Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Pedro Thiago | |||||
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Prince Imperial of Brazil (disputed) | |||||
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Petrópolis, Brazil | 12 January 1979||||
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House | Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Father | Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Mother | Rony Kuhn de Souza |
Styles of Prince Pedro Thiago | |
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Reference style | His Imperial and Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
Brazilian imperial family (Petrópolis branch) |
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Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born 12 January 1979) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family.
Biography
He was born in Petrópolis, the son of Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza and his first wife Rony Kuhn de Souza who died two days after his birth.[1]
On 26 May 1992, Pedro Thiago was kidnapped while on his way to school and held for a ransom reported at $5 million.[2] He was freed on 2 June after police raided a house in a Rio de Janeiro suburb.[3] In January 2002, he was indicted on charges relating to the theft and then sale of a set of porcelain dishes from the Palace of the Grão-Pará belonging to his aunt Princess Christina.[4]
He has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Pedro I, as well of the Order of the Rose.[5]
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Pedro Thiago de Orléans-Bragança e Borbon". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ↑ Soca, Ricardo (29 May 1992). "La policía brasileña prepara una "operación de guerra" para rescatar al príncipe Pedro". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ↑ "Police raid hideout near Rio and liberate a teen Prince". Deseret News. 2 June 1992.
- ↑ Rother, Larry (6 January 2002). "Brazil's Royal Scandal: Prince Is Said to Steal Aunt's Dishes". NY Times. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ↑ Sainty, Guy Stair. "House of Bourbon: Branch of Orléans-Braganza". Chivalric Orders. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
External links
- The Imperial Family of Brazil
- Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz "Empress of Brazil"
- Um príncipe na polícia do Rio (in Portuguese)
Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Orléans Born: 12 January 1979 | ||
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Preceded by Prince Pedro Carlos |
Petrópolis line of succession to the Brazilian throne 1st position |
Succeeded by Prince Felipe Rodrigo |
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