#leopoldina*

[best-habsburg-monarch]

Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil, reigned from 1822-1826

This Barbie made Brazil independent

Napoleon II, Duke of Reichstadt

Died young but loved in this bracket

Please go read @archduchessofnowhere's post about their relationship here. It is very sweet.

[elizabeth-halime]

[archduchessofnowhere]

Marie Louise’s sister Leopoldine kept her fully supplied with news of her nephew, whom she described as “life incarnate.” The little Prince [Napoleon II] seems to have been very fond of the future Empress of Brazil. She found this “very flattering” and could have “played with him for hours on end.” “Yesterday I had a delightful experience,” she wrote on July 31, “for he called me and I had to go and join him in the garden, where he told me a story of which I did not understand a word, as he had a big croissant in his mouth”.

(...) The delightful and little-known Leopoldine, the future Empress of Brazil, had also promised her sister to watch over “Franz,” whom she considered “too sweet for words,” and to protect him “against the spiteful remarks which are already being made about him.” Certain members of the Court chose in fact to regard him simply as “the Ogre’s son.” “I am always afraid,” wrote Marie Louise, “that people will forget that it is not his fault that he has such a father. . . .” “I am entirely of your opinion,” replied Leopoldine, “and it makes me choke with anger to hear certain self-important people being as spiteful as they can about him to dear Papa [Emperor Franz I]. Neipperg will be able to give you the details, because I have discussed the subject at length with him; as for myself, one of these days I shall certainly place the child officially under my protection.” She was especially critical of the methods employed by Dietrichstein [Napoleon II's tutor], whom she called “the abominable Count Moritz.” She would have liked to see much more of her “adorable” nephew— “Papa’s darling and mine too”— but unfortunately “there are people who will not always allow it, and whose eyes I should like to scratch out.” When the boy, for some reason or other, was prevented from going to play in his little garden, Rainer [Archduke of Austria], faithful to his promise, intervened; and the following month— May, 1816— Leopoldine could tell her sister that Francis was “blooming like a rose” and “taking the air a great deal, in accordance with Uncle Rainer’s prescriptions.”

Castelot, André (1960). King of Rome: a biography of Napoleon's tragic son (translation by Robert Baldick)

[alicentsultana]

The way we see mothers in fiction reflects our relationship with our own mothers.

Unless we're going mommy dearest and similar works that show narcissistic mothers and problematic/toxic relationships and portrayals, those are undeniably horrible and bad.

However, when we talk about general mothers portraiture we're going to immediately judge also through what we live and experienced.

I have a wonderful relationship with my mom, though she had me hours after she turned 18, and of course, have committed errors, she still succeeded in parenting and raised me with the best of her abilities. Therefore, I tend to see mother-sons/daughters relationships in a good light, as as depth and development goes by, I can change and adapt my initial opinion.

Therapist and Psychology Professors oftenly remarks that mothers, in a way or another, have some parcel of guilt over how her kids will develop and turn out, some more, some less. Relapse mother? Troubled kids. Distant mother? Insensitive kids. Overbearing/Overprotective? Kids learn to lie, omit, rebel. So on and so forth.

Mothers do have a hand on how you deal with your life. But a loving mother, a zealous mother, a young mother, an older mother, a religious mother, a free spirit mother... All of them doesn't have to justify themselves beyond maybe acknowledging where they went wrong, because, after all, aren't all of them also bound by expectations, morals, time and beliefs? And weren't all of them doing what they thought was right? Weren't all of them dealing with motherhood differently and in their particular ways? With or without support, they did what they could.

But take a look at these mothers:

They made mistakes, do they have to justify themselves and ask for forgiveness? Because they did what they have to? To survive, to attend demands, to protect, to ensure their safety and success...

There are mistakes, and there is also another even greater problem: you have to grow up and learn how to deal with this pain yourself, talk, digest, transform it, but no one but yourself will have to learn how to deal with it, even when it was done with such toxic and cruel behaviors, you will have to deal with it. To love or to hate.

Now, let's focus on the love part.

Mary, Elizabeth, Isabel, Januaria, the Bennets girls, Khadija, Alicent, Hürrem and Rhaenyra's children, all of them wouldn't even ask for their justification, ask why they did what they did, because they all know their mother loves them no matter what, they did what they had to do. Distant or not, overbearing, hysterical, insensitive, and doomed by the narrative. They know, and eventually recognize that those actions were done by love.

So yeah, go on, ask your loving mother to justify herself, I dare you all. Ask your grandma and aunt too. Ask that one mother who pissed you off online too.

Also, don't forget that maybe, that parenting style was all they came to know about. And unless one breaks a very long and, shockingly, difficult to recognize cycle, they will unknowingly perpetuate it.

Anyway. That's how I see it. Because oh boy, I wouldn't even ask my mom to explain herself to me, no matter my grievances. But that's a me thing. How do you see it?

[rmelster]

Portraits Archduchess Joanna of Austria, grand Duchess of Tuscany, by Alessandro Allori (1570) and her descendant, archduchess Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Queen of Portugal and first Empress of Brazil, by Joseph Kreutzinger (1815).

Despite the importance of their wealth and legacy, they were said to be despised by their husbands, Francesco I de Medici and dom Pedro; they died, respectively, at age 31 and 29, leaving daughters and a sole son and dying under violent and sudden circumstances while pregnant, that have led to the speculation that their husbands had a hand on their deaths.

Joanna of Austria’s only son, Filippo, would predecease his father; her daughter Maria would become queen of France through her marriage to Henri IV, and from her son Louis XIII’s descendants Maria Leopoldina would be born. Her daughter Eleanor would become Duchess of Mantua, and her daughter Eleanora would be crowned Holy Roman Empress.

