Prince Dom Luís de Orleans Bragança died at the age of 84 on July 15, 2022. He was the head of the Brazilian Royal Family. At this point, his brother Dom Bertrand de Bragança took over his post. Thus, the line of succession to the throne (if the country lived a monarchy at some point) includes five members who are still alive. see below who are the successors of the Imperial Family.
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Dom Bertrand Maria José Pio Januário Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orleans e Bragança inherited the royal rights of his brother, Prince Dom Luiz of Orleans and Bragança, and became head of the Brazilian royal family after the death of his predecessor.
Dom Bertand is the third of twelve children of Prince Dom Pedro Henrique of Orleans and Bragança and was born on February 2, 1941, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Balneário, in the south of France.
Dom Antonio João Maria José Jorge Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga de Orleans e Bragança, brother of Dom Luiz and Dom Bertrand, was born in June 24, 1950 and is considered the third in line of succession to the throne and crown of Brazil, according to the official website of the family.
The fourth person on the succession list is Dom Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga de Orleans e Bragança. He is 36 years old, was born on April 24, 1986, and is the third of four children of Prince Dom Antonio and Princess Dona Christine de Ligne of Orleans and Bragança.
The line of succession of the Imperial Family is headed by Dona Maria Gabriela Josefa Fernanda Yolanda Micaela Rafaela Gonzaga de Orleans e Bragança, who is the youngest. Born in Rio de Janeiro on June 8, 1989, she is the youngest of Prince Dom Antonio's four children.
The eighth among the ten children of Prince Dom Pedro Henrique of Orleans and Bragança and Princess Dona Maria of Bavaria of Orleans and Bragança, Dona Eleonora Maria Josefa Rosa Philippa Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Orleans e Bragança de Ligne was born on May 20, 1953 in Jacarezinho, Paraná.
Born March 1, 1989, Henri Antoine Gabriël Wauthier Marie Lamoral de Ligne is the last in line to occupy the Throne of the Imperial Family. He is the second son of the illustrious Belgian Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne, and Dona Eleonora of Orleans and Bragança.
