Support for the legitimate Queen of Portugal

[Azagal]

The Kingdom of Prussia considers the Miguelist Coup of the rightful Queen of Portugal an affront to established rule of law in Europe and beyond. While Prussia is in no position to intervene itself due to numerous obvious causes, it will give moral support to the cause of Queen Maria II. May the traitor Miguel soon face the justice of God himself.

[Andre Massena]

As the daughter of our own Emperor, who himself left the throne to his daughter Maria in correct and legal terms, it goes without saying that the legitimate Queen Maria of Portugal has the Emperor's full support. Miguel is a usurper who has carried out a coup, and the 'reconvened Cortes' includes only those members who were not forced to flee the country during this illegal and unjustified seizure of power. We applaud the principled stand taken by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in this matter. Emperor Pedro has, however, renounced his own rights to the throne of Portugal voluntarily in favour of his daughter, as the people of Brazil deserve a monarch wearing only one crown, not two, who can devote their full love and attention to one people. Therefore, any suggestions that Emperor Pedro I of Brazil again wear the crown as Pedro IV of Portugal must be rejected - it is his will that, as is lawful and right, that the throne of Portugal should go to the rightful Queen Maria. Similarly, if Spain considers itself a friend of the Portuguese nation, rather than a friend of a usurper and his own supporters, it should reconsider its position of military intervention in order to defend an illegitimate government from the consequences of its own seizure of power. Brazil itself will be neutral in any conflict, despite the clear and righteous opinions of the Emperor - it is not right for him to spill the blood and spend the money of his own people on a faraway conflict of a personal nature.

To the Kingdom of France, Emperor Pedro urges that they maintain their existing position of support for the rightful monarch Maria.

Emperor Pedro,

You lost the right to to choose a successor when you took possession of the Brazilian crown and broke from Portuguese rule. Thus, the crown of Portugal rightfully belongs to King Miguel.

Respectfully,

King Charles Felix

[Serenissima]

As the daughter of our own Emperor, who himself left the throne to his daughter Maria in correct and legal terms, it goes without saying that the legitimate Queen Maria of Portugal has the Emperor's full support. Miguel is a usurper who has carried out a coup, and the 'reconvened Cortes' includes only those members who were not forced to flee the country during this illegal and unjustified seizure of power. We applaud the principled stand taken by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in this matter. Emperor Pedro has, however, renounced his own rights to the throne of Portugal voluntarily in favour of his daughter, as the people of Brazil deserve a monarch wearing only one crown, not two, who can devote their full love and attention to one people. Therefore, any suggestions that Emperor Pedro I of Brazil again wear the crown as Pedro IV of Portugal must be rejected - it is his will that, as is lawful and right, that the throne of Portugal should go to the rightful Queen Maria. Similarly, if Spain considers itself a friend of the Portuguese nation, rather than a friend of a usurper and his own supporters, it should reconsider its position of military intervention in order to defend an illegitimate government from the consequences of its own seizure of power. Brazil itself will be neutral in any conflict, despite the clear and righteous opinions of the Emperor - it is not right for him to spill the blood and spend the money of his own people on a faraway conflict of a personal nature.

To the Kingdom of France, Emperor Pedro urges that they maintain their existing position of support for the rightful monarch Maria.

Emperor Pedro,

You lost the right to to choose a successor when you took possession of the Brazilian crown and broke from Portuguese rule. Thus, the crown of Portugal rightfully belongs to King Miguel.

Respectfully,

King Charles Felix

We remind King Charles-Felix that voluntary abdication does not alter the laws of primogeniture, as Maria is the eldest child. That Miguel has been perpetually ungrateful, and led rebellions against his own father and elder sister even prior to the coup in Portugal that led to his original exile, committing treason and betraying familial trust, does nothing to favour his case. In truth, it is a sad and pathetic tale, of a younger son, favoured in all things but the order of his birth, choosing the route of betrayal and naked lust for power over his duty and love for his own family. Miguel is, we are sorry to say, a man to be pitied, for a place in Hell surely awaits him if he will not change his ways and repent, opening his heart to his family and Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Simply put: it was not Pedro who chose Maria as his successor upon his abdication, but God, for Maria was born first. If God had intended Miguel to become King, then he would be the eldest child.