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{{short description|Branch of the House of Braganza that ruled the Empire of Brazil}}
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{{Royal house
On ], ], Prince Pedro of Portugal, ] to the Portuguese throne and the ]'s representative in ], declared the country's independence from Portugal and proclaimed himself Emperor of Brazil.
| surname = Brazilian imperial family<br />''Família imperial brasileira''
The imperial title was officially bestowed upon him on ], ]. This resulted in the ]. In 1825, his father, King John VI of ], recognized the independence of the new state, the former Portuguese dominion.
| other_names = House of Braganza-Brazil<br>House of Brazil
| estate = Brazil
| country = {{flagdeco|Empire of Brazil}} ]
| coat of arms = ]
| parent house = ] by the way of the ]
| titles = *]
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| founder = ]
| final ruler = ]
| current head = ''Vassouras branch:'' ] <br> ''Petrópolis branch:'' ]
| founding year = 1822
| deposition = 1889
| cadet branches = ]<br>]
}}


The '''Imperial House of Brazil ''' (]: ''Casa Imperial Brasileira'') is a Brazilian ] of Portuguese origin, a branch of the ], that ruled the ] from 1822 to 1889, from the time when the then ] ] (later known as Emperor Pedro I of Brazil) declared ], until ] was deposed during ] that led to the Proclamation of the ] in 1889.
Brazil had been officially elevated to the status of United Kingdom (with Portugal) in ], in the reign of Queen ], by the Prince Regent Dom João (future John VI). Between 1815 and 1822, the kingdom was known officially as ''United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves''.


The members of the family are ] descendants of Emperor Pedro I. Claimants to headship of the post-monarchic Brazilian Imperial legacy descend from Emperor ], including the senior ] of two branches of the ]; the so-called ''Petrópolis'' and ''Vassouras'' lines.<ref>SMITH, Peter H. ''Democracy in Latin America'', p. 148.</ref> Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (born 1945) heads the '']'' line, while the '']'' branch is led by his second cousin, ].<ref name="cedre">Les manuscrits du C.E.D.R.E. – Dictionnaire Historique et Généalogique, vol. III. ''Le Royaume de Portugal, L’Empire du Brésil''. Cercle d'Études des Dynasties Royales Européennes (president, Jean-Fred Tourtchine), Paris, 1987, p. 51. (French). ISSN 0764-4426.</ref>
==Emperors of Brazil (1822-1889)==
The ] remained a monarchy until ], and had two reigning emperors:


Rivalry within the family erupted in 1946 when '']'' ] (1913–2007) repudiated the renunciation to the throne of his late father, ] (1875–1940), for himself and his future descendants, when he made a non-dynastic marriage in 1908.<ref name="cedre"/> Pedro de Alcântara was the eldest son of the ] (1846–1921) who, as Pedro II's elder daughter and ] when he was dethroned, became the last undisputed head of the family after her father's death in exile in 1891.<ref name="cedre"/> Pedro Carlos is ''Dom'' Pedro Gastão's eldest son. ''Dom'' Bertrand descends from Isabel's younger son, ] (1878–1920) who, by a Bourbon princess, fathered ] (1909–1981). ''Dom'' Bertrand is Pedro Henrique's son by a ]n princess and upholds his dynastic claim to the same legacy.<ref name=petit>de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. ]. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 300–306, 309–311, 316–317, 320–321. (French) {{ISBN|2-9507974-3-1}}</ref>
*] (] - ]): Born in ], deceased in ]. Was also ] for a few days in ], as Peter IV
*] (Regency ] - ]; Reigned personally ] - ]): Born in ] and deceased in ].


Following the tradition of the ], itself abolished in 1910, the closest relatives of the ] are considered members of the Brazilian imperial family.
==Pretenders of the Brazilian throne since 1889==
*] (] - ])
*] (] - ]): Born in ], deceased in ]. Princess Imperial and former Regent of Brazil. She was the elder daughter of Pedro II; Her husband, ], was considered, after the death of Peter II, as ''de jure'' "emperor-consort".
===Vassouras===
*] (] - ]): Born in ], deceased in ]. Grandson of Isabel, son and heir of her second son, Prince Luíz of Orléans-Braganza.
*] (] - Present): Born in ], the eldest son of Prince Pedro Henrique
**Heir: ] (born 1941)
===Petrópolis- non-dynastic===
*] (] - ]): Born in ], son of Isabel's eldest son who renounced his rights. The validity of the renunciation was disputed by Pedro Gastão.
*] (] - present): eldest son of Pedro Gastão.
**Heir ] (born 1979)


==History==
==The Imperial Family==
], Emperor of Brazil, with his wife ], and their daughters ] (in blue gown) and ], 1857]]
*''']''' (1798-1834)
Founded by ], until then ], member of the ], ] to the Portuguese throne and the ]'s representative in the ] as Prince Regent, the Imperial House of Brazil was sovereign from 7 September 1822, when Prince Pedro proclaimed the ] from the ] and was subsequently acclaimed as ] on 12 October that same year until 15 November 1889, when a military coup d'état took place and the ] overthrew the monarchy.
**] (1819-1853)

**] (1820-1820)
]
**] (1821-1822)
Prince Pedro, then, was acclaimed as Emperor of Brazil throughout the land. The ] of 1824 – the first Brazilian constitutional charter – was organized two years after independence, with the emperor being the head of state and head of government of the Empire of Brazil, as well as head of the moderator power and the executive power. He reigned until 7 April 1831 when he abdicated due to a long ideological conflict between with a sizable parliamentary faction over the role of the monarch in the government and other obstacles. Pedro I's successor in Brazil was his five-year-old son, Pedro II. As the latter was still a minor, a weak regency was created. The power vacuum resulting from the absence of a ruling monarch as the ultimate arbiter in political disputes led to regional civil wars between local factions. Having inherited an empire on the verge of disintegration, Pedro II, once he was declared of age, managed to bring peace and stability to the country, which eventually became an emerging international power. Even though the last four decades of ] were marked by continuous internal peace and economic prosperity, he had no expectation to see the monarchy survive beyond his lifetime and made no effort to maintain support for the institution. The next in line to the throne was his daughter ], but neither Pedro&nbsp;II nor the ruling classes considered a female monarch acceptable. Lacking any viable heir, the Empire's political leaders saw no reason to defend the monarchy. After a 58-year reign, on 15 November 1889 the Emperor was overthrown in a sudden '']'' led by a clique of military leaders whose goal was the formation of a republic headed by a dictator, forming the ].
**] (1822-1901)

**] (1823-1833)
===Post monarchy===
**] (1824-1898)
], her husband the ], their son ], his wife ], and their children ], Luiz Gastão, and Pia Maria, 1913]]
**''']''' (1825-1891)
With the proclamation of the Brazilian republic on 15 November 1889, the imperial family went into exile in ], ], ] and ]. In the party that accompanied the imperial family were included many loyal subjects and nobles, as politicians such the ], the deposed last ], as well the Emperor's particular doctor. Prince ], grandson of Emperor Pedro II was the only member of the imperial family not boarded to exile because he was on board the cruiser '']'', on a circumnavigation trip. Subsequently, upon receiving the news of the deposition of the monarchy, he was sent into exile. In addition to the ban, the Republican government confiscated and auctioned many of the assets of the imperial family. In 1890, thirteen auctions of Imperial House goods were made. Empress ] died in the first months of exile. Later Emperor ] died in France, where he received ] by the French government. The imperial family settled in the ], former residence of King ] and property of ], husband of ], heiress of Pedro II and ''de jure'' Empress-in-Exile of Brazil.
***] (1845-1847)

***'']'' (1846-1921)
Despite the prohibition then in force, ] tried to disembark in ] in 1906, but was prevented by local authorities. Finally, President ], by presidential decree of 3 September 1920, revoked the Banishment Law. The Imperial Family was then able to return to Brazilian soil. The occasion was used to repatriate the remains of the last emperor and his consort, who would be transferred from Portugal a year later. Of the nine members of the imperial family originally exiled, only two returned to Brazil alive: ] and his father, Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, who died the following year aboard the ship Massilia, on their way to Brazil to celebrate the centenary of independence. Prince Pedro de Alcântara acquired one of its former palaces, the ] in Petropolis, where it resided until his death and where his descendants still live. On the other hand, not all the family returned immediately to Brazil, and the ''Vassouras'' branch, present clamoring to the Brazilian throne, could only return after the end of ].
****] (1875-1940)

*****] (1911-2003)
===Repatriation===
*****] (1913-2007)

******] (b.1945)
Currently, the remains of five members of the imperial family are buried in the ] in ]: ] and Empress Teresa Cristina, whose mortal remains were transferred from the ] in ], in 1921, on the occasion of the centenary of the Independence of Brazil, Princess Isabel, removed from the cemetery of ] in 1953 with her husband, Prince Gaston, and the Prince of Grão-Pará, transferred from the cemetery of Petrópolis in 1990, together with his wife. Prince Luiz and Prince Antônio are buried in the ], France, where the wife of the first, Princess Maria Pia, was buried in 1973. Princes ], August Leopold, ] and ] are buried in the crypt of the ] in ], Germany, where their mother, ], had been buried in 1871.
*******] (b.1979)

*******] (b.1982)
In 1954, the remains of the first Empress, ], were transferred to the ] in ], which were in the Santo Antônio Convent, Rio de Janeiro. Some of the children of both emperors are buried in the Santo Antônio Convent: Prince Miguel, ], ], ] and ], as well as Princess Luísa Vitória. In 1972, on the occasion of the sesquicentenary of Independence, the remains of ] were transferred from the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza to the Imperial Chapel. The body of his second wife, ], was transferred from the Braganza Pantheon to the Imperial Chapel in 1982. In that same year the body of her daughter, ], was transferred from the Braganza Pantheon to the ].
******] (b.1946)
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******] (b.1948)

******] (b.1949)
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
******] (b.1950)
File:Olhares sobre o Museu do Ipiranga 2017 041.jpg|The Imperial Crypt and Chapel in the ] in ], the final resting place of Emperor Pedro I (also King of Portugal as Pedro IV) and his two wives
******] (b.1956)
File:Petropolis-Cathedral1.jpg|The tombs of Emperor Pedro II and other members of the imperial family in the ], inside the ]
*****] (1914-1968)
File:Convento de Santo Antônio do Largo da Carioca 09.jpg|A mausoleum containing the remains of several ] in the ] in Rio de Janeiro
*****] (1916-2005)
</gallery>
*****] (b.1919)

****] (1878-1920)
==Dynastic question==
*****'']'' (1909-1981)
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******] (b.1945)
| alt1 = Pedro de Alcântara
******] (b.1948)
| caption1 = ] renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne in favor of his young brother.
******] (b.1950)

*******] (b.1983)
| image2 = D. Luiz Maria d'Orléans et Bragance.jpg
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| alt2 = Luis Maria
*******] (b.1986)
| caption2 = ] became ] after the renunciation of his older brother.
*******] (b.1989)
}}
******] (b.1953)
The so-called Brazilian dynastic question concerns inheritance rights to the titles of Head of the Brazilian Imperial House, ], ] and ], who consequently would indicate the preferred heirs to the Brazilian imperial throne. The primacy in the line of succession is disputed by some members and partisans of the dynastic branches of ''Petrópolis'' and ''Vassouras''.
******] (b.1955)

******] (b.1957)
In 1908, Dom Pedro de Alcântara, then Prince Imperial of Brazil in exile, wanted to marry ] (1875–1951), whose family had belonged to the ] of the ] since 1339, and whose legitimate members, male and female, bore the title of baron since 1744 and of count or countess since issuance of Austrian ] on 21 February 1906.<ref name=enache>Enache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg''. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 71, 80. (French). {{ISBN|2-908003-04-X}}</ref> The countess did not, however, belong to a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty, as both Orléans and Braganza traditions expected of brides.<ref name=petit/> Although the constitution of the Brazilian Empire did not require dynasts to ], it made the marriage of the heir to the throne dependent upon the sovereign's consent.<ref name=sainty>SAINT, Guy Stair. House of Bourbon: Branch of Orléans-Braganza. In: '' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025083025/http://www.chivalricorders.org/royalty/bourbon/brazil/orl-brag.htm |date=2008-10-25 }}''. Retrieved 2013-02-18.</ref> As Prince Dom Pedro wanted to marry with his mother's blessing, he renounced his rights to the throne of Brazil at Cannes on 30 October 1908.<ref name="burkeI">]. "]'s Royal Families of the World: ''Volume I Europe & Latin America'', 1977, pp. 43, 48, 50–51. {{ISBN|0-85011-023-8}}</ref> The resignation document, signed in three copies, was sent to the ], an official body created to manage monarchical interests in the country.<ref>BARMAN, Roderick J (2005) (in Portuguese). ''Princesa Isabel do Brasil'': gênero e poder no século XIX, UNESP</ref><ref name="ViannaHelio">VIANNA, Hélio (1968) (in Portuguese). ''Vultos do Império''. São Paulo: Companhia Editoria Nacional, p. 224</ref><ref name="FreyreGilberto">FREYRE, Gilberto. ''Ordem e Progresso'' (1959) (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: José Olympio, p. 517 and 591</ref><ref name="LyraHeitor">LYRA, Heitor (1940) (in Portuguese). ''História de Dom Pedro II, 1825–1891''. São Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional, vol.III, p. 300</ref><ref name="EnciclopaediaBarsa"/><ref name="JanottiMaria">JANOTTI, Maria de Lourdes (1986) (in Portuguese). ''Os Subversivos da República''. São Paulo: Brasiliense, pp. 255–257</ref><ref name="MalatianTeresa">MALATIAN, Teresa Maria (1978) (in Portuguese). ''A Ação Imperial Patrianovista Brasileira''. São Paulo, p. 153-159</ref> To solemnize this, Dom Pedro, aged thirty-three, signed the document translated here:
******] (b.1959)

******] (b.1959)
{{cquote|I, Prince ''Pedro de Alcântara Luiz Filipe Maria Gastão Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orleans-Braganza'', having maturely reflected, have resolved to renounce the right that, by the Constitution of the Empire of Brazil, promulgated on 25 March 1824, accords to me the Crown of that nation. I declare, therefore, that by my free and spontaneous will I hereby renounce, in my own name, as well as for any and all of my descendants, to all and any rights that the aforesaid Constitution confers upon us to the Brazilian Crown and Throne, which shall pass to the lines which follow mine, conforming to the order of succession as established by article 117. Before God I promise, for myself and my descendants, to hold to the present declaration.
*****] (1911-1931)

*****] (1913-2000)
''Cannes 30 October 1908 signed: Pedro de Alcântara of Orleans-Braganza''<ref>MONTJOUVENT, Philippe de (1998) (in French). ''Le comte de Paris et sa Descendance''. Charenton: Éditions du Chaney, p. 97. {{ISBN|2-913211-00-3}}.</ref>}}
****] (1881-1918)

***] (1847-1871)
This renunciation was followed by a letter from Isabel to ] in Brazil:
***] (1848-1850)
{{cquote|
**] (1831-1853)
''9 November 1908, ]''

Most Excellent Gentlemen Members of the Monarchist Directory,

With all my heart I thank you for the congratulations upon the marriages of my dear children Pedro and Luiz. Luiz's took place in Cannes on the 4th with the brilliance that is desired for so solemn an act in the life of my successor to the Throne of Brazil. I was very pleased. Pedro's shall take place next on the 14th. Before the marriage of Luiz he signed his resignation to the crown of Brazil, and here I send it to you, while keeping here an identical copy. I believe that this news must be published as soon as possible (you gentlemen shall do it in the way that you judge to be most satisfactory) in order to prevent the formation of parties that would be a great evil for our country. Pedro will continue to love his homeland, and will give all possible support to his brother. Thank God they are very united. Luiz will engage actively in everything with respect to the monarchy and any good for our land. However, without giving up my rights I want that he be up to date on everything so that he may prepare himself for the position which with all my heart I desire that one day he will hold. You may write to him as many times as you may want to so that he shall be informed of everything. My strength is not the same as it once was, but my heart is still the same to love my homeland and all those who are so dedicated to us. I give you all my friendship and confidence,

''a) Isabel, comtesse d'Eu''}}

If the 1908 renunciation of ] was valid, his brother Luiz (and eventually, Pedro Henrique) became next in the line of succession after their mother.<ref name="ViannaHelio" /><ref name="FreyreGilberto" /><ref name="LyraHeitor" /><ref name="EnciclopaediaBarsa" /><ref name="JanottiMaria" /><ref name="MalatianTeresa" /> Isabel's headship of the Brazilian Imperial House lasted until her death in 1921, when she is widely considered to have been succeeded by her grandson, ].<ref name="ViannaHelio" /><ref name="FreyreGilberto" /><ref name="LyraHeitor" /><ref name="EnciclopaediaBarsa">BARSA (1992) (in Portuguese). ''Braganza'', vol. 4, p. 210</ref><ref name="JanottiMaria"/><ref name="MalatianTeresa" /> Pedro Henrique was the elder son of ], second child of Isabel and a veteran of ] who had died in 1920 from an illness he contracted in the trenches.<ref>MALATIAN, Teresa (2007) (in Portuguese). In: ''BrHistória'' issue 4, p. 35</ref>

Prince Pedro de Alcântara did not dispute the validity of the renunciation.<ref>SANTOS (1988: 76)</ref><ref>SILVA (1994: 228–229)</ref> Though he did not claim the headship of the Imperial House himself, in 1937 he did say in an interview that his renunciation "did not meet the requirements of Brazilian Law, there was no prior consultation with the nation, there was none of the necessary protocol that is required for acts of this nature and, furthermore, it was not a hereditary renunciation."<ref>VILLON, Victor (2008). Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz "Empress of Brazil". In: ''Royalty Digest Quarterly'', 3, p. 33.</ref>

The dynastic dispute over the Brazilian crown began after 1940 when ], eldest son of Pedro de Alcântara repudiated his father's renunciation and claimed the headship of the Brazilian Imperial House.<ref name="CerqueiraBruno">CERQUEIRA, Bruno da Silva A. (2007) (in Portuguese). In: ''BrHistória'' issue 4, p. 58</ref><ref>SANTOS (1988: 197)</ref>

Pedro Gastão actively campaigned in support of Brazil's 1993 ] on restoration of the Brazilian monarchy, which would have postponed for subsequent decision by Parliament of which descendant of the former imperial family should occupy the throne if monarchy had been re-instated, but the option of restoration was defeated despite garnering approximately 7 million votes.<ref name=petit/> After the death of Pedro Gastão in 2007, his eldest son Prince Pedro Carlos and younger children declared themselves republicans.<ref>GUTIÉRREZ, Bernardo (2008) (in Spanish). La familia real brasileña defiende los nuevos ideales. In: '''', 2008-01-09.</ref> Several of Pedro Gastão's grandchildren also have dual citizenship.<ref>Revista Caras. (March 28, 2013) .</ref>

==Branches==
]
]

===House of Orléans-Braganza===
{{main article|House of Orléans-Braganza}}

With the marriage of ], with Prince ] in 1864, the Imperial House associated itself with the ], that composes the ]. Thus began a new dynastic branch of Brazil: Orléans-Braganza, which never had the opportunity to reign in Brazil.

Of the four children of the couple, two have generated offspring and this branch of the family has more than thirty members. Many are those who renounced for themselves and their descendants any rights in succession to the imperial throne, losing titles and precedence in the imperial family.

In 1909, Prince Gaston engaged in negotiations with ], resulting in a document signed by nearly all the male-line princes descended from France's citizen-king, ], called the ''Pacte de Famille'' (or "Declaration of Brussels"): the title of ] was created, and the style of '']'' recognized, exclusive to male-line descendants of that branch of the family.<ref name=petit/>

===House of Saxe-Coburg-Braganza===
{{main article|Saxe-Coburg and Braganza branch}}

The Saxe-Coburg-Braganza branch is descended from ], second daughter of Dom Pedro II, and her husband, ] of the ]. Due to several years of difficulties that the Princess Imperial Isabel experienced in producing an heir to the throne, clauses were included in the marriage contract between Leopoldina and her husband to ensure that the couple should, among other things, reside part of the year in Brazil and have their children on Brazilian territory, as heirs presumptive of Isabel: ], ], and ].<ref>SAXE-COBURGO E BRAGANÇA, Dom Carlos de (1959) (in Portuguese). Princesa Leopoldina. In: '' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221234838/http://www.ihgb.org.br//rihgb/rihgb1959volume0243c.pdf |date=2010-12-21 }}'', vol. 243, pp. 75, 80–81.</ref> With the birth of Dom Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará and eldest son of Princess Isabel, the Saxe-Coburg-Braganza branch yielded first place in the line of succession to the Orleans-Braganza branch.
The only members of the Saxe-Coburg-Braganza branch who still retain Brazilian nationality, which was a constitutional requirement to succeed to the now defunct Brazilian throne, are the descendants of ], daughter of Augusto Leopoldo.<ref name="Lessa">LESSA, Clado Ribeiro de (1951) (in Portuguese). O Segundo Ramo da Casa Imperial e a Nossa Marinha de Guerra. In: '' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307011316/http://www.ihgb.org.br/trf_arq.php?r=rihgb1951volume0211.pdf |date=2014-03-07 }}'', vol. 211, p. 132 ({{ISSN|0101-4366}})</ref> Her Brazilian nationality was recognized by the government of Brazil only in 1922; her four children were registered in the consulate of Brazil in ] as Brazilian citizens.<ref name="Lessa"/> ], Baron Taxis-Bordogna-Valnigra and son of Princess Teresa Cristina, is the current head of this branch.

==Emperors of Brazil==
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The ] remained a ] until 1889 – ] after a ] ], and had two reigning emperors, both from the ]:

*Dom ] (1822–1831): Born in 1798, deceased in 1834. Was also ] in 1826, as Pedro IV.
*Dom ] (Regency 1831–1840; Reigned personally 1840–1889): Born in 1825 and deceased in 1891.

Their full style and title were: "His Imperial Majesty, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil".

