Braganza
or BRAGANÇA, the name of the last reigning dynasty of Portugal. In 1801 Napoleon I. declared Portugal. In 1801 Nap Napoleon I. declared that the line of the Braganza sovereigns had ceased. John, Regent of the kingdom, withdrew to Brazil in 1807, but he returned in 1821. At his death, in 1826, his son, Dom P Pedro, resigned the throne in favor of his daughter, Maria da Gloria, preferring to remain Emperor of Brazil, which he had been elected by by the Brazilians, October 12, 1822. ing stages of France, Italy, and the in national United States, as well as in his own ," and concountry. He excelled mainly in songs, such as "The Bay of Biscay, O," and "The Death of Nelson, " tinued to attract large audiences even when 80 years old. He died in 1856.