Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza
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Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza (born 12 January 1979) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family. According to the claims of the Petrópolis branch, he is the current Prince Imperial of Brazil and therefore first in line of succession to the defunct Brazilian throne.
Biography
He was born in Petrópolis, the son of Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza and his first wife Rony Kuhn de Souza who died two days after his birth.[1]
On 26 May 1992, Pedro Thiago was kidnapped while on his way to school and held for a ransom reported at $5 million.[2] He was freed on 2 June after police raided a house in a Rio de Janeiro suburb.[3] In January 2002, he was indicted on charges relating to the theft and then sale of a set of porcelain dishes from the Palace of the Grão-Pará belonging to his aunt Princess Christina.[4]
He has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Pedro I, as well of the Order of the Rose.[5]
Ancestry
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References
- ↑ Lundy, Darryl. "Pedro Thiago de Orléans-Bragança e Borbon". The Peerage. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ↑ Soca, Ricardo (29 May 1992). "La policía brasileña prepara una "operación de guerra" para rescatar al príncipe Pedro". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ↑ "Police raid hideout near Rio and liberate a teen Prince". Deseret News. 2 June 1992.
- ↑ Rother, Larry (6 January 2002). "Brazil's Royal Scandal: Prince Is Said to Steal Aunt's Dishes". NY Times. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
- ↑ Sainty, Guy Stair. "House of Bourbon: Branch of Orléans-Braganza". Chivalric Orders. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
External links
- The Imperial Family of Brazil
- Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz "Empress of Brazil"
- Um príncipe na polícia do Rio (Portuguese)
| Prince Pedro Thiago of Orléans-Braganza Cadet branch of the House of Orléans Born: 12 January 1979 | ||
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| Preceded by Prince Pedro Carlos |
Petrópolis line of succession to the Brazilian throne 1st position |
Succeeded by Prince Felipe Rodrigo |