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, France , place of burial = Royal Chapel, Dreux, France , religion = Roman Catholicism Princess Maria di Grazia (Full

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name: ''Maria delle Grazie Pia Chiara Anna Teresa Isabella Luitgarda Apollonia Agata Cecilia Filomena Antonia Lucia Cristina Caterina di Borbone'' ) (12 August 1878 – 20 June 1973) was a

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and princess of Orléans-Braganza through her marriage to

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Family

Maria was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife

. She was usually called “Maria Pia”. Her father, the third son of King

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, became Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies with the death of his elder brother, King Francis II, in 1894. At the time of his birth, however, the Sicilian Royal Family was already exiled in France due to Italian Unification, which took place in 1861.

Marriage and issue

Maria married Prince Luiz Maria of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu and his wife

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, on 4 November 1908 in

, France. Maria and Luiz had three children: * Prince ''Pedro Henrique'' Afonso Felipe Maria Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (13 September 1909 – 5 July 1981) : ∞ Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (1914–2011) at

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on 19 August 1937. Pedro Henrique and Maria had twelve children. * Prince ''Luiz Gastão'' Antônio Maria Filipe Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (19 February 1911 – 8 September 1931) * Princess ''Pia Maria'' Raniera Isabella Antonia Vitoria Thereza Amélia Gerarda Raimunda Anna Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (4 March 1913 – 24 October 2000) : ∞ René, Count de Nicolay at

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on 12 August 1933. Pia Maria and René had three sons.

Later life

Prince Luís died in 1920 leaving Maria a widow for the remainder of her life. In 1922, Maria accompanied the Brazilian Imperial Family to Brazil for the country's centennial celebrations of its independence. During the course of the trip, the Count of Eu died while recumbent upon her shoulder. Princess Maria preferred to live with her children in France, where they could have a better education. She died at her country house in Mandelieu and was later buried at the Orléans Mausoleum at Dreux, with her husband. She was short of her ninety-fifth birthday.

Ancestry

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