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!width="30" |Name
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|1822
|Emperor of Brazil; declarer of ] <br> King of Portugal and the Algarves
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|1831
|Emperor of Brazil; last Emperor of Brazil
|-
|}

==Pretenders to the Brazilian throne since 1889==
], France (undated).]]
*] (1889–1891)
*] (1891–1921): Born in 1846, died in 1921. ] and regent of Brazil, she was the elder daughter of Pedro II and after his death considered ''de jure'' Empress of Brazil

===The Vassouras line===
]
*] (1921–1981): Born in 1909, died in 1981. Grandson of Princess Isabel, son and heir of her second son, ].
*] (1981–2022): Born in 1938, died in 2022, the eldest son of Prince Pedro Henrique.
* ] (2022–present): born in 1941, third son of Prince Pedro Henrique.
** Heir: Rafael Antônio of Orléans-Braganza (born in 1986), nephew of Prince Bertrand.

===The Petrópolis line===
*] (1940–2007): Born in 1913, son of Isabel's eldest son, who had renounced all rights to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants. The validity of the renunciation was disputed by Pedro Gastão.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bodstein |first=Astrid |title=The Imperial Family of Brazil |journal=] |issue=3 |year=2006 }}</ref>
* Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (2007–present): eldest son of Pedro Gastão. He does not put in question the validity of the renunciation. Contrariwise, he declared himself a republican.<ref>Bernardo Gutiérrez, , Príncipes Republicanos (09/01/2008)
</ref>
** Heir: Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born in 1979)

==Past members and some descendants of the imperial family==
{{Tree list}}
*'''Dom ]''' (1798–1834)
]'' by ]. Occupying the Portuguese throne, ] was still a member of the imperial family and ] to her brother Pedro II as ] until her exclusion from the Brazilian line of succession on October 30, 1835.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://legis.senado.leg.br/norma/541034/publicacao/15819954 | title=LEI N. 91 - DE 30 DE OUTUBRO DE 1835 }}</ref>]]
**Dona ] (1819–1853)
**] (1820)
**Dom ] (1821–1822)
**Dona ] (1822–1901)
**] (1823–1833)
**] (1824–1898)
**'''Dom ]''' (1825–1891)
***Dom ] (1845–1847)
***''Dona ]'' (1846–1921)
****Dom ] (1875–1940)
*****] (1911–2003)
*****'']'' (1913–2007)
******''Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza'' (born 1945)
*******Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born 1979)
*******{{Tree list/final branch}}Filipe Rodrigo of Orléans-Braganza (born 1982)
******{{Tree list/final branch}}Maria da Glória of Orléans-Braganza (born 1946)
*****] (1914–1968)
*****{{Tree list/final branch}}] (1916–2005)
****] (1878–1920)
*****'']'' (1909–1981)
******'']'' (1938–2022)
******Eudes Maria of Orléans-Braganza (1939–2020)
*******] (born 1969)
******] (born 1941)
******Antônio João of Orléans-Braganza (1950–2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Dom Antônio Orleans e Bragança, 'príncipe imperial' e bisneto da Princesa Isabel, morre no Rio |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2024/11/08/dom-antonio-orleans-e-braganca-morre-no-rio.ghtml |access-date=8 November 2024 |work=G1 |date=8 November 2024 |language=pt}}</ref>
*******] (1983–2009)
*******{{Tree list/final branch}}] (born 1986)
******{{Tree list/final branch}}Eleonora Maria of Orléans-Braganza (born 1953)
*******{{Tree list/final branch}}Henrique Antônio de Ligne (born 1989)
*****] (1911–1931)
*****{{Tree list/final branch}}] (1913–2000)
****{{Tree list/final branch}}] (1881–1918)
***] (1847–1871)
**** ] (1866–1934)
**** ] (1867–1922)
***** {{Tree list/final branch}}] (1902–1990)
****** {{Tree list/final branch}}] (born 1931)
**** {{Tree list/final branch}}] (1869–1888)
***{{Tree list/final branch}}Dom ] (1848–1850)
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==Genealogy==
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==Estates and properties==
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==See also== ==See also==
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==References==
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Branch of the House of Braganza that ruled the Empire of Brazil
Brazilian imperial family
Família imperial brasileira
House of Braganza-Brazil
House of Brazil
Parent houseHouse of Aviz by the way of the House of Braganza
Country Brazil
Founded1822
FounderPedro I
Current headVassouras branch: Prince Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
Petrópolis branch: Pedro Carlos Orléans-Braganza
Final rulerPedro II
Titles
Estate(s)Brazil
Deposition1889
Cadet branchesHouse of Orléans-Braganza
House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza

The Imperial House of Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese: Casa Imperial Brasileira) is a Brazilian dynasty of Portuguese origin, a branch of the House of Braganza, that ruled the Brazilian Empire from 1822 to 1889, from the time when the then Prince Royal Dom Pedro of Braganza (later known as Emperor Pedro I of Brazil) declared Brazil's independence, until Dom Pedro II was deposed during the military coup that led to the Proclamation of the Republic in 1889.

The members of the family are dynastic descendants of Emperor Pedro I. Claimants to headship of the post-monarchic Brazilian Imperial legacy descend from Emperor Pedro II, including the senior agnates of two branches of the House of Orléans-Braganza; the so-called Petrópolis and Vassouras lines. Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (born 1945) heads the Petrópolis line, while the Vassouras branch is led by his second cousin, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza.

Rivalry within the family erupted in 1946 when Dom Pedro Gastão (1913–2007) repudiated the renunciation to the throne of his late father, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (1875–1940), for himself and his future descendants, when he made a non-dynastic marriage in 1908. Pedro de Alcântara was the eldest son of the Princess Imperial Isabel (1846–1921) who, as Pedro II's elder daughter and heir presumptive when he was dethroned, became the last undisputed head of the family after her father's death in exile in 1891. Pedro Carlos is Dom Pedro Gastão's eldest son. Dom Bertrand descends from Isabel's younger son, Prince Luís (1878–1920) who, by a Bourbon princess, fathered Prince Pedro Henrique (1909–1981). Dom Bertrand is Pedro Henrique's son by a Bavarian princess and upholds his dynastic claim to the same legacy.

Following the tradition of the Portuguese monarchy, itself abolished in 1910, the closest relatives of the Brazilian emperor are considered members of the Brazilian imperial family.

History

Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, with his wife Teresa Cristina, and their daughters Isabel (in blue gown) and Leopoldina, 1857

Founded by Pedro of Braganza, until then Prince Royal of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, member of the House of Braganza, heir apparent to the Portuguese throne and the King's representative in the Kingdom of Brazil as Prince Regent, the Imperial House of Brazil was sovereign from 7 September 1822, when Prince Pedro proclaimed the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and was subsequently acclaimed as Emperor of Brazil on 12 October that same year until 15 November 1889, when a military coup d'état took place and the proclamation of the Brazilian republic overthrew the monarchy.

Photograph of a group of people assembled on a columned porch at the top of a flight of steps, with one older lady seated, one younger lady leaning on the arm of an older bearded man, two younger men and three small boys
The last picture of the reigning imperial family in Brazil, 1889

Prince Pedro, then, was acclaimed as Emperor of Brazil throughout the land. The constitution of the Brazilian Empire of 1824 – the first Brazilian constitutional charter – was organized two years after independence, with the emperor being the head of state and head of government of the Empire of Brazil, as well as head of the moderator power and the executive power. He reigned until 7 April 1831 when he abdicated due to a long ideological conflict between with a sizable parliamentary faction over the role of the monarch in the government and other obstacles. Pedro I's successor in Brazil was his five-year-old son, Pedro II. As the latter was still a minor, a weak regency was created. The power vacuum resulting from the absence of a ruling monarch as the ultimate arbiter in political disputes led to regional civil wars between local factions. Having inherited an empire on the verge of disintegration, Pedro II, once he was declared of age, managed to bring peace and stability to the country, which eventually became an emerging international power. Even though the last four decades of Pedro II's reign were marked by continuous internal peace and economic prosperity, he had no expectation to see the monarchy survive beyond his lifetime and made no effort to maintain support for the institution. The next in line to the throne was his daughter Isabel, but neither Pedro II nor the ruling classes considered a female monarch acceptable. Lacking any viable heir, the Empire's political leaders saw no reason to defend the monarchy. After a 58-year reign, on 15 November 1889 the Emperor was overthrown in a sudden coup d'état led by a clique of military leaders whose goal was the formation of a republic headed by a dictator, forming the First Brazilian Republic.

Post monarchy

Princess Isabel, then-Head of the Imperial House of Brazil, her husband the Count of Eu, their son Prince Luís, his wife Princess Maria Pia, and their children Pedro Henrique, Luiz Gastão, and Pia Maria, 1913

With the proclamation of the Brazilian republic on 15 November 1889, the imperial family went into exile in Portugal, Spain, France and Austria-Hungary. In the party that accompanied the imperial family were included many loyal subjects and nobles, as politicians such the Viscount of Ouro Preto, the deposed last Prime Minister of the Empire, as well the Emperor's particular doctor. Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, grandson of Emperor Pedro II was the only member of the imperial family not boarded to exile because he was on board the cruiser Almirante Barroso, on a circumnavigation trip. Subsequently, upon receiving the news of the deposition of the monarchy, he was sent into exile. In addition to the ban, the Republican government confiscated and auctioned many of the assets of the imperial family. In 1890, thirteen auctions of Imperial House goods were made. Empress Teresa Cristina died in the first months of exile. Later Emperor Pedro II died in France, where he received a head of state's funeral by the French government. The imperial family settled in the Château d'Eu, former residence of King Louis Philippe of France and property of Gaston of Orléans, Count d'Eu, husband of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, heiress of Pedro II and de jure Empress-in-Exile of Brazil.

Despite the prohibition then in force, Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza tried to disembark in Rio de Janeiro in 1906, but was prevented by local authorities. Finally, President Epitácio Pessoa, by presidential decree of 3 September 1920, revoked the Banishment Law. The Imperial Family was then able to return to Brazilian soil. The occasion was used to repatriate the remains of the last emperor and his consort, who would be transferred from Portugal a year later. Of the nine members of the imperial family originally exiled, only two returned to Brazil alive: Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará and his father, Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, who died the following year aboard the ship Massilia, on their way to Brazil to celebrate the centenary of independence. Prince Pedro de Alcântara acquired one of its former palaces, the Palácio do Grão-Pará in Petropolis, where it resided until his death and where his descendants still live. On the other hand, not all the family returned immediately to Brazil, and the Vassouras branch, present clamoring to the Brazilian throne, could only return after the end of World War II.

Repatriation

Currently, the remains of five members of the imperial family are buried in the Imperial Mausoleum in Petrópolis: Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina, whose mortal remains were transferred from the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza in Lisbon, in 1921, on the occasion of the centenary of the Independence of Brazil, Princess Isabel, removed from the cemetery of Eu in 1953 with her husband, Prince Gaston, and the Prince of Grão-Pará, transferred from the cemetery of Petrópolis in 1990, together with his wife. Prince Luiz and Prince Antônio are buried in the Royal Chapel of Dreux, France, where the wife of the first, Princess Maria Pia, was buried in 1973. Princes Pedro Augusto, August Leopold, Joseph Ferdinand and Ludwig Gaston are buried in the crypt of the Church of St. Augustine in Coburg, Germany, where their mother, Princess Leopoldina, had been buried in 1871.

