ECW
's father, Sampson Michell
, ran away from home as a boy and joined the Navy. Around 1783 he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, serving the King of Portugal
. He eventually...
Family and Intimate relationships
Emma Caroline Wood
ECW
's father
followed the Portuguese King
and court into exile in Brazil.
Bradhurst, Minna Evangeline. A Century of Letters. Printed for private circulation by R. E. Thomas and Newman, 1929.
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Two years later, when Emma Caroline was only seven years old, her father died miserably while on duty.
Bradhurst, Minna Evangeline. A Century of Letters. Printed for private circulation by R. E. Thomas and Newman, 1929.
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Timeline
7 September 1822: Brazil was declared independent from Portugal...
National or international item
7 September 1822
Brazil was declared independent from Portugal by its former Portuguese regent, who constituted himself Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
.
The World Factbook. http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20060716100200/http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/.
under Brazil
“Library of Congress Country Studies”. Country Studies/Area Handbook Series, 2003.
4 July 1828: Following the death of John VI on 10 March...
National or international item
4 July 1828
Following the death of John VI
on 10 March 1826, his son Dom Miguel
(after a New Year visit to London seeking British support) assumed the title of King of Portugal.
Gildea, Robert. Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914. Oxford University Press, 1987.
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Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
