Princess Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca and Bourbon ( port. Pia Maria de Orléans e Bragança e Bourbon ; March 4, 1913 , Boulogne-Billancourt - October 24, 2000 , Le Lud Castle ) - imperial princess of Brazil (1931-1938), representative of the Brazilian imperial family Orleans-Braganza.
| Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca and Bourbon | |||||||
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| port. Pia Maria de Orléans e Bragança e Bourbon | |||||||
 Prince Luis Orleans-Braganca and Princess Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Luis Gastan Orleans-Braganca | ||||||
| Successor | Luis Orleans-Braganca | ||||||
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| Death | Chateau Le Lud , commune Le Lud , department of Sarthe , France | ||||||
| Kind | Orleans Braganca | ||||||
| Father | Luis Orleans-Braganca | ||||||
| Mother | Maria di Gracia Bourbon Sicilian | ||||||
| Spouse | Renee Jean Marie Nicholas de Nicolas, Count of Nicolas (1948-1954) | ||||||
| Children | sons: Louis Jean de Nicole and Roberto Marie de Nicole | ||||||
Full name - Pia Maria Isabella Ranier Anthony Vitoria Theresa Amelia Gerard Raimund Anna Mikael Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Orleans-Braganza .
Biography
Born on March 4, 1913 in the city of Boulogne-Billancourt ( France ). The only daughter of Luis Orleans-Braganca (1878-1920), the imperial prince of Brazil (1908-1920), and Princess Maria Pia Bourbon of Sicily (1878-1973). The younger sister of Prince Pedro Enrique Orleans-Bragança and Prince Luis Gastan Orleans-Bragança .
In 1920, her father passed away, 42-year-old Prince Luis Orleans-Bragança, who bore the title of Imperial Prince of Brazil in 1908-1920. A year later, in 1921, the 75-year-old Princess Isabella of Brazil (1846-1921), the grandmother of Pia Maria, the head of the Brazilian imperial dynasty of Orleans-Braganza (1891-1921) died. Pedro Enrique (1909-1981), Prince of Grao Para, became the imperial prince of Brazil in 1920 , and the next head of the Brazilian imperial house in exile in 1921 (1921-1981). Pedro Enrique Orleans-Bragança was not married and had no children, so the title of imperial prince of Brazil in 1921 was inherited by his younger brother, Prince Luis Gastan Orleans-Bragança (1911-1931).
In 1931, the 20-year-old Prince Luis Gastan of Orleans-Bragança died while he was not married. After the death of her childless brother, Pia Maria Orleans-Bragança inherited the title of Imperial Princess of Brazil , which she wore for seven years (1931-1938).
The situation changed in 1938 when the eldest son of Prince Pedro Enrique was born, Prince Luis Orleans-Braganca, nephew of Pia Maria. At birth, Prince Luis Orleans-Braganca received from his father the title of Imperial Prince of Brazil .
On October 24, 2000, the 87-year-old Princess Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca died at Le Lud Castle in France.
Marriage and children
On August 12, 1948, in Paris, Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca married Rene Jean Marie Nicholas de Nicole, Count Nicole (January 17, 1910 - November 24, 1954), the son of Arman Marie Jean de Nicole, Marquis of Hussenville, and Marquise Yvonne Leoni Marie Ann Georgin . They had two children:
- Louis-Jean de Nicole, Marquis of Hussenville (born September 18, 1949 , Le Mans ), French politician, mayor of Luda and senator from the department of Sarthe (since 2014 ). Since 1980, he has been married to Barbara Ann Marie d'Yursel de Buzey (born 1958), daughter of Count Alfred Michel Michel Dobel Marie d'Jursel de Buzey. They have two sons and two daughters.
- Roberto Maria Piu Benoit de Nicole (born February 17, 1952 , Neuilly-sur-Seine ), held several positions in the French government and reached the rank of Minister of State. Since 1983, married to Letizia Natalie Maria Jeanne Yvonne, Princess Murat (born 1961), daughter of Prince Napoleon Joachim Louis Moritz Murat. They had two sons and three daughters.
Despite the uneven morganatic marriage , Pia Maria Orleans-Braganca retained the title of Princess of Brazil.