Independencia ou Morte

In the Nineteenth Century, D. Joao VI allied to England against Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1807, when the invasion of Napoleon is eminent, the Portuguese Court flees to Brasil with D. Joao VI, his wife Carlota Joaquina and their 9-year old son D. Pedro I. In 1817, the wolf D. Pedro I is forced to get married to the Archiduchesse of Austria Maria Leopoldina. On 22 February 1821, the unfaithful Emperor controls a rebellion promulgating a Monarquic Constitution. A couple of months later, his father D. Joao VI returns to Portugal with Carlota Joaquina and the Portuguese Court and D. Pedro I is proclaimed Regent Prince of Brasil. When Portugal orders D. Pedro I to return to Portugal and leave Brasil in the condition of simple colony, he is supported by the people and on 09 January 1922 he decides to stay in Brasil ("Dia do Fico"). Portugal sends troops to Brasil, but D. Pedro orders them to return to Portugal. Then he promotes Jose Bonifacio de Andrade e Silva to the position of minister and personal advisor, and while traveling to the province of Sao Paulo in the end of August 1822 to control a rebellion against Jose Bonifacio, he meets Domitilia de Castro e Canto Melo and they become lovers. Meanwhile Portugal tries to transfer the power back and Jose Bonifacio concludes that D. Pedro I has two options: return to Portugal to be arrested or proclaim the independence of Brasil. On 7 September 1822, D. Pedro I roars "Independencia ou Morte" (Independence or Death") in the bank of the Ipiranga River. Domitilia receives the title of Viscountess of Santos first and then Marquise of Santos and together with the manipulative Chalaca, they successfully conspire against the Andrade e Silva family. After the death of Empress Leopoldina, the popularity of D. Pedro I decreases and in 1829 he gets married with the Duchess of Leuchtenberg Amelia de Beauharnais. However, the political crises forces him to the ultimate attitude on 7 April 1831, abdicating his throne in favor of his 5-year old son D. Pedro II and leaving him under the custody of Jose Bonifacio de Andrade e Silva.