Wedding of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, 1937

 

The Wedding of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, son of Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Head of the Imperial House of Brazil, and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, the daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ, in the Chapel of the Nymphenburg Palace on this day in 1937. Royal Guests and Relatives in attendance included King Alfonso XIII of Spain, Crown Prince Rupprecht (uncle of the bride) and Crown Princess Antonia of Bavaria, the Duke of Castro (uncle of the groom), and the Count and Countess of Paris (cousin of the groom). 

 

The couple had twelve children, including the former and current Heads of the Imperial House of Brazil and Prince Antônio, and resided in Brazil until his death in 1981. The Princess passed away in 2011. 

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