Prince Felipe of Brazil: Difference between revisions

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HIH Prince Felipe of Brazil

Titles	Prince of Brazil
Biographical Information
Born	31 December 1982 (age 44) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein (m. 2023)
Issue	Prince Rafael
Name	Felipe Rodrigo Alexandre Francisco Cristovao Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga
House	Orleans-Braganza
Father	Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil
Mother	Princess Maria Beatrice of Italy
Religion	Roman Catholic

Prince Felipe of Brazil (born 31 December 1982) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family as the son of Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil. He is also a member of the Liechtenstein Princely Family as the grandson-in-law of Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.

Life[edit | edit source]

Should his brother, Pedro Tiago, Prince Imperial of Brazil, not produce any legitimate issue, Felipe will eventually ascend the throne as Emperor of Brazil.

Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

On 23 January 2023, Felipe married Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein in Vaduz. On 17 August 2025, it was announced that Felipe and Marie Caroline were expecting their first child. On 24 April 2026, Marie Caroline gave birth to a son, Rafael.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Prince Rafael	24 April 2026

Residences[edit | edit source]

Guanabara Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Santa Cruz Estate; Summer Residence (June-August)
Grao Para Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1982-present Prince Felipe of Brazil

National Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of the Southern Cross (2022)

Order of Pedro I (2000)

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of Merit (2023) (Liechtenstein)

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil	Emperor Pedro IV of Brazil Princess Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies	Emperor Pedro III of Brazil Countess Elisabeth of Dobrzenicz Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies Princess Louise of France	Prince Gaston, Count of Eu Empress Isabel of Brazil Jan, Count of Dobrzenicz Countess Elisabeth of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz King Alphonse I of the Two Sicilies Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies King Louis Philippe II of France Princess Marie Isabelle d'Montpensier
Princess Maria Beatrice of Italy	King Umberto II of Italy Princess Marie Jose of Belgium	King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Princess Elena of Montenegro King Albert of Belgium Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria	King Umberto I of Italy Princess Margherita of Genoa King Nicholas I of Montenegro Milena Vukotic Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Princess Marie of Hohenzollern Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria Infanta Maria Jose of Portugal

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]


Prince Felipe of Brazil House of Orleans-Braganza Born: 31 December 1982
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Brazilian throne	Followed by
Pedro Tiago, Prince Imperial of Brazil	2nd in the line of succession	Prince Rafael of Brazil

Notes[edit | edit source]

Face: Jamie Dornan

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 |-
 |'''Born'''
-|31 December 1982 (age 42)
+|31 December 1982 (age 44)
 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 |-
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 |[[Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein]]
 (m. 2023)
+|-
+|'''Issue'''
+|[[Prince Rafael of Brazil|Prince Rafael]]
 |-
 |'''Name'''
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 |Roman Catholic
 |}
-'''General'''
+'''Prince Felipe of Brazil''' (born 31 December 1982) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family as the son of '''[[Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil]]'''. He is also a member of the Liechtenstein Princely Family as the grandson-in-law of '''Hans Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein'''.
 ==Life==
-TBA
+Should his brother, '''Pedro Tiago, Prince Imperial of Brazil''', not produce any legitimate issue, Felipe will eventually ascend the throne as Emperor of Brazil.
 ==Marriage and Issue==
-TBA
+On 23 January 2023, Felipe married '''Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein''' in Vaduz. On 17 August 2025, it was announced that Felipe and Marie Caroline were expecting their first child. On 24 April 2026, Marie Caroline gave birth to a son, '''Rafael'''.
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Photo
+!Name
+!Birth
+!Death
+!Marriage
+|-
+|[[File:Orleans-Braganza Rafael.png|frameless|149x149px]]
+|[[Prince Rafael of Brazil|Prince Rafael]]
+|24 April 2026
+|
+|
+|}
 ==Residences==
 <gallery>
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 ===Foreign Honours===
-TBA
+[[File:Honours_Liechtenstein_Order_of_Merit.gif|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Merit (2023) (Liechtenstein)
 ==Ancestry==
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 [[Countess Elisabeth of Dobrzenicz]]
-[[Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies]]
+[[Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies (b. 1870)|Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies]]
 [[Princess Louise of France (b. 1882)|Princess Louise of France]]
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 |<center>[[Pedro Tiago, Prince Imperial of Brazil]]</center>
 |<center>2nd in the line of succession</center>
-|<center>[[Prince Alfonso of Brazil]]</center>
+|<center>[[Prince Rafael of Brazil]]</center>
 |}
+== Notes ==
+Face: Jamie Dornan
 [[Category:Brazil]]
 [[Category:House Orleans-Braganza]]