Template talk:Brazilian Pretenders
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Hum, there seems to be a mistake in this template: it implies the existence of more than one pretender at one time since the 1920s. That is actually not so. The validity of Prince Luiz of Alcântara's abdication (in order to marry without dynastic approval) was only questioned briefly, by Prince Pedro Gastão, under the claim that " there cannot be a valid abdication while the Brazilian throne remains unrestored". Prince Gastão's claims were not met with any kind of substantial support, and he abandoned them not long after trying to bring forth the issue.
Officially, the list of pretenders goes:
- Emperor Pedro II (from the proclamation of the Republic until his death);
- Princess Isabel
- Prince Pedro of Alcântara, the Perfect Prince
- Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
- Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (present)
The list is like that because Prince Luiz of Alcântara abdicated while his mother, Princess Isabel, was still alive, and thus he was never a pretender to the throne (at the time, his mother was the pretender, and with the abdication, the "title" passed to his younger brother upon their mother's death). Redux (talk) 02:29, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
