11 moments

1. Birth at the Palace of São Cristóvão

   1819-04-04 · Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   

   Maria da Glória, later Queen Maria II, was born at the imperial Palace of São Cristóvão in Rio de Janeiro.

2. Arrival in Gibraltar during exile journey

   1828-09-03 · Gibraltar

   While sailing from Brazil amid the Portuguese succession crisis, Maria arrived at Gibraltar with the Marquis of Barbacena and learned that Miguel had displaced her. Coordinates represent Gibraltar rather than an identified landing site.

3. Refuge in London

   1828-10-07 · London, England, United Kingdom

   

   After Gibraltar, Maria traveled with Barbacena to London, where she was received at court during her exile from Portugal. The source identifies London but not a specific court residence.

4. Return to Rio de Janeiro

   1829-10-16 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

   

   Maria returned to Rio de Janeiro from England with her stepmother, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, after the British political environment became untenable. Coordinates represent central Rio de Janeiro; the precise harbor or residence is not identified.

5. Education in Paris

   1831-01-01 · Paris, France

   

   After Pedro I abdicated the Brazilian throne and returned to Europe, he left Maria in Paris to complete her education under the care of her stepmother, Empress Amélie. The source establishes 1831 as the year of the move but does not identify a Paris address.

6. Reception at Windsor

   1833-01-01 · Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, United Kingdom

   

   On the journey from France to Portugal, Maria and Empress Amélie were received at Windsor by William IV and Queen Adelaide. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.

7. First arrival in Lisbon

   1833-09-01 · Lisbon, Portugal

   Maria first arrived in Lisbon after liberal forces had secured the city, beginning her physical return to Portugal during the Liberal Wars. A Portuguese government history gives 23 September 1833, while other accounts differ by a day or two; month precision is retained.

8. First visit to Porto as queen

   1834-07-27 · Porto, Portugal

   Maria made her first recorded visit to Porto, honoring a promise associated with the city’s liberal struggle during the civil war. Coordinates represent central Porto; the source does not identify a specific venue.

9. Marriage to Auguste de Beauharnais

   1835-01-26 · Lisbon, Portugal

   Maria married Auguste Charles Eugène Napoléon de Beauharnais in person in Lisbon; he was her first husband and died two months later. The source identifies Lisbon but not the specific marriage venue.

10. Royal order dated at Necessidades Palace

    1844-02-06 · Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal

    

    A royal instrument was issued from Necessidades Palace with Maria II’s rubric, providing documentary evidence of her presence at her Lisbon residence during her reign. Presence is supported by the palace dateline and the queen’s rubric on the contemporaneous royal instrument.

11. Death at Necessidades Palace

    1853-11-15 · Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal

    

    Maria II died at Necessidades Palace in Lisbon following childbirth, ending her second reign at age 34.