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Luiz of Orléans-Braganza

1938 - 2022

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Prince Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (6 June 1938 – 15 July 2022) was the eldest son of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, and head of the Vassouras branch of the Imperial House of Brazil and pretender to the title of Emperor of Brazil from 1981 until his death in 2022. The Vassouras branch claims the throne in opposition to the Petrópolis branch of the Orléans-Braganzas, headed by Pedro Carlos Orléans-Braganza. Although Luiz and Pedro Carlos respectively were and are great-grandchildren of Princess Isabel (daughter of Emperor Pedro II), of the House of Braganza, they disputed leadership over the Brazilian Imperial Family due to a dynastic dispute concerning their fathers, who were cousins. Luiz actively claimed the defunct throne and participated in matters concerning Brazil's imperial past. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luiz of Orléans-Braganza is the 1,237th most popular nobleman (down from 1,222nd in 2019), the 4,358th most popular biography from France (down from 4,300th in 2019) and the 157th most popular French Nobleman.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza ranks 1,237 out of 1,415. Before him are Yahya ibn Yahya, Frederick, Margrave of Tuscany, Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Herman VII, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Yolande of Dreux, Duchess of Burgundy, and Princess Leopoldine of Baden. After him are Christina Abrahamsdotter, Eudokia Komnene, Lady of Montpellier, Sidonie of Saxony, Emma of Provence, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, and William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza ranks 390. Before him are Urs Widmer, Viktor Zhdanovich, Huang Ju, Angelo Damiano, Bhalchandra Nemade, and Luciano Federici. After him are Gordon Lightfoot, Mirko Novosel, John Corigliano, Sawa, Simone de Oliveira, and Maurizio Costanzo. Among people deceased in 2022, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza ranks 367. Before him are Louie Anderson, Hudson Austin, Osamu Watanabe, Yvette Mimieux, François Remetter, and D. H. Peligro. After him are Julio Morales, Mark Forest, Harm Ottenbros, Luigi De Magistris, Hushang Ebtehaj, and Regimantas Adomaitis.

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In France

Among people born in France, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza ranks 4,358 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Bergeroo (1954), Jean-Marc Guillou (1945), Paul Paray (1886), Henri Bouckaert (1870), Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter (1377), and Pierre Adet (1763). After him are Christian Gourcuff (1955), E. D. Morel (1873), Marcel Moyse (1889), André Tassin (1902), Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (1963), and François Tristan l'Hermite (1601).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza ranks 157. Before him are Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (1134), Sophie, Countess of Bar (1018), Elizabeth of Nevers (1439), Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1878), Mary of Avesnes (1280), and Lambert I of Nantes (796). After him are Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (1963), Adelaide of Normandy (1026), Alphonso, Earl of Chester (1273), Hawise, Duchess of Brittany (1037), Guy of Thouars (null), and Constance of Normandy (null).

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