Princess Christine of Ligne
| Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza | |||||
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11 August 1955 Château de Belœil |
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| Spouse | Prince Antonio of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Pedro Luiz Princess Amélia Prince Rafael Princess Maria Gabriela |
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House of Ligne (by birth) House of Orleans-Braganza (by marriage) |
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| Father | Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne | ||||
| Mother | Princess Alix of Luxembourg | ||||
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| Christine Marie Elisabeth |
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Brazilian imperial family (Vassouras branch) |
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Extended family
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HI&RH Archduchess Yolande of Austria
HH Princess Maria
Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza (née Princess Christine de Ligne; born 11 August 1955 at Château de Belœil), is the daughter of Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne and Princess Alix of Luxembourg. She is the maternal granddaughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess Regnant of Luxembourg and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
Her father was head of one of Belgium's foremost noble families, mediatized in 1803. Her mother, Princess Alix (born 1929), is sister of former Grand Duke Jean. Through her mother, Princess Christine is a descendant in the fifth generation of King John VI of Portugal and is a great-grand niece of Brazil's first emperor, Pedro I of Brazil.
She married Prince Antonio of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, on 25 September 1981.
They had four children:
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