Prince Luis Gastan of Orleans-Bragança ( port of Príncipe Luiz Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe de Orleans e Bragança ; February 19, 1911 , Cannes - September 8, 1931 , Neuilly-sur-Seine ) - member of the Brazilian imperial family from the Orleans-Bragança dynasty, imperial prince of Brazil ( November 14, 1921 - September 8, 1931 ).
| Luis Gastan Orleans-Braganca | |||||||
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| port. Luís Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe de Orléans e Bragança | |||||||
 Coat of arms of the Orleans-Braganans dynasty | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orleans-Braganca | ||||||
| Successor | Princess Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca | ||||||
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| Kind | Orleans Braganca | ||||||
| Father | Prince Louis Orleans-Braganca | ||||||
| Mother | Maria di Gracia Bourbon Sicilian | ||||||
| Spouse | not married | ||||||
| Children | childless | ||||||
The full name of the prince is Luis Gastan Antoniu Maria Felipe Miguel Rafael Gonzaga de Orleans and Braganza and Bourbon .
Biography
Prince Luis Gastant was born in Cannes ( France ). The second son of Prince Luis Orleans-Braganca (1878-1920), and his wife, Maria di Grazia Bourbon-Sicilian (1978-1963). His father was the second son of Prince Gaston of Orleans, Earl of D'E (1842-1922), and Princess Isabella of Brazil (1846-1921). Maria di Grazia Pius was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Sicily, Count di Caserta (1841-1934), and Princess Marie Antoinette of Bourbon-Sicilian (1851-1938).
Luis Gastan's paternal grandmother, Princess Isabella of Brazil , was the heiress of the Brazilian imperial throne in 1847 - 1848 , 1850 - 1889 , 1889 - 1891 , as well as the regent empire in 1871-1872, 1876-1877 and 1887-1888. Her father, Pedro II (1825–1891), was the last emperor of Brazil (1831–1889) until he was overthrown in 1889 as a result of an uprising. The eldest son and heir to Princess Isabella, Pedro de Alcantara of Orleans-Bragança, Prince Grao-Para (1875-1940), in 1908 renounced his inheritance rights to the Brazilian imperial throne, transferring the succession to his younger brother, Prince Luis (1878-1920) . In 1920, after the death of Prince Luis, his eldest son, Prince Pedro Enrique Orleans-Braganca (1909-1981), the elder brother of Luis Gastan, became the imperial prince of Brazil . In 1921, after the death of his grandmother Isabella of Brazil, Pedro Enrique became the head of the Brazilian imperial house, and his younger brother, Prince Luis Gastan Orleans-Braganza, became his nominal heir, receiving the title of Imperial Prince of Brazil .
On September 8, 1931, the 20-year-old unmarried prince Luis Gastain of Orleans-Braganca died in Neuilly-sur-Seine (department of Hautes-de-Seine , France ). He was buried in the Orleans Mausoleum in Dre . After his death, the title of imperial princess was inherited by his sister, Princess Pia Maria Orleans-Bragança (1913–2000). She held this title until the birth in 1938 of her nephew, Prince Luis, the eldest son of Prince Pedro Enrique.
Links
- Imperial House of Brazil
- thePeerage.com - Dom Luíz Gastão António Maria Felipe de Orléans-Bragança e Borbon
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Prince Luis Gastao de Orléans e Bragança
- The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, AC, Reference: page 50.