Mariana Carlota de Verna Magalhães Coutinho

Mariana Carlota de Verna Magalhães Coutinho (1779–1855), was a Brazilian court official. [1] She was the principal lady-in-waiting during the reign of Pedro I of Brazil, och acted as a governess and second mother to the Imperial children, particularly Pedro II of Brazil, who had great affection for her and allowed her influence at court. She was given the title Countess de Belmonte.

She was appointed aia or royal governess when the Heir to the throne was born in 1825. When the Emperor left Brazil for Portugal in 1831, he appointed her to take care of his children, including the next Emperor Pedro II.[2] After Pedro II married, she was appointed principal lady-in-waiting to the empress. In 1847, she became godmother to Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.

References
  1. Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891
  2. Carvalho 2007, p. 31.
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