Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza
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Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza (born June 6, 1938) in Portuguese: Luís de Orléans e Bragança, whose baptismal name is Luís Gastão Maria José Pio, is the present Head of the Brazilian Imperial House and, according to legitimist claims, de jure Emperor of Brazil (Luiz I of Brazil). He is viewed generally as the pretender to the Brazilian Imperial throne.
| Pretender: Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza |
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| Born | June 6, 1938 (age 68) Mandelieu, France |
| Regnal name claimed | none |
| Title(s) if any | Prince-Imperial of Brazil |
| Throne claimed | Brazil |
| Pretend from | 1981 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1889 |
| Last monarch | Pedro II |
| Connection with | great-great-grandson |
| Royal House | House of Orléans-Braganza |
| Father | Pedro Henrique |
| Mother | Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria |
He has been styled as Prince and as His Imperial and Royal Highness throughout his life. In Brazil, where the honorific "Dom" has disappeared from everyday use, he is regularly called "dom Luiz". He is also referred to with the courtesy title of Prince of Brazil.
He was born in Mandelieu in France. Although Prince Luís was born after the exile that had been imposed to the Imperial Family by Brazil's first Republican government had been lifted, which had happened in 1922, the aftermath of World War I and World War II detained the entire family in Europe until 1945, when the Imperial Family finally returned to the country, settling in the town of Petrópolis.
Prince Luís's father was Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Bragança, the previous Head of the Imperial House, and his mother is Princess Maria of Bavaria, of the House of Wittelsbach. Prince Luiz is the great-grandson of Isabel of Brazil and great-great-grandson of Brazil's last Emperor, Pedro II.
Although with some controversy (namely the 1909 document known as the Pacte de Famille, according to which the House of Orléans-Braganza would have lost their status as royal princes of France on the occasion of their "naturalization" in Brazil), Prince Luiz is also considered a royal prince of the deposed monarchies of France and Portugal, in addition to that of the Empire of Brazil.
Prince Luís currently resides in São Paulo.
[edit] External links
- Imperial House of Brazil Official Site
| House of Orléans-Braganza Born: June 6, 1938 |
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| Preceded by Prince Pedro Henrique |
* NOT REIGNING * Emperor of Brazil (1981-Present) * Reason for Succession Failure: * Empire abolished in 1889 |
Incumbent Designated heir: Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza |
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Forefathers - John VI of Portugal - Queen Carlota Joaquina First generation - Pedro I - Empress Leopoldina - Princess Amélie of Leuchtenberg Fourth generation - Prince Luiz of Orleans-Braganza - Princess Maria Pia Fourth generation - Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza - Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky |
