Princess Isabel is shown at the dramatic moment before she realized her brain was about to be eaten by a small squid.

It’s somewhat of a shock to realize that Brazil was once a monarchy; that seems so . . . European. This hemisphere doesn’t do royality. Ah, but they did. She was actually the Princess Imperial, and was legally considered “The Empress of Brazil.” Good works: she signed the edict abolishing slavery in 1888, which earned her the name “The Redeemer.” She died in France in 1921.

The Wikipedia page has a succinct explanation for Reason for Succession Failure: “Empire abolished in 1889.” Yes, that’ll do it.