Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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Princess Maria de la Esperanza
Princess of Orléans-Braganza
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Maria de la Esperanza in her First Communion Day
Born (1914-06-14)14 June 1914
Madrid, Spain
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Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain
Spouse Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
Issue Prince Pedro Carlos
Princess Maria da Gloria
Prince Afonso Duarte
Prince Manuel Álvaro
Princess Cristina Maria
Prince Francisco Humberto
Full name
Spanish: Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga
House Orléans-Braganza
Father Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Mother Princess Louise of Orléans
Religion Roman Catholic

Princess Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[1][2] (14 June 1914, Madrid, Spain[1][2] – 8 August 2005, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain[1][2]) was the youngest daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Louise of Orléans.[1][2] Maria Esperanza was titular Empress of Brazil through her husband Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, who was one of two claimants to the Brazilian throne as titular Emperor of Brazil, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.[3] Maria Esperanza was also an aunt of Juan Carlos I of Spain, son of her sister Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Maria Esperanza married Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz, on 18 December 1944 in Seville, Spain. Maria Esperanza and Pedro de Alcântara had six children:

  • Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (born 31 October 1945), succeeded to his father's claim as Emperor on 26 December 2007.
  • Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza (born 13 December 1946), former Crown Princess of Yugoslavia.
  • Prince Afonso Duarte of Orléans-Braganza (born 25 April 1948)
  • Prince Manuel Álvaro of Orléans-Braganza (born 17 June 1949)
  • Princess Cristina Maria of Orléans-Braganza (born 16 October 1950)
  • Prince Francisco Humberto of Orléans-Braganza (born 9 December 1956)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 14 June 1914 - 18 December 1944: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • 18 December 1944 - 8 August 2005: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Orléans-Braganza, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Honours

Arms

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Coat of arms of Princess Maria de la Esperanza
of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Ancestry

Family of Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Louis-Philippe I of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Princess Karoline Luise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Princess Louise of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Louis-Philippe I of France (= 24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (= 25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Ferdinand VII of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Princess Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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  4. ↑ http://www.constantinianorder.org/news/previous/hirh-princess-doa-esperanza-de-borbon-dos-.html
Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 14 June 1914 Died: 8 August 2005
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Gaston, Count of Eu
as Emperor Consort		 — TITULAR —
Empress consort of Brazil
18 December 1944 – 8 August 2005		 Succeeded by
Patricia Alexandra Brascombe
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