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Originally, when Pedro II of Brazil needed husbands for his daughters, Isabel and Leopoldina, he wrote to his sister the princesse de Joinville to sound out prospective husbands.

Originally, Francisca offered her son, the duc de Penthièvre, and her nephew, Philippe, Comte de Flandres. Both had the added benefit of belonging to dynasties of liberal reputations, and above all, Penthièvre was half-Brazilian through his mother.

However, Penthièvre wanted a career in the navy, while Flandres was loath to leave Europe and settle in America.

What if one or both marriages went through?
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