Isabelle, comtesse de Paris
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Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (Eu, Seine-Maritime
, France, 13 August 1911 – Paris, France, 5 July 2003), became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendôme, of Penthièvre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc., titular Countess of Paris.
, Prince of Grão Pará
, heir of the Empire of Brazil (1875–1940) and of his wife (in contravention to House Laws of the Brazilian Imperial Family) the Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz
(1875–1951). Therefore she was the aunt of the present head of the non-dynastic Petrópolis Branch of the imperial family of Brazil. She was christened as namesake of her grandmother, the then Titular Empress. Her father had become in 1891 Prince Imperial of Brazil
to the royalists, as his grandfather Pedro II died and his mother, the Princess Imperial of Brazil
, became the pretender. However, in 1908 prince Pedro wanted to marry a noblewoman whom his mother did not approve as sufficiently royal to become a member of the imperial dynasty. Therefore, dom Pedro renounced his rights to succession and to his title Prince Imperial of Brazil. He and his issue continued to use the family titulary Prince/ss of Orléans-Braganza. At the death of the deposed Manuel II of Portugal
in 1932, her father became a possible heir to the defunct kingdom of Portugal, as he had not renounced such rights.
For those who deny the validity of the renunciation of Isabelle's father from his rights to Imperial Brazil in 1908, she was a Princess of Brazil with the title of Imperial and Royal Highness
.
Her paternal grandparents were Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston, comte d'Eu
(1842–1922) and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
. Gaston was the eldest son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours
and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony. Isabella was the eldest daughter of Pedro II of Brazil
and Teresa of the Two Sicilies
.
, Sicily
, Isabelle married her first cousin Henri, comte de Paris
(1908–1999). Isabelle was 19, while Henri was 21. The wedding was held in Sicily, since Henri was banned from entering French soil, as some in France feared a royal restoration. The two families selected Palermo because Isabelle's family possessed a magnificent palace there (that had been the location of three earlier royal weddings).
The wedding gave rise to many monarchial demonstrations, and the road leading to the cathedral was lined with hundreds of visitors from France who viewed Henri as the rightful heir to the French throne. He was greeted with such cries as "Vive le roi, Vive le France" along with other monarchist cries and songs. These supporters were joined by members of the bride and groom's families, along with representatives of other royal dynasties.
He became pretender to the throne of France from 1940 onwards.
They had eleven children:
Princess Isabelle, called Madame, and her husband used the French Royal coat of arms
. She survived her late husband by four years.
Eu, Seine-Maritime
Eu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.Eu is located near the coast in the eastern part of the department, near the border with Picardie.Its inhabitants are known as the Eudois.-Geography:...
, France, 13 August 1911 – Paris, France, 5 July 2003), became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendôme, of Penthièvre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc., titular Countess of Paris.
Biography
She was the eldest daughter of Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza
Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans and Braganza, Prince of Grão Para was the first born son of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil and her husband Gaston, comte d'Eu and, as such, the heir after her, to the throne of his grandfather, Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, until the empire's abolition...
, Prince of Grão Pará
Grão Pará
Grão Pará is a town and municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil.-References:...
, heir of the Empire of Brazil (1875–1940) and of his wife (in contravention to House Laws of the Brazilian Imperial Family) the Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz
Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz
Countess Elisabeth Maria Dobržensky de Dobrženicz was the daughter of Johann Wenzel Count Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz and his wife, Elisabeth Countess Kottulinsky, Baroness of Kottulin and Krzižkowitz ....
(1875–1951). Therefore she was the aunt of the present head of the non-dynastic Petrópolis Branch of the imperial family of Brazil. She was christened as namesake of her grandmother, the then Titular Empress. Her father had become in 1891 Prince Imperial of Brazil
Prince Imperial of Brazil
Prince Imperial of Brazil is the title created after the proclamation of independence of the Empire of Brazil, in 1822, to designate the heir apparent to the Brazilian imperial throne...
to the royalists, as his grandfather Pedro II died and his mother, the Princess Imperial of Brazil
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Dona Isabel , nicknamed "the Redemptress", was the heiress presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, bearing the title of Princess Imperial....
, became the pretender. However, in 1908 prince Pedro wanted to marry a noblewoman whom his mother did not approve as sufficiently royal to become a member of the imperial dynasty. Therefore, dom Pedro renounced his rights to succession and to his title Prince Imperial of Brazil. He and his issue continued to use the family titulary Prince/ss of Orléans-Braganza. At the death of the deposed Manuel II of Portugal
Manuel II of Portugal
Manuel II , named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Bragança Orleães Sabóia e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha — , was the last King of Portugal from 1908 to 1910, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father and elder brother Manuel...
in 1932, her father became a possible heir to the defunct kingdom of Portugal, as he had not renounced such rights.
For those who deny the validity of the renunciation of Isabelle's father from his rights to Imperial Brazil in 1908, she was a Princess of Brazil with the title of Imperial and Royal Highness
Imperial and Royal Highness
Imperial and Royal Highness is a style possessed by someone who either through birth or marriage holds two individual styles, Imperial Highness and Royal Highness....
