Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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 [1]) (12 August 1878 – 20 June 1973) was a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and princess of Orléans-Braganza through her marriage to Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza.

Princess Maria di Grazia
Born(1878-08-12)12 August 1878
Cannes, France
Died20 June 1973(1973-06-20) (aged 94)
Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
Burial
Royal Chapel, Dreux, France
SpousePrince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza
IssuePrince Pedro Henrique
Prince Luiz Gastão
Princess Pia Maria
Full name
Italian: Maria delle Grazie Pia Chiara Anna Teresa Isabella Luitgarda Apollonia Agata Cecilia Filomena Antonia Lucia Cristina Caterina di Borbone
HouseHouse of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Orléans-Braganza
FatherPrince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
MotherPrincess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Family

Maria was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. She was usually called “Maria Pia”. Her father, the third son of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, 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 Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, on 4 November 1908 in Cannes, France. Maria and Luiz had three children:

∞ Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (1914–2011) at Nymphenburg Palace on 19 August 1937. Pedro Henrique and Maria had twelve children.
∞ René, Count de Nicolay at Paris 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.

Titles, styles, honours and arms
Styles of
Princess Pia Maria Orléans-Braganza as consort
Reference styleHer Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Imperial and Royal Highness

Titles
  • 12 August 1878 – 4 November 1908: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • 4 November 1908 – 20 June 1973: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria di Grazia of Orléans-Braganza

Honours

Ancestry
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References
  1. Daniel Jones. "Naissance de Maria delle Grazie di Borbone". basesdocumentaires-cg06.fr. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

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