There is some confusion over Maria Amélia's full name. Her birth certificate dated 1 December 1831 says that she was named Maria Amélia Augusta Eugênia Josefina Luísa Teodolinda Elói Francisco Xavier de Paula Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga (Almeida 1973, p. 45; Sousa 1972, p. 187). Her parents seems to have changed their mind and Maria Amélia was renamed Maria Amélia Augusta Eugênia Josefina Luísa Teodolinda Francisca Xavier de Paula Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga according to her baptism certificate of 20 December 1831 (Almeida 1973, p. 47). Thus the name Elói was removed and the male Francisco was changed to its female form, Francisca. To further complicate the matter, there are a few later authors, such as Max Fleiuss (Fleiuss 1940, p. 11) and Lígia Lemos Torres (Torres 1947, p. 145), who misspelled her name, writing Heloísa instead of Elói. Sousa, Octávio Tarquínio de (1972) [1954]. A vida de D. Pedro I (in Portuguese). Vol. 3. Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio. OCLC634896259. Fleiuss, Max (1940). Dom Pedro Segundo (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional. Torres, Lígia Lemos (1947). Imperatriz Dona Amélia (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Elvino Pocai.
The death of Maria Amélia created the need in Maximilian to relieve his "troubled soul" (Longo 2008, p. 107) resulting in his tour of places associated with the princess. The search for links to Maria Amélia eventually took him to Brazil, where he began to conceive a purpose for his empty life, and this in turn prompted his later acceptance of the Mexican crown with tragic results (Longo 2008, p. 107; Calmon 1975, p. 631). According to historian Pedro Calmon, Maximilian called Pedro II "tutor" and regarded him as an "example". Maximilian told his Brazilian cousin that whatever good he had done for Mexico had been a result of what he learned from Pedro II and Brazil on his 1860 trip (Calmon 1975, p. 755). Longo, James McMurtry (2008). Isabel Orleans-Bragança: The Brazilian Princess Who Freed the Slaves. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN978-0-7864-3201-1. Longo, James McMurtry (2008). Isabel Orleans-Bragança: The Brazilian Princess Who Freed the Slaves. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN978-0-7864-3201-1. Calmon, Pedro (1975). História de D. Pedro II (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio. OCLC3577729. Calmon, Pedro (1975). História de D. Pedro II (in Portuguese). Vol. 5. Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio. OCLC3577729.
Lira 1977, Vol 1, pp. 42–43. Lira, Heitor (1977) [1938]. História de Dom Pedro II (1825–1891): Ascenção (1825–1870) (in Portuguese). Vol. 1. Belo Horizonte: Itatiaia. OCLC163324850.
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