Prince Manuel of Brazil (b. 1949)

HIH Prince Manuel of Brazil
Titles	Prince of Brazil
Biographical Information
Born	17 June 1949 (age 78) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Princess Irene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (m. 1977)
Issue	Luisa, Duchess of Parma Prince Manuel
Name	Alvaro Raniero Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga
House	Orleans-Braganza
Father	Emperor Pedro IV of Brazil
Mother	Princess Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies
Religion	Roman Catholic

Prince Manuel of Brazil (born 17 June 1949) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family as the brother of Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil.

Life

Manuel was born the fourth child and third son of Emperor Pedro IV of Brazil and Princess Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies.

Marriage and Issue

On 12 December 1977, Manuel married Princess Irene of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. They couple have two children, Luisa and Manuel.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Luisa, Duchess of Parma	28 July 1978		Carlo V, Duke of Parma (m. 2010); has issue
	Prince Manuel

Residences

• 
  Petropolis Palace; Main Residence

Titles and Honours

• 1949-present Prince Manuel of Brazil

National Honours

Order of the Southern Cross (1977)

Order of Pedro I (1967)

Foreign Honours

Order of the Wendish Crown (1977)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Emperor Pedro IV of Brazil	Emperor Pedro III of Brazil Countess Elisabeth of Dobrzenicz	Prince Gaston, Count of Eu Empress Isabel of Brazil Jan, Count of Dobrzenicz Countess Elisabeth of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz	Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Emperor Pedro II of Brazil Princess Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies Baron Johann Nepomuk of Dobrzenicz Marie Friederike von Rzenicz Josef, Count of Kottulin-Krzizkowitz Countess Adelheid of Attems-Heilgenkreuz
Princess Maria de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies	Prince Carlo of the Two Sicilies Princess Louise of France	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	King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria Prince Francis of the Two Sicilies Archduchess Maria Isabella of Tuscany Dauphin Ferdinand Philippe of France Princess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Prince Antoine of France Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain

Lines of Succession

Prince Manuel of Brazil House of Orleans-Braganza Born: 17 June 1949
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Brazilian throne	Followed by
Countess Johanna of Neipperg	11th in the line of succession	Prince Manuel of Brazil

Notes

Face: Brent Spiner