Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
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| Head of the Imperial House of Brazil (disputed) | |||||
| Period | 14 November 1921 – 5 July 1981 | ||||
| Predecessor | Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil | ||||
| Successor | Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
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13 September 1909 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
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| Died | 5 July 1981 (aged 71) Vassouras, Brazil |
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| Spouse | Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria | ||||
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Prince Luiz Prince Eudes Prince Bertrand Princess Isabel Prince Pedro Prince Fernando Prince Antônio Eleanora, Princess of Ligne Prince Francisco Prince Alberto Princess Maria Teresa Princess Maria Gabriela |
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| House | House of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Father | Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
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| Pedro Henrique Afonso Felipe Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga |
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| Reference style | His Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (Portuguese: Pedro Henrique Afonso Felipe Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança; 13 September 1909 – 5 July 1981), was a great-grandson of the last emperor of Brazil, Pedro II, and one of two claimants to the abolished throne.
He was born in 1909 in France at Boulogne-sur-Seine during the exile of the Brazilian imperial family, which had been deposed in 1889. His father, Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, was the second son of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and Prince Gaston d'Orléans, comte d'Eu. His mother was Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. His paternal grandmother, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, was the heir to the defunct Brazilian throne. The year before Pedro Henrique's birth, she recognized his father, Luiz, as the heir to the succession when Luiz's elder brother, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, signed a renunciation of his claim to the throne on behalf of himself and his descendants.
Thus, at birth Prince Pedro Henrique received the title of Prince of Grão-Pará, according to Article 105 of the Constitution of 1824. He was baptized in the chapel of the Château d'Eu with the waters of the fountain taken from Largo da Carioca, in Rio de Janeiro. His godparents were his paternal grandmother, Princess Isabel of Brazil, and maternal grandfather, Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies. The prince and his family lived between the Castle d'Eu and the palace of Boulogne-sur-Seine, both belonging to the Imperial Family. He was raised primarily by his grandmother, Princess Isabel, and numerous preceptors imbued to educate him as future emperor of Brazil.
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