Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Orléans-Braganza
Maria de la Esperanza in her First Communion Day
Spouse Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
Issue
Prince Pedro Carlos
Princess Maria da Gloria
Prince Afonso Duarte
Prince Manuel Álvaro
Princess Cristina Maria
Prince Francisco Humberto
Full name
Spanish: Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga
House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Orléans-Braganza
Father Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Mother Princess Louise of Orléans
Born 14 June 1914(1914-06-14)
Madrid, Spain
Died 8 August 2005(2005-08-08) (aged 91)
Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain
Religion Roman Catholicism

Princess Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[1][2] (14 June 1914, Madrid, Spain[1][2] – 8 August 2005, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain[1][2]) was the youngest daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Louise of Orléans.[1][2] Maria Esperanza was titular Empress of Brazil through her husband Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, who was one of two claimants to the Brazilian throne as titular Emperor of Brazil, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.[3] Maria Esperanza was also an aunt of Juan Carlos I of Spain, son of her sister Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Marriage and issue

Maria Esperanza married Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz, on 18 December 1944 in Seville, Spain. Maria Esperanza and Pedro de Alcântara had six children:

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d Darryl Lundy (20 October 2005). "Maria de la Esperanza di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10430.htm#i104291. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
  2. ^ a b c d Paul Theroff. "TWO SICILIES". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/2sicilies.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
  3. ^ Handler, Bruce (5 March 1989). "Brazil to Decide on Return of Monarchy". Los Angeles Times: 34. 
Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 14 June 1914 Died: 8 August 2005
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Gaston, Count of Eu
as Emperor Consort		 — TITULAR —
Empress consort of Brazil
18 December 1944 – 8 August 2005		 Succeeded by
Patricia Alexandra Brascombe