Maria Leopoldina was a beloved empress and her untimely demise was met with the rage of the people towards her widower and his lover; her eldest daughter would become queen of Portugal on her own right as Maria II, and would be remembered as an illustrious and well-loved queen; her only surviving son became emperor of Brazil.

[dreamconsumer]

Portrait of Princess Leopoldina of Liechtenstein (1754-1823), wife of Charles Emmanuel, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg. Unknown artist.

[tiny-librarian]

An engraving showing Francis I, Emperor of Austria, and his second wife, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, walking with nine of their twelve children.

On the left of their parents are: Marie Caroline, Johann Nepomunk, Maria Clementina, and Ferdinand. To their right are Marie Louise, Franz Karl, Joseph Franz, Maria Leopoldina, and Marie Anne.

Missing are two daughters, Marie Caroline and Caroline Ludovika, who died in childhood. It's dated to 1807, which means Maria Teresa was pregnant with her 12th child at the time. She gave birth to a daughter, Amalie Theresa, on April 6th of that year. The baby only lived for three days, and she would die a few days after her daughter.

Two other children would also die young. Joseph Franz died aged 8, of what was likely an outbreak of yellow fever, two months after his mother. Johann Nepomuk died two years later, aged 3, of unknown causes.

[royal-confessions]

“Empress Maria Leopoldina of Brazil was one of the most exceptional women in brazilian history.” - Submitted by cenacevedo15

[umolhardoparaiso]

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[sonhosdostemposperdidos]

Maria Leopoldina Propaganda

@best-habsburg-monarch

[the-flower-named-fire]

The Queen and the Mistress

That is a classical

Add Half-Siblings angst and its pure drama

The Mistress could be just a Second Wife, with a Divorced or Deceased First Wife

I said that before, having a child from a person you love and a child from a person you hate is just recipe for family desaster

There is so many stuff you can include:

The age order (if the Mistress had children first, this may be a problem), the number and the gender of the kids each woman has

Inheritance issues

Powers inherited by bloodline

The mothers's families and their intentions

One wanting to 'get rid' of the other

The husband wanting to divorce his wife or just doing it.

The Mistress's status. Her begin a noble or a commoner changes a lot. The Queen and the Mistress can even be sisters. The Mistress could be married to another man

Which one of the two held the power? The Queen could be the Rulling Queen and the King a Consort. The Mistress could have more political power than the Queen

Which one is considered the 'Good One' in the plot? In that way you can have

Forbidden Lovers and the Evil Queen trying to break their love

The poor Queen trapped in a arranged marriage and her husband humiliates her by having a affair

The commoner Mistress, begin used by the King then throw away. The man abandoning the commoner woman he was a relationship for years for a 'better and noble woman'

The dude is a double asshole, both ladies deserved better

And there is the children to consider too

The bastard child is begin given any position of power? Keep around as a servant? Send away from their own protection? Killed? Locked up in isolation?

In the case of divorce, what will happen with the children from his first marriage? Locked up? Killed? Ignored?

A child of the 'evil' mother could still be good. The opposite also.

The stepparent now attempt to control their heir child because of their power

The Mistress might have her own children too. So a 'Mine, Your and Ours' situation?

Perhaps the concept of 'bastard' don't exist and they can inherit just fine

It can be more than just one Mistress or Wife, pull a Henry VIII, go big or go home

It can involve Murder. The wife might well just straight up kill both, or everyone really. Just see Medea, Jason and Glauce

The second lady's relationships with both the public and the other people from the household.

And I have seen one with gender bending. It was kinda off 'Queen and Her Lover' then? Really interesting. She had to send their (bastard) child away in hiding

A woman having bastards and a man having bastards will be different in the plot for obvious reasons

It ended end with them killing the King and the Lover (who was some sort of Lord?) usurped his throne, the King's daughter wanted revenge.

[best-habsburg-monarch]

Maria Leopoldina, Queen consort of Portugal, Empress of Brazil, reigned 1822-1826

Who really made Brazil independent?

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, reigned 1705-1711

Like his brother, also a girldad

[aaesthetica]

Pavilhão das viaturas, museu de Petrópolis.

[archduchessofnowhere]

In the spring of 1817 Leopoldine left Schönbrunn to become Empress of Brazil. "Nothing remains for me to do," she wrote to Marie Louise on April 4, "except weep with you and curse the word politics for causing me so much suffering. Prince Metternich is accompanying me as far as Leghorn as my official escort; you can imagine how delighted I am!?... We unfortunate princesses are like dice whose… happiness or unhappiness depends on the throw." Before taking the road to Leghorn, Leopoldine went and gave her beloved, curly-headed nephew a farewell kiss. She would often speak of her "treasure" in the letters - the unhappy letters of an exile - which she was to write from Brazil.

Castelot, André (1960). King of Rome: a biography of Napoleon's tragic son (translation by Robert Baldick)

[alicentsultana]

"This is the burden of being an Empress, reign for all."

Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil

Portrayed in "Novo Mundo" by Letícia Colin

Drawing of a Brinco de Princesa (Hybrid fuchsia) done by Maria Leopoldina

Decorated fan owned by Maria Leopoldina

Signed paper with oath done by Maria Leopoldina swearing to serve Brazil, obey the laws and her husband, Pedro I. March 25th, 1824

Portrait: Maria Leopoldina, Joseph Kreutzinger, 1815

Portrait: Arquiduquesa Maria Leopoldina, Friedrich Johann Gottlieb Lieder, 1815

Painting: Sessão do Conselho de Estado, Georgina de Albuquerque, 1922

[damaseclipsadas]

Caroline Josepha Leopoldine Franziska Ferdinanda, arquiduquesa da Áustria e primeira Imperatriz Consorte do Brasil