Maria di Grazia Bourbon-Sicilian ( Italian: Maria di Grazia di Borbone-Due Sicilie ), full name Maria delle Gracia Pia Chiara Anna Teresa Isabella Luitgarda Apollonia Agatha Cecchilla Filomena Anthony Lucia Cristina Caterina di Borbone ( Italian. Maria delle Grazie Pia Chiara Anna Isabella Luitgarda Apollonia Agata Cecilia Filomena Antonia Lucia Cristina Caterina di Borbone ; August 12, 1878 , Cannes , French Empire - June 20, 1973 , Mandelieu la Napoule , France ) - Italian princess from the house of the Bourbons, nee princess Sicilian in marriage - Princess Orleans-Bragan.
| Maria di Gracia Bourbon Sicilian | ||||
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| ital. Maria di Grazia di Borbone-Due Sicilie | ||||
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| Birth | August 12, 1878 Cannes , French Empire | |||
| Death | June 20, 1973 (94 years old) Mandelieu-La-Napoule , France | |||
| Burial place | Royal Chapel in Dreux | |||
| Kind | Bourbons → Orleans-Braganca | |||
| Birth name | Maria delle Gracia Pia Chiara Anna Teresa Isabella Luitgard Apollonius Agatha Cecchilla Filomena Anthony Lucia Cristina Katerina di Borbone | |||
| Father | Alfonso Bourbon Sicilian | |||
| Mother | Maria Antoinette of Bourbon Sicilian | |||
| Spouse | Luis Orleans-Braganans | |||
| Children | sons: Pedro Enrique, Luis Gastau; daughter: Pia Maria | |||
| Religion | Catholicism | |||
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Biography
Princess Maria di Grazia was born in Cannes on August 12, 1878. She was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Sicilian, Count of Caserta and his wife, Princess Maria Antoinette of Bourbon-Sicilian.
Marriage and offspring
On November 4, 1908, in Cannes, Princess Maria di Grazia married Prince Louis of Mary of Orleans-Bragan, the son of Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count O and his wife, the imperial Princess Isabelle of Brazil. The spouses had three children:
- Prince Pedro Enrique Afonso Felipe Maria Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga Rafael Orleans-Braganans (13.09.1909 - 05.07.1981), 08.19.1937 in Nymphenburg was married to Princess Maria Elizabeth of Bavaria (1914 - 2011). The spouses had twelve children;
- Prince Luis Gastau Antonio Maria Filipe Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga Rafael Orleans-Braganans (02.19.1911 - 09.09.1931);
- Princess Pia Maria Isabella Ranier Anthony Vitoria Theresa Amelia Gerard Raimund Anna Mikael Rafael Gabriela Gonzaga Orleans-Braganza (03.03.1913 - 10.24.2000), 08/12/1933 in Paris married with Count Rene Nikolai.
Dowager Princess
Prince Luis died in 1920. In 1922, the Dowager Princess escorted the Brazilian imperial family to Brazil to celebrate the centenary of the country's independence. During the trip, Count O died due to an accident.
Princess Maria di Grazia lived a long life. She died in Mandela la Napoule on June 20, 1973.
Titles and Awards
Before her marriage, from August 12, 1878 to November 4, 1908, she held the title of Her Royal Highness, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Sicilian.
After marriage, from November 4, 1908 to June 20, 1973 she was titled as Her Imperial and Royal Highness, Princess Maria di Grazia Orleans-Braganza. Princess Maria di Grazia, lady of the Order of St. Elizabeth of Bavaria, lady of the Grand Cross of Justice of the Holy Constantine Order of St. George, lady of the Grand Cross of Justice of the Order of Pedro I of Brazil.