Princess Helene of Oldenburg

HRH Princess Helene of Oldenburg
Titles	Princess of Oldenburg Princess of Brazil (former)
Biographical Information
Born	3 August 1953 (age 73) Rastede, Oldenburg, Germany
Spouse	Prince Francisco of Brazil (m. 1978; div. 1998)
Issue	Prince Francisco Prince Gabriel of Denmark Manuela de Orleans-Braganza y Oldenburg, Marquesa of Elche Princess Maria Isabel of Italy
Name	Helene Elisabeth Bathildis Margarete
House	Oldenburg (by birth) Orleans-Braganza (by marriage)
Father	Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg
Mother	Princess Amelie of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg
Religion	Lutheran

Princess Helene of Oldenburg (born 3 August 1953) is a member of the Oldenburg Grand Ducal Family as the sister of Christian, Grand Duke of Oldenburg.

Life

Helene was born the elder child and only daughter of Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg and Princess Amelie of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg.

Marriage and Issue

On 28 January 1978, Helene married Prince Francisco of Brazil in Oldenburg. The couple had four children, Francisco, Gabriel, Manuela, and Maria Isabel, before divorcing in 1998.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Prince Francisco	23 September 1979		Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (m. 2023); no issue
	Prince Gabriel of Denmark	29 July 1981		Frederika, Crown Princess of Denmark (m. 2021); has issue
	Manuela de Orleans-Braganza y Oldenburg, Marquesa of Elche	14 December 1987		Baltasar de Casanova y Habsburgo, Marquess of Elche (m. 2025); has issue
	Princess Maria Isabel of Italy	10 May 1989		Prince Victor Amadeus of Italy (m. 2018); has issue

Residences

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  Private Residence in Petropolis, Brazil; Main Residence

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

• 
  (1969) Diamond Scroll Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
• 
  (1978) Diamond Floral Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
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  (1978) Golden Amethyst Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

• 1953-1978 Princess Helene of Oldenburg
• 1978-1998 Princess Helene of Brazil
• 1998-present Princess Helene of Oldenburg

National Honours

Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig (1971)

Foreign Honours

Order of Pedro I (1978) (Brazil)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Anton Gunther of Oldenburg	Grand Duke Nikolaus of Oldenburg Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont	Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II of Oldenburg Princess Elisabeth Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Friedrich, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe	Grand Duke Peter II of Oldenburg Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg Grand Duke Frederick Francis II of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helena of Nassau Prince Wilhelm of Schaumburg-Lippe Princess Bathildis of Anhalt-Dessau
Princess Amelie of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg	Udo, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Margarete of Castell-Castell	Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz Friedrich Carl, Prince of Castell-Castell Countess Getrud of Stolberg-Wernigerode	Wilhelm, Prince of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Countess Olga of Schonburg-Forderglauchau Wilhelm, Count of Reichenbach-Lessonitz Amelie von Ravensburg Carl, Count of Castell-Castell Countess Emma of Solms-Rodelheim-Assenheim Count Constantin of Stolberg-Wernigerode Countess Antonie of Stolberg-Wernigerode

Lines of Succession

Princess Helene of Oldenburg House of Oldenburg Born: 3 August 1953
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Oldenburg throne	Followed by
Princess Katharina of Liechtenstein	7th in the line of succession	Prince Francisco of Brazil

Notes

Face: Isabelle Huppert