BRAZIL

The Bragança Dynasty

GENEALOGY

[1891 - 1921] H.I.H. Princess Senhora Dona Isabel Cristina Leopoldina Augusta Michaela Gabriela Raphaela Gonzaga, Princess Imperial of Brazil. b. at the Palace of São Cristóvão, Quinta de Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro, 29^th June 1846, eldest daughter and heiress of H.M. Senhor Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, KG, by his wife, H.M. Empress Senhora Dona Thereza, educ. privately. Heiress Presumptive with the title of Princess Imperial of Brazil with the style of Her Imperial Highness 11^th June 1847 to 19^th July 1848, and from 10^th January 1850 to 5^th December 1891. Regent of the Empire 25^th May 1871-31^st March 1872, 20^th March-28^th September 1876, 30^th June 1887-22nd August 1888, when she signed the decree for the abolition of slavery, 13^th May 1888, which freed 700,000 souls and earned her the epiphet A Redentora or 'the redemptress'. Succeeded her father as Head of the Imperial House of Brazil and as Grand Mistress of the Imperial Orders of Dom Pedro I, the Cross of Brazil, and of the Rose, 5^th December 1891. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Christ, St Benedict of Aviz and St James of the Sword of Brazil, Dame of the Orders of St Isabel of Portugal, the Starry Cross of Austria and Maria Luísa of Spain, DC of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and recipient of the Papal Golden Rose. m. at the Cathedral of de Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, 15^th October 1864, Marshal H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Luiz Filippe Maria Fernando Gastão de Orléans e Saxe-Coburgo, Prince of Brazil, Count d'Eu (b. at Neuilly-sur-Siene, 28^th April 1842; d. at sea on board the Massilia when returning to Brazil to celebrate the centenary of independence, 28^th August 1922, bur. at the Orléans Mausoleum, Royal Chapel of St Louis, Dreaux, France, and reburied at the Imperial Mausoleum, Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil, 12^th May 1971), educ. at the Artillery Officers's Coll., Segovia, cmsnd 18^th Regt. of Cav. "Caçadores de Albuera", Royal Spanish Army 22/12/1859, served in the Spanish-Moroccan War 1859-1860, trsnf. 19^th Regt. of Cavalry "Princess's Hussars" 11/1/1860, prom. Lieut. 24/3/1860, prom. Capt. of Cav. 6/4/1863, Lieut. 5^th Regt. of Artillery 7/4/1863, transf. 3^rd Regt. of Artillery 29/8/1863, resig. 26/11/1863, appointed to the Brazilian service as Marshal of the Army 15/10/1864, Cmdt-Gen. of the Artillery 19/11/1865, Counsillor of State 6/7/1870 all until 15/11/1889, served in the Uruguay campaign 1865-1866, and as C-in-C Paraguay campaign 22/3/1869-15/3/1870, rcvd: GC of t he Imperial Orders of Dom Pedro I (15.10.1864), Cross (2.9.1864), and of the Rose (15.10.1864), and the Military Orders of Christ (15.10.1864), St Benedict of Aviz (15.10.1864) and St James of the Sword (15.10.1864), the Medal of Military Merit (20.2.1869 ) , and the medals for the Paraguay and Uruguay campaigns of Brazil, Knt. of the Orders of the Golden Fleece of Spain (1881), and St Hubert of Bavaria (1868), GC of the Ducal Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1865), and the Orders of Carlos III of Spain (4.1.1865 ) , the Tower & Sword for Valour, Loyalty & Merit (25.1.1865), and the United Military Orders of Christ and St Benedict of Aviz (3.7.1865) of Portugal, the Royal Hungarian Order of St Stephen (1865), the Orders of the Mexican Eagle (10.3.1865), Leopold of B elgium (mil.) (3.2.1868), Legion of Honour of France (1879), and the Rising Sun of Japan, Knt. 1^st class of the Order of St Ferdinand (6.2.1860), and the African War Medal (12.2.1861) of Spain, elder son of Lieutenant-General H.R.H. Prince Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d'Orléans, Duke de Nemours, by his wife H.R.H. Princess Victoire Françeoise Antionette Julienne Louise d'Orléans, Duchess de Nemours, née Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony, only daughter of General of Cavalry H.H. Duke Ferdi nand Georg August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Saxony, GCB, GCH. She d. at Château d'Eu, France, 14^th November 1921 (bur. at the Orléans Mausoleum, Royal Chapel of St Louis, Dreaux, France, and reburied at the Imperial Mausoleum, Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil, 12^th May 1971), having had issue, three sons and one daughter (recognised as Princes and Princesses of Orléans-Bragança, while in exile, 26^th April 1909):

• 1) H.I.H. Prince Senhor Dom Pedro de Alcântara Luiz Philippe Maria Gastão Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Petrópolis, 15^th October 1875, educ. Renounced all his rights to the Imperial throne of Brazil for himself and his descendants at Cannes, France 30^th October 1908 but permitted to retain his styles and titles for life. Styled Prince of Grão Pará 15^th October 1875 to 30^th October 1908. Cmsnd. into the Austro-Hungarian Army as Lieut. 4^th Regt. of Uhlans "The Emperor's", Capt. (reserve). Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I, Cross of Brazil, and of the Rose of Brazil, and 1st class Order of the Rising Sun of Japan.  m. at Versailles, France, 14^th November 1908, Maria Elisabeth Adelheid Theresia [H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Maria Elisabeth Adelheid Theresia de Orléans e Bragança] (b. at Chötebor, Bohemia, 7^th December 1875; d. at Sintra, Portugal, 11^th June 1951), rcvd: Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross of Austria, daughter of Johann Wenzel, Count Dobrzensky de Dobrzenicz, of Chötebor, Dobkau, Nemojov, and Nejepin, etc., sometime Member of the Austrian House of Lords, by his wife, Countess Alsbietta, eldest daughter of Josef, Count Kottulinsky, Baron de Kottulin, Krzizkowitz und Dobrzenicz, sometime Imperial and Royal Chamberlain. He d. at Grão Pará Palace, Pétropolis, 29^th January 1940 (bur. there at the Imperial Mausoleum, Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara), having had issue, two sons and three daughters:
  • a) H.I.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Pedro de Alcántara Gastão João Maria Felipe Lourenço Humberto Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza [Dom Pedro Gastão]. b. at the Château d'Eu, France, 19^th February 1913, educ. Assumed the headship of the Imperial House of Brazil together with style of Imperial and Royal Highness and the Grand Mastership of the Imperial Orders of Dom Pedro I, Cross of Brazil, and of the Rose, in contravention of his father's renunciation, 1946. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of San Januarius of Sicily (1960), GC of the Orders of Christ of Portugal, and the Redeemer of Greece, Bailiff GC of Justice with collar of the Constantinian Order of St George, Sovereign Order of Malta (1966), and Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Seville. m. at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Sede, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, 18^th December 1944, H.R.H. Senhora Dona Maria de la Esperanza Amália Raniera Maria del Rocío Luisa Gonzagade Borbón e Borbón, Princess Consort of Brazil, Princess of Orléans-Braganza (b. at Madrid, Spain, 14^th June 1914; d. at the Palace of Villamanrique de la Condesa, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, 8^th August 2005, bur. there in the Tabernacle Chapel, Church of Santa María Magdalena), née Infanta of Spain, Princess Bórbon of the Two Sicilies, educ. Coll. de las Irlandesas de Castilleja de la Cuesta, rcvd: GC of Justice of the Constantinian Order of St George, fourth daughter of Captain-General H.R.H. The Serene Señor Don Carlos Maria Francisco d'Asissi Pascuale Fernando António de Padova Francisco de Paola Alfonso Andrea Avelino Tancredo de Borbón y Borbón, Infant of Spain, Prince Bórbon of the Two Sicilies, GCB, GCVO, by his second wife, H.R.H. The Serene Señora Princess Dona Luisa Francisca Maria Laura de Orléans y Bórdon, Infanta of Spain, Princess Bórbon of the Two Sicilies, née Princess d'Orléans, fourth daughter of H.R.H. Prince Louis Philippe Albert of Orléans, Count of Paris, Head of the Royal House of France. He d. at the Palace of Villamanrique de la Condesa, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, 27^th December 2007, having had issue, four sons and two daughters:
    • i) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Pedro de Alcántara Carlos João Lourenço Miguel Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza [Dom Pedro Carlos]. b. at Rio de Janeiro, 31^st October 1945, educ. Real Estate Agent in Seville. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I, the Rose, and Christ, and of the Constantinian Order of St George. m. (first) at Petrópolis, 2^nd September 1975, Senhora Dona Rony de Orléans e Bragança (b. at São Paulo, 20^th March 1938; d. at Petropolis, 14^th January 1979), née Rony de Souza Kuhn, daughter of Alfredo Kuhn, by his wife, Maria das Graças Mercedes, née de Souza. m. (second) at Fazenda Sào Geraldo, Paraiba do Sul, 16^th July 1981, Senhora Dona Patricia Alexandra de Orléans e Bragança (b. at Petropolis, 22^nd November 1964), née Patricia Alexandra Brascombe, daughter of Frank Brascombe, by his wife Maria, née Braumeyer. He has issue, two sons by each of his wives:
      • (1) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Pedro Tiago Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gongaza de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Petropolis, 12^th January 1979 (s/o Rony), educ. Policeman. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose.
      • (2) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Felipe Rodrigo Alexandre Francisco Cristóvão Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Brasilia, 31^st December 1982 (s/o Patricia), educ. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • ii) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Don Affonso Duarte Francisco Marcos Miguel Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Grão Pará Palace, Petrópolis, 25^th April 1948, educ. Rcvd: GC of the Imperial Orders of Dom Pedro I, of the Rose, and Christ, Knt. of the Orders of Montesa and and Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla, GC of the Constantinian Order of St George. m. (first) at Seville, Spain, 3^rd January 1973 (div. 1998), Señora Dona Maria Parejo y Gurruchaga (b. at Seville, Spain, 13^th May 1954), daughter of Señor Don Isidro Parejo, by his wife, Señora Dona Maria Vitória Gurruchaga. m. (second) at Petrópolis, 19^th November 2002, Senhora Dona Sylvia Amélia de Orléans e Bragança (b. at Rio de Janeiro, 29^th July 1953), née Senna de Hungria Machado, daughter of Senhor Paulo Eduardo de Hungria Machado, by his sife, Senhora Sylvia Emília, née de Melo Franco Denna, daughter of Senhor Mucio Senna Filho. He had issue, two daughters by his first wife:
      • (1) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Maria de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Seville, Spain, 14^th January 1974.
      • (2) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Julia Maria de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Petrópolis, 18^th September 1977.
    • iii) H.R.H. Prince Señor Don Manoel Álvaro Raineiro Miguel Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança y Borbon, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Grão Pará Palace, Petrópolis, 17^th June 1949, educ. Brazilian Cmnr. EXPO Seville 1992. Rcvd: GC of the Imperial Orders of Dom Pedro I, of the Rose, and Christ, Knt. of the Orders of Montesa and and Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla, GC of the Constantinian Order of St George. m. (first) at Malaga, Spain, 12^th December 1977 (div. 1995) Señora Dona Margarita de Orléans e Bragança (b. at Malaga, Spain, 10^th December 1945), daughter of Señor Oskar Haffner, by his wife, Señora Linda Lancha y Pacheco. m. (second) 1995, Señora Dona Elizabeth de Orléans e Bragança. He had issue, two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) H.R.H. Prince Señor Don Manuel Maria Afonso de Orléans e Bragança y Haffner, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Seville, Spain, 7^th March 1981 (s/o Dona Margarita).
      • (2) another son. b. 1996 (s/o Dona Elizabeth).
      • (1) H.R.H. Princess Señora Dona Lúiza Maria Cristina de Orléans e Bragança y Haffner, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. 28^th July 1978 (d/o Dona Margarita). Copyright© Christopher Buyers
    • iv) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Don Francisco Humberto Miguel Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Grão Pará Palace, Petrópolis, 9^th December 1956, educ. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose. m.(first) at Petrópolis, 28^th January 1978 (div.), Senhora Dona Christina de Orléans e Bragança (b. at Rio de Janeiro, 14^th January 1953), daughter of Gaubert Schmidt, by his wife, Alice Peçanha. m. (second) (morganatic) at Petrópolis, 1980, Senhora Dona Rita de Orléans e Bragança, née Rita de Cássia Pires. He has issue, two sons and one daughter:
      • (1) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Francisco Teodoro de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Petrópolis, 25^th September 1979 (s/o Dona Christina). Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose.
