I swore to the Constitution, but even if I had not sworn to… - Pedro II of Brazil

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I swore to the Constitution, but even if I had not sworn to it, it would be to me a second religion.

Pedro II of Brazil

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Dom Pedro II of Brazil (Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Bragança e Habsburgo), (2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last monarch of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years.

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I swore to the Constitution, but even if I had not sworn to it, it would be to me a second religion. - Pedro II of Brazil

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