+ HRH PRINCESS TERESA D'ORLÉANS-BRAGANÇA (1919-2011)
The last remaining survivor among the grandchildren of the Princess Imperial of Brazil, Izabel, and her husband Gaston, Count 'Eu, passed away today (18 April 2011) at Estoril.
Princess Teresa d'Orléans-Bragança (1919-2011) happened to be the aunt of many important European royals, among them: the Count of Paris, the Duchess of Württemberg, the Duchess of Calabria, the Duke of Bragança, and the Duchess of Segorbe (former wife of Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia).
She remained unmarried after her father's unexpected death in 1940, becoming, as was the old tradition, her mother's companion. Prior to her father's death, Teresa was in love with her cousin Prince don Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, older brother of her future sister-in-law Esperanza, wife of Teresa's own older brother Pedro Gastão. However, Prince don Carlos died in the Spanish civil war, much to Teresa's distraught.
A loyal companion to her mother, Teresa was nearby when the Princess Elisabeth died in 1951. Six years later Teresa finally settled down married Dom Ernesto Martorell y Calderó (1921-1985), a wealthy Portuguese businessman of Spanish extraction. By her husband, Teresa had two daughters.
Her siblings included, as mentioned before: Prince dom Pedro Gastão, who married Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (aunt of King Juan Carlos of Spain); donha Isabelle, who married the late Henri, Count of Paris; donha Francisca, who married the late dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Bragança; and Prince dom Joao, an intrepid airline pilot who married into the Egyptian royal family.
Princess Teresa d'Orléans-Bragança (1919-2011) happened to be the aunt of many important European royals, among them: the Count of Paris, the Duchess of Württemberg, the Duchess of Calabria, the Duke of Bragança, and the Duchess of Segorbe (former wife of Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia).
She remained unmarried after her father's unexpected death in 1940, becoming, as was the old tradition, her mother's companion. Prior to her father's death, Teresa was in love with her cousin Prince don Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, older brother of her future sister-in-law Esperanza, wife of Teresa's own older brother Pedro Gastão. However, Prince don Carlos died in the Spanish civil war, much to Teresa's distraught.
A loyal companion to her mother, Teresa was nearby when the Princess Elisabeth died in 1951. Six years later Teresa finally settled down married Dom Ernesto Martorell y Calderó (1921-1985), a wealthy Portuguese businessman of Spanish extraction. By her husband, Teresa had two daughters.
Her siblings included, as mentioned before: Prince dom Pedro Gastão, who married Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (aunt of King Juan Carlos of Spain); donha Isabelle, who married the late Henri, Count of Paris; donha Francisca, who married the late dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Bragança; and Prince dom Joao, an intrepid airline pilot who married into the Egyptian royal family.
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Death of Princess Teresa of Orleans-Bragança
Yesterday princess Teresa of Orleans-Bragança died at the age of 91. The princess died in her home at the Rua D. Afonso Henriques in Estoril, Portugal.
The princess was the youngest daughter of Prince Pedro of Brazil and his wife Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz. The princess often attended royal gatherings in Europe, due to the marriages of her siblings. Her eldest sister Isabelle married the late count of Paris, pretender to the French throne. Her brother João married princess Marie de la Esperanza of the Two Sicilies, maternal aunt of king Juan Carlos I of Spain. Her 2nd sister Francisca married Dom Duarte Pio, duke of Bragança and head of the Portuguese royal family.
The princess was raised in Brazil and at the parental house in Boulogne-Billencourt, France. Rumoured engagements to Archduke Otto of Austria, prince Charles of Belgium and prince Constantine of Bavaria didn’t prove to be true. Her engagement to her cousin prince Carlos of the Two-Sicilies ended when carlos was killed in action during the Spanish civil war. In 1957 she married the business man Ernesto Martorell y Calderó in Sintra, Portugal. Together the couple got two children: Elisabeth (goddaughter of the king of Spain) and Nurcia.
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