Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

Full name
	Luiz Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe

Prince Luiz Gastão
Prince Luiz Gastão
Born	19 February 1911; Cannes, France
Died	8 September 1931 (aged 20); Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Full name
	Luiz Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe
House	House of Orléans-Braganza
Father	Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
Mother	Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (Portuguese: Príncipe Luiz Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe de Orleans e Bragança; 19 February 1911 – 8 September 1931) was a member of the House of Orléans-Braganza, and was descended from the Brazilian Imperial Family.

Life

Luís Gastão in 1922.

Prince Luiz Gastão was born at Cannes, France, the second son of Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (1878–1920), and his wife, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1978–1963). His father was the second son of Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil. His mother was the daughter of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Prince Luis Gastão's paternal grandmother, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, was the heir to the Brazilian throne. Her father Pedro II, was the last emperor of Brazil until he was deposed in 1889. Isabel's eldest son, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, renounced his succession rights in 1908, passing the succession to his younger brother, Prince Luiz. When Prince Luiz died in 1920, his eldest son, and Luiz Gastão's elder brother, Prince Pedro Henrique, became the Head of the Brazilian Imperial House, with Prince Luiz Gastão as his nominal heir.

Luiz Gastão died unmarried at an early age, and was buried in the Orléans Mausoleum in Dreux. After his death, his sister Princess Pia Maria became the titular heir of her brother Pedro Henrique, until the birth of Pedro Henrique's son, also called Prince Luiz, in 1938.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

8. Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours

4. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu

9. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

2. Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza

10. Pedro II of Brazil

5. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil

11. Princess Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies

1. Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza

12. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

6. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

13. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

3. Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

14. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani

7. Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

15. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria

Notes and sources

Imperial House of Brazil (Portuguese)
thePeerage.com - Dom Luíz Gastão António Maria Felipe de Orléans-Bragança e Borbon
The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: page 50.

Titles in pretence
Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza House of Orléans-Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Orléans Born: 19 February 1911 Died: 8 September 1931
Preceded by Prince Pedro Henrique	Prince Imperial of Brazil 14 November 1921 – 8 September 1931	Succeeded by Princess Pia Maria

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