Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza

Dom Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
Born (1950-06-24) June 24, 1950
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse Princess Christine of Ligne
Issue Prince Pedro Luiz
Princess Amélia
Prince Rafael
Princess Maria
Full name
Antônio João Maria José Jorge Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga de Orleáns e Bragança
House House of Orléans-Braganza
Father Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
Mother Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria

Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza (born June 24, 1950), whose baptismal name is Antônio João Maria José Jorge Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Wittelsbach, is a member of the Imperial House of Brazil.[1]

Parents and early life

Antônio was born in Rio de Janeiro, the sixth son of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and of his wife, Princess Maria of Bavaria.[2]

In 1976, Antônio earned a bachelor's degree in Engineering (with a specialization in Major Structural Projects) from the University of Barra do Piraí.[1]

Dynastic claims

Dom Antônio's eldest brother is Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza, the current Head of the Brazilian Imperial Family and, from a monarchist perspective, de jure Emperor Luiz I of Brazil.[3] After Dom Luiz in the succession order comes the next brother, Prince Bertrand, born 1941, who, as heir presumptive to the throne would be the Prince Imperial[4] if his eldest brother were actually reigning, and who is often accorded that style in royalist circles. Although he is the sixth brother, Antônio follows Bertrand in the succession order because three older brothers renounced their claims to the throne in order to marry commoners. Some Brazilian royalists consider the marriage of Prince Antônio with Princess Christine de Ligne as a mésalliance or morganatic, since the Princes de Ligne were never a sovereign family, nor a mediatised family.[5][nb 1]

Painting

Antônio is an artist, usually painting water color landscapes depicting buildings, ranches, and farms typical of colonial Brazil . In May 1999 he held an exhibition, "A Herança Portuguesa no Brasil Colonial" (The Portuguese Heritage in Colonial Brazil) at Ipanema Park in Portugal.[6] In 2001 he held exhibitions at Curitiba and at Joinville.[7] His work has also been displayed in the Crystal Palace in Petropolis, the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes in Rio de Janeiro, and the Galeria Quadrante and the Museu da Casa Brasileira in São Paulo.[6]

Marriage and family

In 1981, he married Princess Christine de Ligne (born 11 August 1955 in Belœil), daughter of Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne (head of one of Belgium's foremost noble families) and his wife, Princess Alix of Luxembourg. The civil ceremony took place on September 25 and the religious ceremony on September 26, both at Belœil.[8]

The couple have four children:[8]

Antônio lives with his family in Petrópolis.[9]

Titles and honors

Styles of
Prince Antônio
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir

Titles and styles

He has been styled as Prince and as His Royal Highness throughout his life.[1]

Honors

He was a recipient of the following foreign honors:

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ↑ The Brazilian dynasty's marital standard was never bound by the royal intermarriage rules which restricted sovereign German dynasties to reigning and mediatized families following the 1815 Congress of Vienna. Nonetheless it is true that the Princes de Ligne had sold the immediate principality of Edelstetten in 1804, therefore they were not officially included among the Holy Roman Empire's princely families that retained immediate status until its abolition in 1806, which later became the cut-off date for the prerogatives retained by mediatized dynasties.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Casa Imperial do Brasil - Biografia de D. Antônio de Orleans e Bragança Archived August 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine..
  2. ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser (Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke, 1991): Band XIV, 32.
  3. ↑ NÉMETH-TORRES, Geovani (2008) (in Portuguese). A odisséia monarquista no Plebiscito Nacional de 1993. In: Veredas da História Archived September 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.. Rio de Janeiro: Ano I, n. 1. Abr. 2008. ISSN 1982-4238.
  4. ↑ Constituição Politica do Imperio do Brazil, art. 105.
  5. ↑ >
  6. 1 2 "Príncipe brasileiro expõe aguarelas no Ipanema", Jornal de Notícias (May 4, 1999).
  7. ↑ "Arte real" Archived October 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Anexo (30 maio, 2001).
  8. 1 2 Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser (Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke, 1991): Band XIV, 34.
  9. ↑ http://revistaepoca.globo.com/Revista/Epoca/0,,EMI75853-15227,00-A+ESPERANCA+SE+FOI.html
  10. ↑ BUYERS, Christopher. The Royal Ark.
Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
Cadet branch of the House of Orléans
Born: June 24 1950
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Prince Bertrand		 — TITULAR —
Vassouras line of succession to the Brazilian throne
2nd position
Reason for succession failure:
Empire abolished in 1889		 Succeeded by
Prince Rafael
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