This man suspended diplomatic relations with Britain after William Dougal Christie chastised him for arresting several drunken British officers, and relations would not be restored until an apologetic visit by Edward Thornton.
This man suspended diplomatic relations with Britain after William Dougal Christie chastised him for arresting several drunken British officers, and relations would not be restored until an apologetic visit by Edward Thornton. Two civil wars, the Cabanagem War and the War of the Tatters, allowed him to end his regency at the early age of 14, and he had ascended the throne at age 6 after his father abdicated in order to fight in the War of the Two Brothers. Events during his reign included the socialist Praieira revolt, and the Platine War, where he defeated Manuel Oribe and Juan Manuel de Rosas. He was known as the "number-one volunteer" during his country's victorious campaign during the War of the Triple Alliance, and his greatest domestic triumph occurred two years before he was overthrown by Deodoro da Fonseca, when his country abolished slavery. For 10 points, name this second and last emperor of Brazil.
This man suspended diplomatic relations with Britain after William Dougal Christie chastised him for arresting several drunken British officers, and relations would not be restored until an apologetic visit by Edward Thornton.
{Pedro II} of Brazil