      • (2) Senhor Dom Gabriel Pires de Orléans e Bragança. b. at Petrópolis, 1989 (s/o Dona Rita ).
      • (1) Senhora Dona Maria Isabel Pires de Orléans e Bragança. b. at Brasilia, 2^nd July 1982 (d/o Dona Rita).
    • i) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Maria da Glória Henriquetta Dolores Lúcia Michaela Raphaela Gabriela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza [H.R.H. Princess Doña María Da Gloria de Orléans Braganza y Borbón, Duchess de Segorbe]. b. at Grão Pará Palace, Petrópolis, 13^th December 1946. m. (first) at Villamanrique de la Condesa, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, 1^st July 1972 (div. at Washington, DC, USA, May 1985) H.R.H. Alexander, Crown Prince and Head of the Royal House of Yugoslavia (b. at Claridges Hotel, London, 17^th July 1945; m. second, at London, 20^th September 1985, Catherine Clairy Batis), son of H.M. Peter II, King of Yugoslavia, GCStJ, by his wife H.M. Queen Alexandra, the only daughter of H.M.Alexandros I, King of the Hellenes, Prince of Denmark, GCB. m. (second) at Seville, Spain, 24^th October 1985, H.E. The Most Excellent Señor Don Ignacio de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, Duke de Segorbe, a Grandee 1^st class of Spain, and Count de Ampurias (b. at Seville, Spain, 23^rd February 1947), architect, former husband of Doña Mercedes Maier y Allende, and third son of The Most Illustrious Señor Don Rafael de Medina y Vilallonga, by his wife, H.E. The Most Excellent Señora Doña Maria Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18^th Duchess de Medinaceli, de Camiña, de Ciudad Real, de Denia, de Tarifa, de Alcalá de los Gazules, Grandee 1^st class of Spain, etc., daughter of H.E. The Most Excellent Señor Don Jusus Maria Fernández de Córdoba y de Salabert, 17^th Duchess de Medinaceli, etc. She had issue, three sons by her first husband, and two daughters by her second husband:
      • (1) Señora Doña Sol María de la Blanca de Medina y Orléans Braganza. b. at New York, USA, 8^th August 1986.
      • (2) Señora Doña Anna Luna de Medina y Orléans Braganza. b. at New York, USA, 4^th May 1988.
    • ii) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Cristina Maria do Rosário Leopoldina Michaela Gabriela Raphaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Grão Pará Palace, Petrópolis, 16^th October 1950. m. (first) at the private chapel at Grão Pará Palace, Petrópolis, 16^th May 1980 (div. 1988) H.S.H. Prince Jan-Pavel Maria Sapieha-Rozansky (b. at Warsaw, Poland, 26^th August 1935), former husband of Claudine Cumberlege, and eldest son of H.S.H. Prince Jan Andréj Sapieha-Rozansky, by his wife, H.S.H. Princess Maria Sapieha-Rozansky, née Zdziechowska. m. (second) at Rio de Janeiro, October 1992 (div. January 1997) José Carlos Calmon de Brito. She had issue, two daughters by her first husband:
      • (1) Princess Anna Theresa Sapieha-Rozansky. b. at Petropolis, 25^th May 1981.
      • (2) Princess Paula Maria Sapieha-Rozansky. b. at London, 26^th April 1983.
