Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
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| Pretender Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza |
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| Born | September 13, 1909 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
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| Died | July 5, 1981 (aged 71) Vassouras, Brazil |
| Title(s) | Prince-Imperial of Brazil |
| Throne(s) claimed | Brazil |
| Pretend from | 1920 - 1981 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1889 |
| Last monarch | Pedro II |
| Connection with | great-grandson |
| Royal House | House of Orléans-Braganza |
| Father | Prince Luís Maria |
| Mother | Princess Maria Pia de Bourbon |
| Predecessor | Isabel of Brazil |
| Successor | D. Luís |
Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (full anglicised name: His Imperial Highness Prince Peter Henry Alphonse Philip Maria Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Orléans and Braganza) (born September 13, 1909, died July 5, 1981), was the great-grandson of the last emperor of Brazil, Pedro II of Brazil and grandson of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and he succeeded her as the titular emperor of Brazil in 1921.
[edit] Marriage and children
He married Princess Maria of Bavaria (1914- ) at Nymphenburg on 19 August 1937. They had twelve children.
- Prince Luís Gastão of Orléans-Bragança (1938- ), the present Head of the Imperial House of Brazil.
- Prince Eudes Maria of Orléans-Bragança (1939- ), first married Ana Maria de Moraes e Barros (1945- ), second married Mercedes Neves da Rocha (1955-). He renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants on 3 June 1966
- Prince Bertrand Maria of Orléans-Bragança (1941- )
- Princess Isabel Maria of Orleans-Bragança (1944-)
- Prince Pedro de Alcântara Henrique of Orleans-Bragança (1945- ), married Maria de Fátima Lacerda Rocha (1952-), he renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants on 28 December 1972
- Prince Fernando Diniz of Orleans-Bragança (1948-), married Maria de Graça Baere de Araújo (1952-), he renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants on 24 February 1972
- Prince Antônio João of Orleans-Bragança (1950-), married Princess Christine de Ligne (1955-)
- Princess Eleonora "Leonor" Maria of Orleans-Bragança (1953-), married Prince Michel de Ligne (1951-)
- Prince Francisco Maria of Orleans-Bragança (1955-), married Claudia Regina Godinho (1954-), he renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants on 11 December 1980
- Prince Alberto Maria of Orleans-Bragança (1957-), married Maritza Ribas Bockel (1961-), he renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants on 11 December 1980
- Princess Maria Teresa of Orleans-Bragança (1959-), married Jan Hessel de Jong (1953-)
- Princess Maria Gabriela of Orleans-Bragança (1959-), married Theodore Senna de Hungria Machado (1952-)
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Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
Cadet branch of the House of Orléans
Born: September 13 1909 Died: July 5 1981 |
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| Preceded by Princess Isabel |
— TITULAR — Emperor of Brazil November 14, 1921 – July 5, 1981 Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1889 |
Succeeded by Prince Luís |
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| Pretenders to the Brazilian throne since 1889 |
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Emperor Pedro II (1889-1891) |
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