Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza

Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born 12 January 1979) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family. According to the claims of the Petrópolis branch, he is the current Prince Imperial of Brazil

Prince Imperial of Brazil

Prince Imperial of Brazil is the title created after the proclamation of independence of the Empire of Brazil, in 1822, to designate the heir apparent to the Brazilian imperial throne...

and therefore first in line of succession to the defunct Brazilian throne.

Biography

He was born in Petrópolis

Petrópolis

Petrópolis , also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 65 km from the city of Rio de Janeiro....

the son of Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza

Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza

Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza is one of two claimants to the defunct Brazilian throne, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.-Life:...

and his first wife Rony Kuhn de Souza who died two days after his birth.

On 26 May 1992 Pedro Thiago was kidnapped

Kidnapping

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while on his way to school and held for a ransom reported at $5,000,000. He was freed on 2 June after police raided a house in a Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

suburb. In January 2002 he was indicted on charges relating to the theft and then sale of a set of porcelain dishes from the Grão Pará Palace belonging to his aunt Princess Christina.

He has been awarded the Grand Cross

Grand Cross

The phrase Grand Cross is used to denote the highest grade in many orders of knighthood. Sometimes the holders of the highest grade are referred to "knights grand cross" or just "grand crosses"; in other cases the actual insignia itself is called "the grand cross".Alternatively, in some other...

of the Order of Pedro I

Order of Pedro I

The Imperial Order of Dom Pedro I is an Brazilian order of chivalry instituted by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 16 April 1826.On 22 March 1890, the order was cancelled as national order by the interim government of United States of Brazil....

, as well of the Order of the Rose

Order of the Rose

The Imperial Order of the Rose is an Brazilian order of chivalry, instituted by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 17 October 1829 to commemorate his marriage to Amélie of Leuchtenberg....

Ancestry

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