Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza

Prince Pedro Thiago
Prince Imperial of Brazil
Prince of Orléans-Braganza
Full name
Pedro Thiago Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga
House House of Orléans-Braganza
Father Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza
Mother Rony Kuhn de Souza
Born 12 January 1979 (1979-01-12) (age 33)
Petrópolis
Brazilian Imperial Family
(Petrópolis branch)

Monarchical styles of
The Prince Imperial of Brazil
Reference style His Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Imperial and Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir

Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born 12 January 1979) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family. According to the claims of the Petrópolis branch, he is the current Prince Imperial of Brazil and therefore first in line of succession to the defunct Brazilian throne.

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Biography

He was born in Petrópolis the son of Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza and his first wife Rony Kuhn de Souza who died two days after his birth.[1]

On 26 May 1992 Pedro Thiago was kidnapped while on his way to school and held for a ransom reported at $5,000,000.[2] He was freed on 2 June after police raided a house in a Rio de Janeiro suburb.[3] In January 2002 he was indicted on charges relating to the theft and then sale of a set of porcelain dishes from the Palace of the Grão-Pará belonging to his aunt Princess Christina.[4]

He has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Pedro I, as well of the Order of the Rose.[5]

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Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza
Cadet branch of the House of Orléans
Born: 12 January 1979
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Prince Pedro Carlos
Petrópolis Line of succession to the Brazilian throne
1st position
Succeeded by
Prince Felipe Rodrigo
Orléanist line of succession to the French throne
15th position
Legitimist line of succession to the French throne
96th position