Luís de Orléans e Bragança
Military descendant of the extinct Brazilian imperial family (1878-1920) · Brazil · On the map · Writers · Died at 42
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza, nicknamed "the Perfect Prince", was the second son of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil and Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, and patriarch of the Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza. His maternal grandfather, Pedro II of Brazil, was the last emperor of Brazil.
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Luís in 1893.
From left to right: Luís; Pedro Henrique, Prince of Grão-Pará; Isabel, de jure Empress of Brazil; Princess Pia Maria; Princess Maria Pia; Gaston d'Orléans, count of Eu and Prince Luís Gastão
Luís and his wife, Maria Pia. Below, in old Portuguese: "Prince and Princess Imperial of Brazil"
Funeral of Prince Luís in 1920
Tomb of Prince Luís and Princess Maria Pia in the Royal Chapel of Dreux, France.Awards
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After being declared successor to the title of Head of the Imperial House of Brazil by his brother Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, following the latter's abdication to get married, Luiz ended up dying before his mother, Isabel, in 1920.
