Pedro I of Brazil belongs to the record of public life as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Pedro I of Brazil as Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834).
Pedro I of Brazil was born at Palace of Queluz in 1798. His recorded nationality is the Kingdom of Portugal.
The eighteenth century organised knowledge into academies, expeditions and collections, and turned patronage into something closer to a profession.
He worked as politician, composer and poet.
His principal work is Hymn of the Charter. Political reputations are settled slowly, and rarely by the people who made them.
His recorded fields of work are music and composer.
Recognition followed: Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Knight of the Order of Saint Michael and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
That the work was done from the Kingdom of Portugal matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Pedro I of Brazil died in 1834, aged 36. What survives is the work, which is the only durable form of a reputation.
Achievements
- Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
- Knight of the Order of Saint Michael
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Notable work: Hymn of the Charter
- Worked as politician, composer and poet
