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Prince Rafael
Born (1986-04-26) 26 April 1986 (age 38)
Petrópolis, Brazil
Names
Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Ligne
HouseOrléans-Braganza
FatherPrince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
MotherPrincess Christine of Ligne

Template:Brazilian Imperial Family (present)

Styles of
Prince Rafael
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleSir

Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Ligne, 26 April 1986) is a member of the Imperial House of Brazil. He is the youngest and only surviving son of Prince António of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Christine of Ligne.

Prince Rafael is third in line to one of two disputed lines of succession to the defunct Brazilian throne, which is currently claimed by his uncle Prince Luiz of Orleans-Braganza and his cousin Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza.

Currently, he resides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He graduated in Production Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He currently works for AmBev - Americas' Beverage Company, where, previously, he was an intern. His older brother Pedro Luis died in an airplane crash in 2009. He has an older sister, Princess Amelia of Orleans-Braganza, and a younger sister, Princess Maria Gabriela.

His older brother, Prince Pedro Luiz, was confirmed to be a passenger on Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the ocean while traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 1 June 2009.[1]

Ancestry

Family of Rafael of Orléans-Braganza
16. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu
8. Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
17. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
4. Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
18. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
9. Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
19. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
2. Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
20. Ludwig III of Bavaria
10. Prince Franz of Bavaria
21. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
5. Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria
22. Karl Alfred, 12th Duke of Croÿ
11. Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
23. Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg
1. Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza
24. Ernest, 10th Prince of Ligne
12. Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne
25. Diane de Cossé-Brissac
6. Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne
26. François de Noailles, Prince of Poix
13. Philippine de Noailles
27. Madeleine Dubois de Courval
3. Princess Christine of Ligne
28. Robert I, Duke of Parma
14. Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
29. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
7. Princess Alix Marie of Luxembourg
30. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
15. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
31. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

References

  1. ^ Família Orleans e Bragança confirma que príncipe brasileiro estava no vôo AF 447 Template:Pt icon His body was later found. [1]
Rafael of Orléans-Braganza
Cadet branch of the House of Orléans
Born: 12 January 1983
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Vassouras line of succession to the Brazilian throne
3rd position
Reason for succession failure:
Empire abolished in 1889 		Succeeded by


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