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Dom Antônio de Orleans e Bragança | |||||
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Born | Prince Antônio of Brazil 24 June 1950 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
Died | 8 November 2024 Casa de Saúde São José, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 74)||||
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House | Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Father | Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Mother | Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Antônio of Orléans-Braganza (24 June 1950[1], Rio de Janeiro - 8 November 2024, Rio de Janeiro) was a member of the Imperial House of Brazil and the Prince Imperial of Brazil according to the disputed claims of the Imperial Family's Vassouras branch, being the second in the line line of succession to the Brazilian throne as heir to his elder brother Bertrand, Prince of Brazil.
He came from the younger branch, known as the branch of Vassouras, of the House of Orléans-Braganza and, for Brazilian monarchists who were supporters of this branch, he occupied second place in the order of succession to the extinct throne of Brazil, after his brother Bertrand.
He was born to Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria