Line of succession to the Brazilian throne

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The Brazilian monarchy came to an end in 1889 following a military coup which overthrew Emperor Pedro II. The current headship of the Imperial house is in dispute between Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza and Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza.

Prince Pedro Carlos is the senior descendant of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil through her eldest son Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza. However, Prince Pedro de Alcantara renounced his rights for himself and his descendants to the Brazilian throne when he married, in order to obtain the approval of Princess Isabel, then the head of the Imperial House, to his non-dinastic marriage. That act of renunciation was accepted by Princess Isabel and communicated to monarchist organizations in Brazil. Prince Pedro de Alcantara never disputed the validity of the renunciation during his lifetime.

In spite of that after the death of Prince Pedro de Alcantara, his firstborn son, Prince Pedro Gastão, Prince Pedro Carlos's father, rejected renunciation and founded the Petrópolis Branch of the Brazilian Imperial House. With the death of Prince Pedro Gastão in 2007, Prince Pedro Carlos is now regarded as the head of the imperial family by the supporters of the Petrópolis branch.

Prince Luis, on the other hand is descended from Isabel’s second son who became heir to his mother on his brother's renunciation and is head of the Vassouras branch of the Brazilian Imperial house.

The Brazilian monarchy operated under male primogeniture and persons in the line of succession must hold Brazilian nationality.

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Coat of Arms of the Imperial Princes of Brazil.
Coat of Arms of the Imperial Princes of Brazil.

Descendants of Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza (1878-1920)

  1. HI&RH Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1942)
  2. HI&RH Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1950)
  3. HI&RH Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1983)
  4. HI&RH Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1986)
  5. HI&RH Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1984)
  6. HI&RH Princess Maria Gabriela of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1989)
  7. HI&RH Princess Isabel Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1944)
  8. HI&RH Princess Eleonora Maria of Orléans-Braganza (b. 1953)
  9. HH Prince Henri Antoine of Ligne (b. 1989)
  10. HH Princess Alix Marie of Ligne (b. 1984)
  11. HE Baron Carlos Tasso of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza of Bordogna and Valnigra (b. 1931)
  12. HE Baron Afonso Carlos of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza of Bordogna and Valnigra (b. 1939)

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The Brazilian Imperial Family
Main Line

Forefathers - John VI of Portugal  · Queen Charlotte (née Infanta of Spain)

First generation - Emperor Pedro I  · Empress Leopoldina (née Archduchess of Austria)  · Empress Amélie (née Princess of Leuchtenberg)
Second Generation - Emperor Pedro II  · Empress Teresa Cristina (née Princess of the Two Sicilies)  · Maria II of Portugal  · Januária, Princess Imperial of Brazil  · Princess Francisca of Brazil, Princess of Joinville
Third generation - Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil  · Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu  · Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Princess of Koháry
Fourth generation - Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Elisabeth of Orléans-Braganza (née Countess Dobrzensky)  · Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Maria Pia of Orléans-Braganza (née Princess of the Two Sicilies)  · Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
The Vassouras Branch

Fifth generation - Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Maria Elisabeth of Orléans-Braganza (née Princess of Bavaria)
Sixth generation - Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza  · Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza  · Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza (née Princess of Ligne)
Seventh generation - Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza  · Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Amélia of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Maria Gabriela Fernanda of Orléans-Braganza
The Petrópolis Branch

Fifth generation - Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Isabel of Orléans-Braganza, Countess of Paris  · Princess Francisca of Orléans-Braganza  · Prince João of Orléans-Braganza
Sixth generation - Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza  · Princess Cristina of Orléans-Braganza
Seventh generation - Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza  · Prince Filipe of Orléans-Braganza

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