Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
| Pedro Luiz | |||||
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| Born | 12 January 1983 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
| Died | 1 June 2009 (aged 26) Atlantic Ocean | ||||
| Burial | Imperial Family Mausoleum, Vassouras, Brazil | ||||
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| House | House of Orléans-Bragança | ||||
| Father | Antônio of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Mother | Christine of Ligne | ||||
Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Bragança (Pedro Luiz Maria José Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga; 12 January 1983 – 1 June 2009) was the eldest son of Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Christine de Ligne, being the grandson of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria.
His brothers were Rafael, Amélia and Maria Gabriela, he was the great-great-grandson of Princess Isabel, the last Princess Imperial of Brazil, and of the Prince Imperial consort Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu, and great-great-grandson of Emperor Pedro II and Empress Teresa Cristina.
His childless uncle, Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza, is one of the two current claimants to the former Brazilian crown, having Pedro's father, Antônio, as his immediate successor. As such, some Brazilian monarchists expected Pedro Luiz to eventually become the pretender to the abolished throne. Instead, his younger brother, Rafael, took his place in the line of succession upon legal declaration of Pedro Luiz' death in the crash of Air France Flight 447.