Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
Pedro Henrique, Prince of Brazil (13 September 1909, Boulogne-Billancourt, France – 5 July 1981 Vassouras, Brazil), was the late Prince and Head of the Imperial House of Brazil according to the Vassouras branch claim and pretense de jure Emperor of Brazil as Pedro III.
| Pedro Henrique | |||||
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| Head of the Imperial House of Brazil (disputed) | |||||
| Tenure | 14 November 1921 – 5 July 1981 | ||||
| Predecessor | Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil | ||||
| Successor | Luiz of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Born | 13 September 1909 Boulogne-Billancourt, French Third Republic | ||||
| Died | 5 July 1981 (aged 71) Vassouras, Brazil | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (m. 1937) | ||||
| Issue | Luiz Eudes Bertrand Isabel Pedro Fernando Antônio Eleonora, Princess of Ligne Francisco Alberto Maria Teresa Maria Gabriela | ||||
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| House | Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Father | Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
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His claim to the Brazilian throne and the headship of the Imperial House was challenged by his cousin Pedro Gastão, Prince of Brazil. He considered Prince Pedro de Alcântara's renounce to has no legal validation, but Pedro Henrique's legitimacy was nonetheless widely recognized by the Brazilian monarchists and international royalty and confirmed by the Brazilian Monarchical Directory, the official monarchist organ in Brazil, as for the monarchist action movement called Patrianovismo.
During his lifetime he was actively engaged in promote the monarchist cause in Brazil.
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