Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza

Belgian princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBelgian princess
PlacesBelgium
isPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth11 August 1955
Age69 years
Family
Mother:Alix, Dowager Princess of Ligne
Father:Antoine
Spouse:Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
Children:Prince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza
The details

Biography

Princess Christine Marie Elisabeth of Orléans-Braganza, née Princess de Ligne, was born on 11 August 1955 in the Château de Belœil, Belgium. She is the daughter of Antoine, 13th Prince de Ligne and Princess Alix of Luxembourg. She is the maternal granddaughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess Regnant of Luxembourg and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma.
Her father was head of one of Belgium's foremost noble families, mediatized in 1803. Her mother, Princess Alix (born 1929), is sister of former Grand Duke Jean. Through her mother, Princess Christine is a descendant in the fifth generation of King John VI of Portugal and is a great-grand niece of Brazil's first emperor, Pedro I of Brazil.

Biography

Marriage and Children

She married Prince Antonio of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, on 25 September 1981.

They had four children:

  • Prince Pedro Luiz Maria José Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (12 January 1983 – 1 June 2009).
  • Princess Amélia Maria de Fátima Josefa Antônia Miguela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (born 15 March 1984), married to Alexander James Spearman (b. 27 March 1984). They have one son:
    • Alexander Joaquim Pedro Spearman (b. Madrid, 30 August 2016)
  • Prince Rafael Antonio Maria José Francisco Miguel Gabriel Gonzaga of Orléans-Braganza (born 24 April 1986).
  • Princess Maria Gabriela Josefa Fernanda Iolanda Miguela Rafaela Gonzaga of Orléans-Bragança (born 8 June 1989).

Honours

Dynastic orders

  • House of Braganza : Dame of the Order of Saint Isabel

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Prince Henri de Ligne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Ernest, 10th Prince de Ligne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Marguerite de Talleyrand-Périgord
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Eugène, 11th Prince of Ligne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Roland de Cossé, Marquis de Brissac
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Diane de Cossé-Brissac
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Jeanne Eugénie Say
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Antoine de Noailles], Duke of Mouchy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. François de Noailles, Prince de Poix
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Princesse Anna Murat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Philippine de Noailles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Arthur Constant, Baron Dubois de Courval
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Madeleine Dubois de Courval
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Marie Ray
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Christine de Ligne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Charles III, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Robert I, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Miguel of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Alix of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Miguel of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 

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