Diogo Antônio Feijó Politician

Diogo Antônio Feijó (São Paulo, 10 August 1784 – São Paulo, 10 November 1843) was a Brazilian politician and Catholic priest, he was for a period the most powerful man in the Empire of Brazil, he was the only regent of the empire from October 1835 to September 1837, beside members of the Imperial family he was the first to ever hold this position alone, the other was his appointed successor after his resignation, the Marquis of Olinda, at the time Emperor Dom Pedro II was still a minor.

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Diogo Antônio Feijó
Birth dateAugust 10, 1784
Date of deathNovember 10, 1843

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