.
Her paternal grandparents were Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston, comte d'Eu
Gaston, comte d'Eu
Gaston d'Orléans , the first son of Louis, the Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary. His full name was Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans; Portuguese: Luís Filipe Maria Fernando Gastão de Orleães...
(1842–1922) and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
Dona Isabel , nicknamed "the Redemptress", was the heiress presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, bearing the title of Princess Imperial....
. Gaston was the eldest son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours
Louis, Duke of Nemours
Prince Louis of Orléans was the second son of the future King Louis-Philippe I of France, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. Under the reign of his father from 1830–1848, he was styled as Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours.-Childhood:He was born at the Palais Royal, in Paris...
and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony. Isabella was the eldest daughter of Pedro II of Brazil
Pedro II of Brazil
Dom Pedro II , nicknamed "the Magnanimous", was the second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil, reigning for over 58 years. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the seventh child of Emperor Dom Pedro I of Brazil and Empress Dona Maria Leopoldina and thus a member of the Brazilian branch of...
and Teresa of the Two Sicilies
Teresa of the Two Sicilies
Dona Teresa Cristina , nicknamed "the Mother of the Brazilians", was the Empress consort of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, who reigned from 1831 to 1889...
.
Marriage and issue
In 8 April 1931, the Cathedral of PalermoPalermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, Isabelle married her first cousin Henri, comte de Paris
Henri, comte de Paris
Henri of Orléans, Count of Paris , was the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France from 1940 until his death.-Early life:...
(1908–1999). Isabelle was 19, while Henri was 21. The wedding was held in Sicily, since Henri was banned from entering French soil, as some in France feared a royal restoration. The two families selected Palermo because Isabelle's family possessed a magnificent palace there (that had been the location of three earlier royal weddings).
The wedding gave rise to many monarchial demonstrations, and the road leading to the cathedral was lined with hundreds of visitors from France who viewed Henri as the rightful heir to the French throne. He was greeted with such cries as "Vive le roi, Vive le France" along with other monarchist cries and songs. These supporters were joined by members of the bride and groom's families, along with representatives of other royal dynasties.
He became pretender to the throne of France from 1940 onwards.
They had eleven children:
| Name | |Death | Henri Philippe Pierre Marie Henri, comte de Paris, duc de France Henri d'Orléans is a member of the former French ruling dynasty of the House of Bourbon, and one of the current pretenders to the defunct French crown. A descendant of King Louis-Philippe , he is the current head of the Orléans line of the Bourbon dynasty... | 14 June 1933 | married Duchess Marie Thérèse of Württemberg Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg Marie Therese of Württemberg was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth and a member of the House of Orléans and Countess of Clermont and Princess of Orléans through her marriage to Prince Henri, Count of Clermont Marie Therese of Württemberg (born 12 November... ; has issue. |
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| Princess Hélène Astrid Léopoldine Marie | 17 September 1934 | married Count Evrard de Limburg Stirum; has issue. | |||
| Prince François Gaston Michel Marie, Duc d'Orléans | 15 August 1935 | 11 October 1960 | |||
| Princess Anne Maruerite Brigitte Marie | 4 December 1938 | married Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of... ; has issue. |
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| Princess Diane Françoise Marie Diane, Duchess of Württemberg Diane, Duchess of Württemberg is a successful artist and sculptor.-Marriage:... |
24 March 1940 | married Carl, Duke of Württemberg Carl, Duke of Württemberg Carl, Duke of Württemberg is the current Head of the House of Württemberg.-Heir to House of Württemberg:... . |
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| Prince Michel Joseph Benoît Marie Michel, comte d'Evreux Prince Michel of Orléans, Fils de France, Count of Évreux is the son of the late Prince Henri, Count of Paris and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza... |
25 June 1941 | married Béatrice Pasquier de Franclieu; has issue. | |||
| Prince Jacques Jean Yaroslaw Marie Jacques, duc d'Orléans Prince Jacques Jean Jaroslaw Marie d'Orléans, Fils de France, Duke of Orleans, was born on 25 June 1941 in Rabat, Morocco. He is the son of the late Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans and Isabelle Marie de Orléans Bragança.-Family:He married Gersende Thérèse Françoise de... , Duc d'Orléans |
25 June 1941 | married Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès; has issue. | |||
| Princess Claude Marie Agnès Catherine | 11 December 1943 | married Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta; has issue. | |||
| Princess Jeanne de Chantal Alice Clothilde Marie | 9 January 1946 | married Baron François Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue; has issue. | |||
| Prince Thibaut Louis Denis Humbert Thibaut, Count of La Marche Thibaut Louis Denis Humbert Marie d'Orléans, Fils de France, comte de la Marche , was the son of the late Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans and Isabelle Marie de Orléans Bragança.-Family:He married... |
20 January 1948 | 23 March 1983 | married Marion Gordon-Orr; has issue. | ||
Princess Isabelle, called Madame, and her husband used the French Royal coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
. She survived her late husband by four years.