Eleanora, Princess of Ligne

Princess Eleanora
Princess consort of Ligne
Tenure	2005 – present
Born	(1953-05-20) 20 May 1953 (age 63) Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil
Spouse	Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne
Issue	Princess Alix Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne
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

Full name
Eleonora Maria Josefa Rosa Filipa Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach

Princely family of Ligne
HH The Prince HRH The Princess HH The Hereditary Prince HH Princess Alix, Countess of Dampierre HRH The Dowager Princess HH Prince Wauthier HH Princess Regine HH Prince Philippe HH Princess Laetitia HH Prince Jean Charles HH Princess Aliénor HH Princess Melanie Yolande HH Princess Élisabeth Éléonore, Baroness Gillès de Pelichy HH Princess Anne Marie, Mrs. Mortgat HRH Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza HH Princess Sophie, Countess of Nicolay HH Prince Antoine HH Princess Jacqueline HH Prince Louis HH Princess Marie HH Princess Florence Extended family HI&RH Archduchess Yolande of Austria HH Princess Maria HH Princess Hedwige Marie of Merode HH Prince Charles Antoine HH Princess Alyette HH Prince Edouard Lamoral HH Princess Isabella HH Princess Althea HH Princess Athénaïs HH Prince Charles Joseph HH Princess Ran HH Prince Amadeo Joseph HH Princess Marie, Mrs. Guzmán y Bustos HH Princess Helene, Mrs. Whitwell

Brazilian Imperial Family (Vassouras branch)
HI&RH Prince Luiz HI&RH Prince Bertrand HRH Prince Antônio HRH Princess Christine HRH Prince Rafael HRH Princess Amélia HRH Princess Maria Gabriela HRH Princess Isabel Maria HRH The Princess of Ligne HH The Hereditary Prince of Ligne HH Princess Alix of Ligne
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HRH The Dowager Princess

HI&RH Archduchess Yolande of Austria

HH Princess Maria

Eleanora, Princess of Ligne (born Eleonora Maria Josefa Rosa Filipa Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach on 20 May 1953) is the wife of Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne, the head of the House of Ligne since 2005. 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.

By her father she is a great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and descendant of many European royal houses. By her mother, she is great-granddaughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria. 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.

On 10 March 1981, Eleanora married Michel, Hereditary Prince of Ligne in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 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).

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