  • b) Lieutenant-Colonel H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom João Maria Felipe Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France, 15^th October 1916, educ. Lieut-Col. Brazilian Air Force (reserve), Vice-Presdt. Panair do Brasil (now Varig). Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose. m. at Sintra, Portugal, 29^thApril 1949 (div. 1971), Fatima Sharifa (b. at Cairo, 19^th April 1923; m. third, at Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Bahout, and d. at Rio de Janeiro, 14^th March 1990), converted to Roman Catholicism at Rio de Janeiro 24^th December 1958, widow of Nabil Hasan Tusun Bey of Egypt, and daughter of (Sahib ul-Izza) Husain Ismail Shirin Bey, by his wife Aisha Khanum, née Mussallam. m. (second) at Petropolis 29^th April (civ.) and at Rio de Janeiro, 11^th May 1990 (rel.) Senhora Dona Thereza de Jesus Cezar de Orléans e Bragança (b. at Uba, Minas Gerais, 11^th January 1929), former wife of Carlos Eduardo Souza Campos, and daughter of Jose Leite, by his wife Blanche, née Cezar. He d. at Rio de Janeiro, 26^th June 2005, having had issue, an only son by his first wife:
    • i) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom João Henrique de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Rio de Janeiro, 25^th April 1954 (s/o Fatima), educ. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose, GO of the Order of SS Maurice & Lazarus of the House of Savoy. m. at Rio de Janeiro, 26^th June 1986, Senhora Dona Stella Cristina de Orléans e Bragança (b. at São Paulo, 20^th June 1958), a famous Brazilian architect, rcvd: DC of the Order of SS Maurice & Lazarus of the House of Savoy, daughter of Senhor Hersias Morado Lutterbach, by his wife Senhora Stella Carmen, née Corrêa Pinto. He had issue, one son and one daughter:
      • (1) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom João Philippe de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Rio de Janeiro, 27^th November 1986. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Dom Pedro I and of the Rose.
      • (1) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Maria Cristina de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Brazil, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Rio de Janeiro, 26^thDecember 1989. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  • a) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Isabel Maria Amélia Luiza Vitória Thereza Joanna Michaela Gabriela Raphaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza [H.R.H. Isabelle, Countess of Paris]. b. at the Château d'Eu, France, 13^th August 1911, educ. privately. Rcvd: Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross of Austria. m. at Palermo, Italy, 8^th April 1931 (div. 1975), H.R.H. Prince Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe, Count of Paris (cre. 1928), Head of the Royal House of France (b. at the Château Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne, France, 5^th July 1908; d. 19^th June 1999, bur. Royal Chapel of St Louis, Dreaux), rcvd: Knt. of the Order of the Annunziata of Italy (7.2.1948), eldest son of H.R.H. Prince Jean Pierre Clément Marie, Duke de Guise and Head of the Royal House of France, by his wife, H.R.H. Princess Isabelle Marie Laure Mercédes Ferdinande, Duchess de Guise, third daughter of H.R.H. Prince Louis Philippe Albert of France, Count of Paris. She d. at Paris, France, 5^th July 2003 (bur. at the Royal Chapel of St Louis, Dreaux), having had issue, five sons and six daughters.
  • b) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Maria Francisca Amélia Luiza Vitória Thereza Elisabeth Michaela Gabriela Raphaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at the Château d'Eu, France, 8^th September 1915, educ. privately. m. at Rio de Janeiro, 13^thOctober (civ.) and at Petrópolis, 15^th October 1942 (relig.), H.R.H. The August Senhor Prince Dom Duarte Nuno Fernando Maria Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga Francisco Xavier Raimundo António, Duke of Bragança, Duke and Count of Barcelos, Duke and Count of Guimaraes, Marquis of Vila Viçosa, Count of Arrayolos, of Ouren, of Faria, of Neiva, etc., Infant and and Head of the Royal House of Portugal (b. at Seebenstein Castle, Lower Austria, 23^rd September 1907; d. at Lisbon, Portugal, 24^th December 1976), third son of H.R.H. The August Senhor Dom Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário, Duke of Bragança and Head of the Royal House of Portugal, by his second wife, H.R.H. Princess Dona Maria Thereza Sofia Pia Anna Melchiora, Duchess of Bragança, daughter of H.S.H. Karl Heinrich Franz, 6^th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. She d. at Lisbon, Portugal, 15^th January 1968, having had issue, three sons.
