Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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Princess Maria di Grazia Pia Chiara Anna of Bourbon-Two Sicilies) (12 August 1878, Cannes
, France
– 20 June 1973, Mandelieu-la-Napoule
, France
) was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Princess Imperial consort of Brazil through her marriage to Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza.
and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
and his wife Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
, on 4 November 1908 in Cannes
, France
. Maria and Luís had three children:
died while recumbent upon her shoulder.
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, France
France
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– 20 June 1973, Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Mandelieu-la-Napoule
Mandelieu-La Napoule is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, located on the French Riviera just to the southwest of Cannes and northeast of Théoule-sur-Mer....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Princess Imperial consort of Brazil through her marriage to Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza.
Family
Maria was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of CasertaPrince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria....
and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Marriage and issue
Maria married Prince Luís Maria of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of EuGaston, comte d'Eu
Gaston d'Orléans , the first son of Louis, the Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary. His full name was Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans; Portuguese: Luís Filipe Maria Fernando Gastão de Orleães...
and his wife Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Dona Isabel , nicknamed "the Redemptress", was the heiress presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, bearing the title of Princess Imperial....
, on 4 November 1908 in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Maria and Luís had three children:
- Prince Pedro Henrique Afonso Felipe Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza , was a great-grandson of the last emperor of Brazil, Pedro II, and one of two claimants to the abolished throne.-Early life in Europe:...
(13 September 1909 - 5 July 1981)
- ∞ Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (1914 - 2011) at Nymphenburg PalaceNymphenburg PalaceThe Nymphenburg Palace , i.e. "Nymph's Castle", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.-History:...
on 19 August 1937. Pedro Henrique and Maria had twelve children.
- Prince Luís Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Luís Gastão of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Luís Gastão of Orléans-Braganza was a member of the House of Orléans-Braganza, and was descended from the Brazilian Imperial Family.-Life:...
(19 February 1911 - 8 September 1931)
- Princess Pia Maria Raniera Isabella Antonia Vitoria Thereza Amélia Gerarda Raimunda Anna Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (4 March 1913 - 24 October 2000)
- ∞ René, Count of Nicolay at ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 12 August 1948. Pia Maria and René had two sons.
Later life
Dom Luís died in 1920 leaving Maria a widow for the remainder of her life. In 1922, Maria accompanied the Brazilian Imperial Family to Brazil for the country's centennial celebrations of its independence. During the course of the trip, the Count of EuGaston, comte d'Eu
Gaston d'Orléans , the first son of Louis, the Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary. His full name was Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans; Portuguese: Luís Filipe Maria Fernando Gastão de Orleães...
died while recumbent upon her shoulder.
Honours
- Knight of the Order of St. Elizabeth of BavariaOrder of Saint ElizabethThe Order of Saint Elizabeth was an all-female chivalric and charitable order in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The following excerpt is from The Orders of Knighthood, British and Foreign :...
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeSacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeThe Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Order of Pedro I of BrazilOrder of Pedro IThe 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....