garrison; Rio de Janeiro Garrison; ;
Battles/wars	Paraguayan War Battle of São Borja; Battle of Tuyutí; Battle of Ytororó; Battle of Lomas Valentinas; Battle of Angostura ; ; Federalist Revolution; Brazilian Naval Revolt

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Floriano Vieira Peixoto (Brazilian Portuguese: [floɾiˈɐ̃nu viˈe(j)ɾɐ pe(j)ˈʃotu]; 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895) was a Brazilian military officer and politician. A veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts in Brazil, he served as the president of Brazil from 1891 to 1894, and previously as vice president in 1891. Born in Ipioca (a district in the city of Maceió in the state of Alagoas) and nicknamed the Iron Marshal (Portuguese: Marechal de Ferro), he was the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term.