Princess Victoria of Brazil

HIH Princess Victoria of Brazil
Titles	Princess of Brazil Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Biographical Information
Born	23 August 1948 (age 78) Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Germany
Spouse	Prince Alfonso of Brazil (m. 1973)
Issue	Archduchess Maria of Tuscany Julia, Hereditary Countess of Neipperg
Name	Victoria Astrid
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by birth) Orleans-Braganza (by marriage)
Father	Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth
Religion	Lutheran

Princess Victoria of Brazil (born Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 23 August 1948) is a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family as the brother of Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil. She is also a member of the extended Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Ducal Family.

Life

Victoria was born the third child and second daughter of Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth.

Marriage and Issue

On 13 April 1973, Victoria married Prince Alfonso of Brazil. They couple have two daughters, Maria and Julia.

Photo	Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
	Archduchess Maria of Tuscany	14 January 1974		Archduke Guntram of Tuscany (m. 1995); has issue
	Julia, Hereditary Countess of Neipperg	18 September 1977		Philipp, Hereditary Count of Neipperg (m. 2008); has issue

Residences

• 
  Petropolis Palace; Main Residence

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

• 
  (1964) Diamond Floral Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents
• 
  (1973) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
• 
  (1973) Aquamarine and Amethyst Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

• 1948-1973 Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• 1973-present Princess Victoria of Brazil

National Honours

Order of the Southern Cross (1998)

Order of Pedro I (1973)

Order of the Rose (2023)

Foreign Honours

Saxe-Ernestine House Order (1966) (Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)

Ancestry

Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Duke Friedrich Josias of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein	Prince Leopold of the United Kingdom Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein	Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont Princess Helena of Nassau Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Countess Viktoria Luise of Solms-Baruth	Hans, Count of Solms-Baruth Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein	Friedrich II, Prince of Solms-Baruth Countess Luise of Hochberg Duke Friedrich Ferdinand I of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Caroline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein	Friedrich I, Prince of Solms-Baruth Countess Rosa of Szek Hans Heinrich XI, Prince of Pless Marie von Kleist Duke Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe Duke Frederick VIII of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

Notes

Face: Kathy Bates