Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza

Brazilian Imperial Family (Vassouras branch)
HI&RH Prince Luiz HI&RH Prince Bertrand HRH Prince Antônio HRH Princess Christine HRH Prince Rafael HRH Princess Amélia HRH Princess Maria Gabriela HRH Princess Isabel Maria HRH The Princess of Ligne HH The Hereditary Prince of Ligne HH Princess Alix of Ligne

Styles of Prince Rafael
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança e Ligne, 26 April 1986) is a member of the Imperial House of Brazil. He is the youngest and only surviving son of Prince António of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Christine of Ligne.

Prince Rafael is third in line to one of two disputed lines of succession to the defunct Brazilian throne, which is currently claimed by his uncle Prince Luiz of Orleans-Braganza and his cousin Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza.

Currently, he resides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He graduated in Production Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. He currently works for AmBev - Americas' Beverage Company, where, previously, he was an intern. His older brother Pedro Luis died in an airplane crash in 2009. He has an older sister, Princess Amelia of Orleans-Braganza, and a younger sister, Princess Maria Gabriela.

His older brother, Prince Pedro Luiz, was confirmed to be a passenger on Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the ocean while traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on 1 June 2009.^[1]

Ancestry

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External links

• Imperial House of Brazil (Portuguese)