Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza
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| Prince Luís | |
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| Prince of Orléans-Braganza | |
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| Period | 5 July 1981 - present (30 years, 240 days) |
| Predecessor | Prince Pedro Henrique |
| Heir presumptive | Prince Bertrand |
| House | House of Orléans-Braganza |
| Father | Prince Pedro Henrique |
| Mother | Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria |
| Born | 6 June 1938 Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France |
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza (born Luís Gastão Maria José Pio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach on 6 June 1938) is one of the two claimants to the defunct Brazilian throne, and head of the Vassouras branch of the Brazilian Imperial House. He is the firstborn child of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, grandson of Luís of Orléans-Braganza, great-grandson of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, and great-great-grandson of Emperor Dom Pedro II.
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[edit] Biography
Prince Luís was born in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Alpes-Maritimes, France, to Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (1909–1981) and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (1914–2011), of the House of Wittelsbach. He is the oldest of twelve children.
He was baptized in the chapel of Mas-Saint-Louis, a cottage belonging to his grandmother, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1878–1973). She and his maternal uncle Louis, Prince of Bavaria (1913–2008) stood as godparents. Jurist and professor Alcibiades Delamare Nogueira da Gama was his godfather in his chrism.
Although Prince Luís was born after the revocation of the exile that had been imposed on the Imperial family by Brazil's first Republican government, the aftermath of World War I and World War II detained the entire family in Europe until 1945, when the Vassouras branch of the family was finally repatriated, settling in the town of Petrópolis. He currently resides in São Paulo.
According to the legitimist claims, he is de jure Emperor of Brazil (Luís I of Brazil).[citation needed] He is viewed as the pretender to the Brazilian Imperial throne.
[edit] Traditionalism
Prince Luís is a member of the Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property,[1] a traditionalist Catholic organization which opposes land reform. After he succeeded Prince Pedro Henrique as the claimant to the Brazilian throne by the Vassouras branch, many royalists[citation needed] started questioning the desirability of having as their de jure Emperor a person belonging to this organization.
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At some point, the idea that Prince Luís should renounce his claim to the throne in favour of his brother Prince Antônio (the second in line of succession, Prince Bertrand is also a member of the organization), gained momentum among royalists. Meetings were held between spokesmen for the two branches of the Brazilian Imperial Family, and Prince Antônio's name as claimant to the Brazilian throne was apparently accepted. Prince Antônio, however, chose not to ascend to his older brother's position by such means.[citation needed]
[edit] Titles and styles
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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 Luís".
[edit] References
- ^ "Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza Visits America", TFP.org, 30 April 2001
[edit] External links
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Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza
Cadet branch of the House of Orléans
Born: 6 June 1938 |
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| Preceded by Prince Pedro Henrique |
— TITULAR — Emperor of Brazil Vassouras pretender to the Brazilian throne 5 July 1981 – present Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1889 |
Incumbent Heir: Prince Bertrand |
| Preceded by Princess Pia Maria |
Prince Imperial of Brazil 6 June 1938 – 5 July 1981 |
Succeeded by Prince Bertrand |
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| Preceded by João Filipe of Orléans-Braganza |
Line of succession to the French throne (Legitimist) 105th position |
Succeeded by Prince Eudes Maria of Orléans-Braganza |
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