Prince of Brazil (feminine: Princess of Brazil;

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: ''Príncipe do Brasil''; feminine: ''Princesa do Brasil'') was an imperial title of the

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, granted to the sons or daughters of the Emperor and other dynasts of the

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who were not the

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to the throne. It was also used to denote a grandson or granddaughter in the male line of a reigning monarch, with some exceptions.

Style of Address

A Prince or Princess of Brazil was usually entitled to the style of ''

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'', except for the Prince/ss Imperial and

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, who were addressed as ''

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''. Princes or Princesses who bore additional titles of higher standing would be addressed with the style linked with the highest title they possessed. Since the agreement between the French

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and the Brazilian

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in 1909, Brazilian princes in the line of succession to the former French throne bear the title of ''

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'' with the style of ''

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''. Those Princes with higher Brazilian titles may be addressed with the style linked with those titles, in conjunction with their French royal titles and styles; for instance, ''

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.Casa Imperial do Brasil – Biografia de D. Luiz de Orleans e Bragança
.

Privileges

A Prince or Princess of Brazil would receive financial assistance from birth until death, unless they married a foreign-born spouse or moved out of the country.Brazilian Constitution of 1824, article 109.

Princes of Brazil

* Princess Januária Maria (1822-1901) * Princess Paula (1823-1833) * Princess Francisca (1824-1898) * Princess Maria Amélia (1831-1853) * Princess Isabel (1846-1921) * Princess Leopoldina (1847-1871) * Prince Pedro Augusto (1866-1934) * Prince Augusto Leopoldo (1867-1922) * Prince Luís (1878-1920) * Prince Antônio Gastão (1881-1918)

References

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Style of Address

Privileges

Princes of Brazil

See also

References