This ruler had the Bishops of Olinda and Para imprisoned for attempting to quash Freemasonry.
This ruler had the Bishops of Olinda and Para imprisoned for attempting to quash Freemasonry. The military successes of the Duke of Caxias overshadowed this ruler, who also clashed with wealthy planters following his passage of the Law of the Free Womb. This ruler's overthrow was engineered by Positivists using the slogan "Order and Progress." It was his daughter Isabel who freed all of his country's slaves with the Golden Law. After teaming up with Uruguay, his country defeated Paraguay in the War of the Triple Alliance. For 10 points, name this second and last emperor of Brazil.
This ruler had the Bishops of Olinda and Para imprisoned for attempting to quash Freemasonry.
Dom Pedro II [prompt on "Pedro"; do not accept "Pedro I"]