Eleanora, Princess of Ligne

Princess Eleanora
Princess consort of Ligne
Tenure 2005 - present
Spouse Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne
Issue Princess Alix Marie
Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince
Full name
Eleonora Maria Josefa Rosa Filipa Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach
House House of Ligne (by marriage; 1981-)
House of Orléans-Braganza (by birth)
Father Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
Mother Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria
Born 20 May 1953
Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil[1]
Princely Family of Ligne

HRH The Dowager Princess

  • HH Prince Wauthier
    HH Princess Regine
    • HH Prince Philippe
      HH Princess Laetitia
      • HH Prince Jean Charles
    • HH Princess Melanie Yolande
    • HH Princess Élisabeth Éléonore, Baroness Baudouin Gillès de Pelichy
  • HH Princess Anne Marie, Mrs. Mortgat
  • HH Princess Christine of Brazil
  • HH Princess Sophie, Comtesse Philippe de Nicolay
  • HH Prince Antoine
    HH Princess Jacqueline
    • HH Prince Louis
    • HH Princess Marie
    • HH Princess Florence
  • HH Princess Yolande, Mrs. Townsend
Brazilian Imperial Family
(Vassouras branch)

    Eleanora, Princess of Ligne (born Eleonora Maria Josefa Rosa Filipa Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach, as princess of Brazil, de jure, and princess of Orléans-Braganza on 20 May 1953) is the wife of Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne, the head of the House of Ligne since 2005.[1] She is a daughter of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria. Her father was the titular Emperor of Brazil, a claim now held by Eleanora's brother Prince Luiz.

    Family and education

    Her older brother Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza is married to Princess Christine of Ligne, a sister of her husband.

    Eleanora has a degree in history from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

    Marriage

    On 10 March 1981, Eleanora married Michel, Hereditary Prince of Ligne in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] Michel is the eldest son of Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne and Princess Alix Marie of Luxembourg (herself a daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg).

    They have two children together:

    Succession

    Michel succeeded as 14th Prince of Ligne on 21 August 2005, making Eleanora Princess of Ligne. The couple have an important social role in Belgium among charitable organizations, where they live with their children.

    Honours

    Dynastical orders

    Ancestry

    Eleanora's ancestors in three generations

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		16. Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		8. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		17. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		4. Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		18. Pedro II of Brazil
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		9. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		19. Princess Theresa Christina of the Two Sicilies
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		2. Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		20. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		10. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		21. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1816–1867)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		5. Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		22. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		11. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		23. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		1. Eleanora, Princess of Ligne
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		24. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		12. Ludwig III of Bavaria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		25. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		6. Prince Franz of Bavaria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		26. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		13. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		27. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		3. Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		28. Rudolf Maximilian Konstantin, 11th Duke of Croÿ
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		14. Karl Alfred, 12th Duke of Croÿ
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		29. Princess Natalie of Ligne
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		7. Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		30. Engelbert, 8th Duke of Arenberg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		15. Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    		31. Princess Éléonore of Arenberg
     
     
     
     
     
     

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Dona Eleanora de Orléans-Bragança e Wittelsbach". Retrieved 30 July 2010.
    2. ↑ Noblesse et Royautes, Order of Saint Isabel awarded to several Gotha personalities

    External links

    Eleanora, Princess of Ligne
    Born: 20 May 1953
    Titles in pretence
    Preceded by
    Princess Isabel Maria of Orléans-Braganza    		 — TITULAR —
    Vassouras line of succession to the Brazilian throne
    7th in line
    Reason for succession failure:
    Empire abolished in 1889    		 Succeeded by
    Prince Henri Antoine of Ligne