Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria
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Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (German: Prinzessin Maria Elisabeth Franziska Josepha Therese von Bayern; 9 September 1914 – 13 May 2011), nicknamed "Empress-mother", was a German princess of the House of Wittelsbach, granddaughter of King Louis III of Bavaria and wife of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, one of two claimants to the headship of the Imperial House of Brazil.
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Maria Elisabeth | |
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Consort of the Head of the Imperial House of Brazil (disputed) | |
Tenure | 19 August 1937 - 5 July 1981 |
Born | Maria Elisabeth Franziska Josepha Therese (1914-09-14)14 September 1914 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | 13 May 2011(2011-05-13) (aged 96) Rio de Janeiro Brazil |
Burial | 14 May 2011 Imperial Family Mausoleum, Vassouras, Brazil |
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Issue | Luiz of Orléans-Braganza Eudes Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza Isabel Pedro Fernando Antônio Eleonora Prince Francisco Alberto Maria Teresa Maria Gabriela |
House | Wittelsbach (by birth) Orléans-Braganza (by marriage) |
Father | Prince Franz of Bavaria |
Mother | Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ |
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Her son Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza is a current claimant, a position held previously by her elder son Luiz Gastão and her husband.