Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga of Bourbon-Two Sicilies^[1]^[2] (14 June 1914, Madrid, Spain^[1]^[2] – 8 August 2005, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Spain^[1]^[2]) was the youngest daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Louise of Orléans.^[1]^[2] Maria Esperanza was titular Empress of Brazil through her husband Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, who was one of two claimants to the Brazilian throne as titular Emperor of Brazil, and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.^[3] Maria Esperanza was also an aunt of Juan Carlos I of Spain, son of her sister Princess Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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:

Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (born 31 October 1945), succeeded to his father's claim as Emperor on 26 December 2007.
Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza (born 13 December 1946), former Crown Princess of Yugoslavia.
Prince Afonso Duarte of Orléans-Braganza (born 25 April 1948)
Prince Manuel Álvaro of Orléans-Braganza (born 17 June 1949)
Princess Cristina Maria of Orléans-Braganza (born 16 October 1950)
Prince Francisco Humberto of Orléans-Braganza (born 9 December 1956)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

14 June 1914 - 18 December 1944: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
18 December 1944 - 8 August 2005: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Orléans-Braganza, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Honours

Calabrian House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Calabrian Two Sicilian Order of Saint George^[4]
Spain: 1173rd Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa

Arms

Coat of arms of Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

16. Francis I of the Two Sicilies

8. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

17. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain

4. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

18. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

9. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

19. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

2. Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)

10. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani

21. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 17)

5. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

22. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

11. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria

23. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies

1. Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

24. Louis-Philippe I of France

12. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans

25. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies

6. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris

26. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

13. Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

27. Princess Karoline Luise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

3. Princess Louise of Orléans

28. Louis-Philippe I of France (= 24)

14. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier

29. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (= 25)

7. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans

30. Ferdinand VII of Spain

15. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain

31. Princess Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

References

1 2 3 4 Darryl Lundy (20 October 2005). "Maria de la Esperanza di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05. External link in |publisher= (help)
1 2 3 4 Paul Theroff. "TWO SICILIES". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
↑ Handler, Bruce (5 March 1989). "Brazil to Decide on Return of Monarchy". Los Angeles Times: 34.
↑ http://www.constantinianorder.org/news/previous/hirh-princess-doa-esperanza-de-borbon-dos-.html

Titles in pretence
Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 14 June 1914 Died: 8 August 2005
Vacant Title last held by Gaston, Count of Eu as Emperor Consort	— TITULAR — Empress consort of Brazil 18 December 1944 – 8 August 2005	Succeeded by Patricia Alexandra Brascombe

Princesses of the Two Sicilies by birth

1st Generation	Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia Maria Amalia, Queen of the French Maria Antonia, Princess of Asturias

2nd Generation	Caroline, Duchess of Berry Luisa Carlotta, Infanta Francisco de Paula of Spain Maria Christina, Queen of Spain Maria Antonia, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Maria Amalia, Infanta Sebastian of Portugal and Spain Maria Carolina, Countess of Montemolín Theresa Christina, Empress of Brazil Maria Carolina, Duchess of Aumale

3rd Generation	Maria Annunciata, Archduchess Charles Louis of Austria Maria Immaculata, Archduchess Karl Salvator of Austria-Tuscany Maria Pia, Duchess of Parma Maria Immacolata, Countess of Bardi Princess Maria Isabella Maria Antonietta, Countess of Caserta Princess Maria Theresa Maria Carolina, Countess Andrzej Zamoyski Princess Maria Annuziata

4th Generation	Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Maria Teresa, Princess of Hohenzollern Maria Immaculata, Princess Johann Georg of Saxony Maria Cristina, Archduchess Peter Ferdinand of Austria-Tuscany Maria di Grazia, Princess Imperial of Brazil Princess Maria Giuseppina

5th Generation	Princess Maria Antonietta Princess Maria Cristina, Mrs. Manuel Sotomayor-Luna Barbara, Countess Franz Xavier of Stolberg-Wernigerode Lucia, Duchess of Genoa Princess Urraca Isabel Alfonsa, Countess Jan Kanty Zamoyski Dolores, Princess Augustyn Józef Czartoryski Mercedes, Countess of Barcelona Esperanza, Princess Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza Princess Maria del Carmen Princess Maria Margarita, Mrs. Luis Gonzaga Maldonado Princess Maria Immaculata, Mrs. Miguel García de Sáez

6th Generation	Teresa, Machioness of Laula Princess Inés, Mrs. Luis Morales Princess Béatrice Ana Maria, Baroness Cochin Princess Maria Carolina, Mrs. Andreas Baumbach Maria Annunziata, Countess Karl Friedik of Creutz Anna Cecilia, Countess Rodolphe of Causans Princess Elena

7th Generation	Princess Cristina, Mrs. Pedro López-Quesada María, Archduchess Simeon of Austria Inés, Nob. Michele Carrelli Palombi Princess Victoria, Mrs. Markos Nomikos Princess Maria Carolina Princess Maria Chiara Princess Dorothée Princess Anna Sophia

Princesses of Orléans-Braganza by marriage

1st generation	Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

2nd generation	Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Fátima Scherifa Tereza de Jesus Cesar Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria

3rd generation	Rony Kuhn Patricia Alexandra Brascombe Maria Parejo Silvia-Amélia Hungria de Silva Margarita Haffner Christina Schmidt Rita de Cascia Pires Stella Lutterbach Ana Maria de Moraes Mercedes Neves da Rocha Maria de Fátima Lacerda Maria de Graça Baere Princess Christine of Ligne Claudia Godinho Maritza Ribas Bockel

4th generation	Patricia Annechino

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