Luís, Prince Imperial of Brazil

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Luís, Prince Imperial of Brazil (26 January 1878 – 26 March 1920), was a Prince of the Empire of Brazil and heir to the Brazilian throne until his death. He was born in Brazil during his grandfather's reign as the second son of Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, and Empress Isabel I of Brazil.

Prince Luís
Prince Imperial of Brazil (in pretense)
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Born(1878-01-26)26 January 1878
Petrópolis, Empire of Brazil
Died26 March 1920(1920-03-26) (aged 42)
Cannes, France
Burial
SpousePrincess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
IssuePrince Pedro Henrique
Prince Luís Gastão
Princess Pia Maria
Full name
Portuguese: Luís Maria Filipe Pedro de Alcântara Gastão Miguel Rafael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança
HouseOrléans-Braganza
FatherPrince Gaston, Count of Eu
MotherIsabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
ReligionRoman Catholicism

He was exiled along with his family as the result of the 1889 coup d'état that resulted in the formation of the republic. In 1908, the year he married, his older brother Pedro renounced his claim to succeed his mother in her claim to the imperial throne, leaving Dom Luís as her heir. In this role he worked with monarchists in Brazil in several attempts to restore the monarchy. At the outbreak of World War I he enlisted as an officer with the British Armed Forces and saw action in Flanders where he contracted a virulent form of rheumatism that caused his death at the age of 42. His efforts on behalf of the Allies of World War I saw him decorated by Belgium, France and Great Britain.[1]

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References

  1. Santos, Armando Alexandre dos, Dom Pedro Henrique: o Condestável das Saudades e da Esperança, Editora Artpress, 2006.