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Born 12 August 1878
Cannes, France ( 1878-08-12 ) Burial Royal Chapel, Dreux, France Issue Prince Pedro Henrique
Prince Luiz Gastao
Princess Pia Maria House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Orleans-Braganza Father Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta Mother Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Died June 20, 1973, Mandelieu-La Napoule, France Spouse Prince Luis of Orleans-Braganza (m. 1908–1920) Children Prince Pedro Henrique of Orleans-Braganza Parents Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Siblings Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Similar People Prince Luiz of Orleans‑Braganza, Prince Bertrand of Orleans‑Braganza, Prince Gaston - Count of, Pedro de Alcantara - Prince of, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicili | ||
Princess Maria di Grazia (Full Italian name: Maria delle Grazie Pia Chiara Anna Teresa Isabella Luitgarda Apollonia Agata Cecilia Filomena Antonia Lucia Cristina Caterina di Borbone ) (12 August 1878, Cannes, France – 20 June 1973, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France) was a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and princess of Orleans-Braganza through her marriage to Prince Luiz of Orleans-Braganza.
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Family
Maria was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Marriage and issue
Maria married Prince Luiz Maria of Orleans-Braganza, son of Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu and his wife Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, on 4 November 1908 in Cannes, France. Maria and Luiz had three children:
Later life
Dom Luiz 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.