In 1954, the remains of the first Empress, Maria Leopoldina, were transferred to the Imperial Crypt and Chapel in São Paulo, which were in the Santo Antônio Convent, Rio de Janeiro. Some of the children of both emperors are buried in the Santo Antônio Convent: Prince Miguel, Prince João Carlos, Princess Paula Mariana, Prince Afonso Pedro and Prince Pedro Afonso, as well as Princess Luísa Vitória. In 1972, on the occasion of the sesquicentenary of Independence, the remains of Emperor Pedro I were transferred from the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza to the Imperial Chapel. The body of his second wife, Empress Amélie, was transferred from the Braganza Pantheon to the Imperial Chapel in 1982. In that same year the body of her daughter, Princess Maria Amélia, was transferred from the Braganza Pantheon to the Convent of Santo Antônio.

Dynastic question

Pedro de AlcântaraPedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará renounced his rights of succession to the Brazilian throne in favor of his young brother.Luis MariaPrince Luís of Orléans-Braganza became Prince Imperial of Brazil after the renunciation of his older brother.

The so-called Brazilian dynastic question concerns inheritance rights to the titles of Head of the Brazilian Imperial House, Prince Imperial of Brazil, Prince of Grão-Pará and Prince of Brazil, who consequently would indicate the preferred heirs to the Brazilian imperial throne. The primacy in the line of succession is disputed by some members and partisans of the dynastic branches of Petrópolis and Vassouras.

In 1908, Dom Pedro de Alcântara, then Prince Imperial of Brazil in exile, wanted to marry Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz (1875–1951), whose family had belonged to the nobility of the kingdom of Bohemia since 1339, and whose legitimate members, male and female, bore the title of baron since 1744 and of count or countess since issuance of Austrian letters patent on 21 February 1906. The countess did not, however, belong to a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty, as both Orléans and Braganza traditions expected of brides. Although the constitution of the Brazilian Empire did not require dynasts to marry equally, it made the marriage of the heir to the throne dependent upon the sovereign's consent. As Prince Dom Pedro wanted to marry with his mother's blessing, he renounced his rights to the throne of Brazil at Cannes on 30 October 1908. The resignation document, signed in three copies, was sent to the Brazilian Monarchical Directory, an official body created to manage monarchical interests in the country. To solemnize this, Dom Pedro, aged thirty-three, signed the document translated here:

I, Prince Pedro de Alcântara Luiz Filipe Maria Gastão Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orleans-Braganza, having maturely reflected, have resolved to renounce the right that, by the Constitution of the Empire of Brazil, promulgated on 25 March 1824, accords to me the Crown of that nation. I declare, therefore, that by my free and spontaneous will I hereby renounce, in my own name, as well as for any and all of my descendants, to all and any rights that the aforesaid Constitution confers upon us to the Brazilian Crown and Throne, which shall pass to the lines which follow mine, conforming to the order of succession as established by article 117. Before God I promise, for myself and my descendants, to hold to the present declaration. Cannes 30 October 1908 signed: Pedro de Alcântara of Orleans-Braganza

This renunciation was followed by a letter from Isabel to royalists in Brazil:

9 November 1908, Château d'Eu

Most Excellent Gentlemen Members of the Monarchist Directory,

With all my heart I thank you for the congratulations upon the marriages of my dear children Pedro and Luiz. Luiz's took place in Cannes on the 4th with the brilliance that is desired for so solemn an act in the life of my successor to the Throne of Brazil. I was very pleased. Pedro's shall take place next on the 14th. Before the marriage of Luiz he signed his resignation to the crown of Brazil, and here I send it to you, while keeping here an identical copy. I believe that this news must be published as soon as possible (you gentlemen shall do it in the way that you judge to be most satisfactory) in order to prevent the formation of parties that would be a great evil for our country. Pedro will continue to love his homeland, and will give all possible support to his brother. Thank God they are very united. Luiz will engage actively in everything with respect to the monarchy and any good for our land. However, without giving up my rights I want that he be up to date on everything so that he may prepare himself for the position which with all my heart I desire that one day he will hold. You may write to him as many times as you may want to so that he shall be informed of everything. My strength is not the same as it once was, but my heart is still the same to love my homeland and all those who are so dedicated to us. I give you all my friendship and confidence,

a) Isabel, comtesse d'Eu

If the 1908 renunciation of Pedro de Alcântara was valid, his brother Luiz (and eventually, Pedro Henrique) became next in the line of succession after their mother. Isabel's headship of the Brazilian Imperial House lasted until her death in 1921, when she is widely considered to have been succeeded by her grandson, Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza. Pedro Henrique was the elder son of Prince Luiz, second child of Isabel and a veteran of World War I who had died in 1920 from an illness he contracted in the trenches.

Prince Pedro de Alcântara did not dispute the validity of the renunciation. Though he did not claim the headship of the Imperial House himself, in 1937 he did say in an interview that his renunciation "did not meet the requirements of Brazilian Law, there was no prior consultation with the nation, there was none of the necessary protocol that is required for acts of this nature and, furthermore, it was not a hereditary renunciation."

The dynastic dispute over the Brazilian crown began after 1940 when Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, eldest son of Pedro de Alcântara repudiated his father's renunciation and claimed the headship of the Brazilian Imperial House.

Pedro Gastão actively campaigned in support of Brazil's 1993 referendum on restoration of the Brazilian monarchy, which would have postponed for subsequent decision by Parliament of which descendant of the former imperial family should occupy the throne if monarchy had been re-instated, but the option of restoration was defeated despite garnering approximately 7 million votes. After the death of Pedro Gastão in 2007, his eldest son Prince Pedro Carlos and younger children declared themselves republicans. Several of Pedro Gastão's grandchildren also have dual citizenship.

Branches

Coat of the House of Orléans-Braganza
Coat of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza

House of Orléans-Braganza

Main article: House of Orléans-Braganza

With the marriage of Isabel of Braganza, Princess Imperial of Brazil, with Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count d'Eu in 1864, the Imperial House associated itself with the House of Orléans, that composes the French royal family. Thus began a new dynastic branch of Brazil: Orléans-Braganza, which never had the opportunity to reign in Brazil.

Of the four children of the couple, two have generated offspring and this branch of the family has more than thirty members. Many are those who renounced for themselves and their descendants any rights in succession to the imperial throne, losing titles and precedence in the imperial family.

In 1909, Prince Gaston engaged in negotiations with Philippe, Duke of Orléans, resulting in a document signed by nearly all the male-line princes descended from France's citizen-king, Louis Philippe, called the Pacte de Famille (or "Declaration of Brussels"): the title of Prince of Orléans-Braganza was created, and the style of Royal Highness recognized, exclusive to male-line descendants of that branch of the family.

House of Saxe-Coburg-Braganza

Main article: Saxe-Coburg and Braganza branch

The Saxe-Coburg-Braganza branch is descended from Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, second daughter of Dom Pedro II, and her husband, Prince Ludwig August of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. Due to several years of difficulties that the Princess Imperial Isabel experienced in producing an heir to the throne, clauses were included in the marriage contract between Leopoldina and her husband to ensure that the couple should, among other things, reside part of the year in Brazil and have their children on Brazilian territory, as heirs presumptive of Isabel: Pedro Augusto, Augusto Leopoldo, and José Fernando. With the birth of Dom Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará and eldest son of Princess Isabel, the Saxe-Coburg-Braganza branch yielded first place in the line of succession to the Orleans-Braganza branch.

The only members of the Saxe-Coburg-Braganza branch who still retain Brazilian nationality, which was a constitutional requirement to succeed to the now defunct Brazilian throne, are the descendants of Princess Teresa Cristina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, daughter of Augusto Leopoldo. Her Brazilian nationality was recognized by the government of Brazil only in 1922; her four children were registered in the consulate of Brazil in Vienna as Brazilian citizens. Carlos Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, Baron Taxis-Bordogna-Valnigra and son of Princess Teresa Cristina, is the current head of this branch.

Emperors of Brazil

Brazilian emperors Pedro I and Pedro II, respectively

The Empire of Brazil remained a constitutional monarchy until 1889 – when the republic was proclaimed after a military coup d'état, and had two reigning emperors, both from the House of Braganza:

Their full style and title were: "His Imperial Majesty, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil".

Name Became monarch Notes
Pedro I of Brazil 1822 Emperor of Brazil; declarer of Brazilian Independence
King of Portugal and the Algarves
Pedro II of Brazil 1831 Emperor of Brazil; last Emperor of Brazil

Pretenders to the Brazilian throne since 1889

Princess Isabel and Prince Gaston with their family in exile in Normandy, France (undated).

The Vassouras line

The Vassouras line of the imperial family, 1950s−1960s.

The Petrópolis line

  • Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1940–2007): Born in 1913, son of Isabel's eldest son, who had renounced all rights to the Brazilian throne for himself and his descendants. The validity of the renunciation was disputed by Pedro Gastão.
  • Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (2007–present): eldest son of Pedro Gastão. He does not put in question the validity of the renunciation. Contrariwise, he declared himself a republican.
    • Heir: Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born in 1979)

Past members and some descendants of the imperial family

Portrait of Maria II by Thomas Lawrence. Occupying the Portuguese throne, Queen Maria II was still a member of the imperial family and heir presumptive to her brother Pedro II as Princess Imperial of Brazil until her exclusion from the Brazilian line of succession on October 30, 1835.

Genealogy

Genealogical tree of the Brazilian branch House of Braganza and the subsequent House of Orléans-Braganza, cadet branch and current Imperial Family.

Emperor-King Pedro I/IV
Emperor of Brazil
King of Portugal and the Algarves
(1798–1834)
Queen Maria II
Queen of Portugal and the Algarves
Princess Imperial of Brazil
(1819–1853)


Princess Januária
Princess Imperial of Brazil
Countess of Aquila
(1822–1901)

Emperor Pedro II
Emperor of Brazil
(1825–1891)
Princess Paula
Princess of Brazil
(1823–1833)
Princess Francisca
Princess of Brazil
Princess of Joinville
(1824–1898)

Princess Maria Amélia
Princess of Brazil
(1831–1853)
From her descends the
Portuguese Royal Family
Princess Isabel
Princess Imperial of Brazil
(1846–1921)
Princess Leopoldina
Princess of Brazil
Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(1847–1871)

Prince Pedro de Alcântara
Prince of Grão-Pará
Prince of Orléans-Braganza
(1875–1940)
Prince Luís
Prince Imperial of Brazil
Prince of Orléans-Braganza
(1878–1920)
Prince Antônio Gastão
Prince of Brazil
Prince of Orléans-Braganza
(1881–1918)
From her descends
the Saxe-Coburg and
Braganza branch of the
Brazilian Imperial Family
From him descends
the Petrópolis branch of the
House of Orléans-Braganza
From him descends
the Vassouras branch of the
House of Orléans-Braganza

Armorial

Coat of arms Title Tenure Coat of arms Title Tenure Coat of arms Title Tenure Coat of arms Title Tenure Coat of arms Title Tenure Coat of arms Title Tenure
Emperor of Brazil 1822–1889
Prince Imperial of Brazil 1824–1889
Prince of Grão-Pará Prince of Grão-Pará: 1824-1889
Prince of Brazil Prince of Brazil: 1824–1889
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Braganza: 1866–present
Prince of Orléans-Braganza Prince of Orléans and Braganza: 1909–present

Estates and properties

See also

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