Pope Pius IX wrote a threatening letter to this ruler during his country's “Religious Issue,” which stemmed from the interdiction of brotherhoods that allowed Freemasons. This ruler assumed power at five years old as a result of the Night of the Bottle Fight. This ruler, who once quipped he would’ve “been a teacher” in a different life, was called the “grandson of Marcus Aurelius” by Victor Hugo. The (*) Colorado party joined forces with this ruler's country to win the Uruguayan War. A law that succeeded the Law of Free Birth was signed by this ruler’s daughter, Isabel. This emperor oversaw that “Golden Law” which made his country the last in the Western hemisphere to outlaw slavery. For 10 points, name this “magnanimous” last emperor of Brazil. ■END■
ANSWER: Pedro II [or Dom Pedro II of Brazil; prompt on Pedro]
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