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Prince Luiz of Orleans-Braganza (born 6 June 1938) is the head of the Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza and a claimant to the defunct Brazilian throne. The Vassouras branch claims the throne in opposition to the Petrópolis branch of the Orléans-Braganzas, headed by Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza. Though both Prince Luiz and Prince Pedro Carlos are great-great-grandchildren of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, of the House of Braganza, they dispute leadership over Brazilian Imperial Family due to a dynastic dispute concerning their fathers, who were cousins. Prince Luiz actively claims the throne and participates in matters concerning Brazil's imperial past. Despite his support for a monarchical government and recognition as one of the heirs to the throne, there are no serious movements or parties that support restoration of the monarchy. == Early life == ''Luiz Gastão Maria José Pio''〔(Casa Imperial do Brasil - Biografia de D. Luiz de Orleans e Bragança ).〕 was born on 6 June 1938, in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France, as the oldest son Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, the Vassouras great-grandson of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, and his wife, Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, granddaughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria. Through his father, he is a member of the Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza, a cadet branch of the House of Braganza and the House of Orléans. Through both of his parents, Luiz is a cousin to many heads of royal families throughout the world, including Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, Henri Antoine, Hereditary Prince of Ligne, Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria, and Henri, Count of Paris. Luiz's godparents were Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, his paternal grandmother, and Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, his maternal uncle. From his birth, Luiz has held the honorific styling of ''Dom'' (Lord) and the styling of ''His Imperial and Royal Highness'' and, until the death and succession of his father, he held the title of Prince Imperial of Brazil. Although Prince Luiz was born after the revocation of the exile that had been imposed on the Imperial family by Brazil's first Republican government, the aftermath of World War I and World War II detained the entire family in Europe until 1945, when the Vassouras branch of the family was finally repatriated, settling first in the town of Petrópolis (Rio de Janeiro), then to Jacarezinho (Paraná). On 1957, Luiz returned to Europe to finish his studies, where he graduated on Chemistry at the University of Munich.〔CUNHA, Dionatan da Silveira (2011) (in Portuguese). Príncipe D. Luiz de Orleans e Bragança: 30 Anos de ascensão a Chefia da Casa Imperial do Brasil. ''(Causa Imperial )''.〕 Back to Brazil on 1967, when his family already moved to Vassouras (Rio de Janeiro), prince Luiz became a member of the Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property,〔Prince Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza Visits America. ''(TFP.org )'', 2001-04-30.〕 a traditionalist Catholic organization which opposes Socialistic land reform and supports conservative politics based on the catholic social doctrine and the principles promoted by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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