  • c) H.R.H. Princess Dona Thereza (Tété) Maria Teodora Michaela Gabriela Raphaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Boulogne-Billancourt, 18^th June 1919, educ. privately. m. at Sintra, Portugal, 7^th October 1957, Señor Ernesto António Maria Martorell y Caldéró (b. at Lisbon, Portugal, 1921; d. at Madrid, Spain, 10^th January 1985), Industrialist, son of Señor José Martorell y Panyellas, by his wife, Señora Dona Maria de la Concepción Caldéró y Coronas. She has issue, two daughters:
    • i) Senhora Dona Elisabeth Maria Francisca Joanna Pia e Todos los Santos Martorell y de Orléans e Bragança. b. at Madrid, 14^th February 1959. m. (first) at Sintra, Portugal, 26^th December 1986 (div.), João Espírito Santo Silva Salgado (b. 1952), son of João Carlos Roma Machado Cardoso Salgado, by his wife, Maria de la Conceição Espirito Santo Silva. m. (second) 2000, José Maria Calem. She had issue, one daughter by her first husband, and one daughter by her second husband:
      • (1) Senhora Dona Maria Thereza Orléans e Bragança Martorell Silva Salgado. b. at Rio de Janeiro, 14^th September 1988.
      • (2) Senhora Dona Maria de Carmo Orléans e Bragança Calem. b. 2002.
    • ii) Senhora Dona Núria Francisca Joanna de Santissima Trinidade Martorell y de Orléans e Bragança. b. at at Lisbon, Portugal, 16^th October 1960.
• 2) H.I.H. Prince Senhor Dom Luíz Felippe Pedro de Alcántara Maria Gastão Miguel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at the Princesa Palace, Petrópolis, 26^th November 1878, educ. privately. Assumed the title of Prince Imperial of Brazil with style of His Imperial Highness when his elder brother renounced his rights to the Imperial Crown of Brazil, 30^th October 1908. Cmsnd. into the Austro-Hungarian Army as Lieut. 3^rd Corps of Artillery "The Archduke William", retd. as Lieut. (reserve) 5^th Regt. of Hussars. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Pedro I, Cross, and the Rose of Brazil, and Carlos III of Spain, Knt. of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France. m. at Cannes, France, 4^th November 1908, H.I.H. Princess Senhora Dona Maria das Graças Pia Clara Anna Thereza Isabel Lutgarda Apolina Agata Cecilia Filomena Antonia Lucia Cristina Caterina de Borbone e Borbone, Princess of Brazil, Princess of Orléans-Braganza (b. at Cannes, 12^th August 1878; d. at Mandelieu, 20^th June 1973, bur. at the Orléans Mausoleum, Royal Chapel of Dreux, France), née Princess Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, rcvd: Dame of the Order of St. Elisabeth of Bavaria, and the Constantinian Order of St George, third daughter of H.R.H. The Serene Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto, Count of Caserta, Prince Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, by his wife, H.R.H. The Serene Princess Maria Antonietta Giuseppina Leopoldina, Countess of Caserta, Princess Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, eldest daughter of H.R.H. The Serene Prince Francesco di Paola Luigi Emanuele of the Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani. He d.v.p. from an illness contracted on active service, at Cannes, France, 26^th March 1920 (bur. at the Orléans Mausoleum, Royal Chapel of Dreux, France), having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  • a) H.I.H. Prince Senhor Dom Pedro Henrique de Orléans e Bragança, Prince and Head of the Imperial House of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza - see below.
  • b) H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom Luíz Gastão António Maria Felipe de Orléans e Bragança, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Cannes, France, 19^th February 1911, educ. privately. Assumed the title of Prince Imperial of Brazil with the style of His Imperial Highness 14^th November 1921. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Pedro I and of the Rose. He d. unm. at Neuilly sur Seine, France, 8^th September 1931 (bur. at the Orléans Mausoleum, Royal Chapel of St Louis, Dreux).
  • a) H.R.H. Princess Dona Pia Maria Rainiera Isabel Antonietta Vitória Thereza Amélia Gerarda Raimunda Anna Michaela Raphaela Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. at Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 4^th March 1913, educ. privately. Heiress Presumptive with the title of Princess Imperial of Brazil and style of Her Imperial Highness 8^th September 1931 to 6^th June 1938. Rcvd: Cdr. of the National Order of Merit, Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters and Knt. of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France. m. at Paris, 11^th August (civ.) and 12^th August 1948 (rel.) René Jean Marie Nicholas de Nicolay, Count de Nicolay (b. at Château de Le Lude, Sarthe, France, 17^th January 1910; d. at Paris, 24^th November 1954), younger son of Aymard Marie Jean de Nicolay, Marquis de Goussainville, by his wife Yvonne Léonie Marie Anne Georgine, Marquise de Goussainville, née de Talhouet Roy. She d. at Château de Le Lude, Sarthe, France, 24^th October 2000, having had issue, two sons:
    • i) Louis-Jean de Nicolay, Marquis de Goussainville. b. at Le Mans, Sarthe, 18^th September 1949. Lic-en-Droit, Dip. de Sc. Pol. m. at the Chapel of Château de Hex, Luxembourg, 23^rd  August 1980, Barbara Marie Anne, Marquise de Goussainville (b. Elizabethville, Congo, 8^th August 1958), daughter of Count Michel Alfred Isabelle Marie d'Ursel de Bousies, by his wife, Marquesse Ferdinanda Diana. He has issue, two sons and two daughters:
      • (1) Antoine de Nicolay, Count de Nicolay. b. at Le Mans, Sarthe, 7^th September 1988.
      • (2) Arnoud de Nicolay. b. at Le Mans, Sarthe, 25^th August 1991. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
      • (1) Marie Adélaide de Nicolay. b. at Brussels, 22^nd July 1982.
      • (2) Marguerite de Nicolay. b. at Brussels, 22^nd July 1984.
    • ii) Robert Marie Pie Benoit de Nicolay. b. at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Upper Seine, 17^th February 1952, educ. Coll. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Mains; l'École Sainte-Genevieve, Versailles; l'École nationale supériure des mines; and l'École nationale d'administration, Paris. Civil Engineer (Mining). Head of Mission to the Sec-Gen. Ministry of National Defence 1981-1984, and for the Secretariat-General of the government 1984-1992, Public Auditor and Magistrate of the Court of Auditors since 1992, Presdt. of Branics. Rcvd: Knt. of the Order of National Merit, and the Academic Palms. m. at Paris, 5^th February 1983, H.H. Princess Nathalie Laetitia Jeanne Yvonne Marie (b. at Neuilly, France, 5^th April 1961), eldest daughter of H.H. Prince Napoléon Joachim Louis Maurice Murat, by his wife H.H. Inès Simone Jeanne Marie Thérèse Charlotte, Princess Murat, eldest daughter of Philippe Anne Louis Marie Dieudonné Jean d'Albert de Luynes, 11^th Duke de Luynes and 12^th Duke de Chevreuse. He has issue, two sons and three daughters:
      • (1) René de Nicolay. b. at Boulogne, 29^th April 1991.
      • (2) Christian de Nicolay. b. 11^th January 2002.
      • (1) Irène de Nicolay. b. at Boulogne, 6^th November 1985.
      • (2) Louise de Nicolay. b. at Boulogne, 15^th March 1987.
      • (3) Elvire de Nicolay. b. at Boulogne, 7^th August 1988.
• 3) Captain H.R.H. Prince Senhor Dom António Gastão Felipe Francisco de Assis Maria Miguel Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança, Prince of Brazil, Prince of Orléans-Braganza, MC (16.8.1917). b. at Rue Faisanderie, Paris, France, 9^th August 1881, educ. privately. Trooper Natal Carbineers served Zulu Rebellion 1906 (rcvd. Natal Rebellion medal with clasp), Cmsnd. Lieut. 6^th Regt. of Hussars, Austro-Hungarian Army 1908, resigned 1914, Cmsnd. as Lieut. British Army 1914, attached Royal Canadian Dragoons, served in the Great War with Army intelleigence (MID, immediate MC, 1915 star, British War and Allied Victory medals), prom. Capt. 1918. Rcvd: GC of the Orders of Pedro I, the Cross of Brazil, and of the Rose, Carlos III of Spain, Christ of Portugal, and Merit (Civil) of Bulgaria, the Order of the Rising Sun 1^st class of Japan, and Knt. of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (1917). He d. unm. in a flying accident, at Edmonton, London, 29^th November 1918 (bur. at the Orléans Mausoleum, Royal Chapel of Dreux, France).
• 1) H.R.H. Princess Senhora Dona Luiza Vitória de Orléans e Bragança, Princess of Brazil, Princess of Orléans-Braganza. b. and d. at Rio de Janeiro, 28^th July 1874.

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