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Born 14 June 1914
Madrid, Spain ( 1914-06-14 ) Issue Prince Pedro Carlos
Princess Maria da Gloria
Prince Afonso Duarte
Prince Manuel Alvaro
Princess Cristina Maria
Prince Francisco Humberto Father Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Mother Princess Louise of Orleans Died August 9, 2005, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain Spouse Prince Pedro Gastao of Orleans-Braganza (m. 1944–2005) Children Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe Siblings Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Parents Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess Louise of Orleans Similar People Juan Carlos I of Spain, Princess Maria de las Merce, Princess Maria da Gloria - D, Infante Carlos - Duke of C, Mercedes - Princess of Asturias | ||
Princess Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (14 June 1914, Madrid, Spain – 8 August 2005, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain) was the youngest daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Louise of Orléans. Maria Esperanza's husband Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, was one of two claimants to the Brazilian throne, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House. Maria Esperanza was also an aunt of Juan Carlos I of Spain, son of her sister Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
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Marriage and issue
Maria Esperanza married Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz, on 18 December 1944 in Seville, Spain. Maria Esperanza and Pedro de Alcântara had six children: