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As the title says, let me explain.

In 1825 Pedro I of Brazil and his father Joao VI of Portugal signed the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro finally ending the Brazilian Independence War and reestablishing normal relations between the two countries. Today, I was reading it and found the most interesting clause: Pedro I gave to his father, the King of Portugal, the title of Emperor of Brazil - what wasn't a big deal since Pedro was his first-born son anyway, most Brazilian historians agree that this was just a honorary title.

However, WI Pedro dies before his father? IOTL Pedro died naturally in 1834 and Joao died in 1826, allegedly poisoned... but, y'know, accidents happen.

Interestingly enough, the Brazilian Imperial Constitution was signed one year before the treaty, in 1824. Thus, I don't think that the Brazilian aristocracy, pretty scared of long and chaotic civil war, would fight the old king if he simply accepts the Constitution and send a reasonable Viceroy to Rio.

Is it plausible? What's next? Can such personal union be viable in a long term?
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