Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
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| Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duchess of Saxony | |||||
Photograph by Joaquim Insley Pacheco, c. 1868 | |||||
| Born | Princesa Leopoldina do Brasil 13 July 1847 Paço de São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil | ||||
| Died | 7 February 1871 (aged 23) Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||||
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Pedro II of Brazil | ||||
| Mother | Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Religion | Catholic Church | ||||
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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-born princess and a member of the Brazilian imperial family. She was the younger daughter of Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina.
Born a Princess of Brazil, Dona Leopoldina renounced her Brazilian dynastic titles upon her marriage in 1864 to Prince Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Following her marriage, she was styled Princess Ludwig August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony.
Despite her renunciation, she remained second in the line of succession to the Brazilian throne for several years, due to the childlessness of her elder sister, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, at the time. Through her sons, she became the matriarch of the Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Imperial House of Brazil.