Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza
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Bertrand | |||||
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Antônio of Orléans-Braganza | |||||
Born | Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Vichy France | 2 February 1941||||
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House | Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Father | Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
Mother | Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Prince Dom Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza (Bertrand Maria José Pio Januário Miguel Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga de Orléans e Bragança; 2 February 1941) is the head of the
Born in
Although Prince Bertrand and Prince Pedro Carlos are great-grandsons of Emperor
Biography
Early life
The third son of Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, his elder brothers are, in order, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza who claimed to be Head of the Brazilian Imperial Family until 2022 and Eudes of Orléans-Braganza, who renounced his dynastic rights to the Brazilian throne in order to marry a commoner.[citation needed]
As with his two elder brothers, Bertrand was born in southern France, 1941, even though the
In Brazil, the family settled first in the
Education and beliefs
From a very young age he received Catholic formation, being guided by his father to the taste for the doctrinal study and the analysis of the national and international events. He participated with enthusiasm in the academic banks of the ideological struggles that marked Brazil in the first half of the sixties.[citation needed] His formation was completed with frequent trips to Europe, one of which took place during the entire First Session of the Second Vatican Council, when he took close contact with the Catholic intelligentsia to Rome for the great event. A civil pilot, he is a reservist of the Brazilian Air Force.[citation needed]
Bertrand is a
Besides Portuguese, his native language, Bertrand is fluent in French and Spanish.[citation needed]
Later life
He is not married and has no issue, so his dynastic heir is his younger brother, Antonio of Orléans-Braganza, who is married to a Belgian aristocrat, Princess Christine of Ligne, with issue.[citation needed]
Both he and his elder brother, Luiz, were engaged in monarchist proselytism in Brazil.
Roles
In recent years, Bertrand is coordinator and
As the activist and spokesman of the Brazilian Imperial House for the restoration of the monarchy, Bertrand has gained prominence in the national media and, on some occasions, international media,[13] with the rise and spread of monarchist movements throughout the country.[14] He participates annually in public meetings with monarchists,[15] in addition to attending other meetings and conducting lectures, often at the invitation of private institutions, municipal governments and legislative assemblies, mainly for public events related to Brazil's monarchical past.[16] In 2016 he gave an interview to Mariana Godoy on her program on RedeTV!, gaining notoriety with the general public.[17] On 22 September 2017 Bertrand participated in the program The Noite com Danilo Gentili, currently the largest talk show in the country, breaking the program's record of audience.[18] Despite the campaign, politically the monarchist movement is still small, with 11% of support among the population, according to a survey.[19]
Political opinions
Bertrand supports typically Traditionalist Catholic ideas: he opposes same-sex marriage, favours the illegality of abortion and is against the demarcation of indigenous territory in Brazil.[20] He has also criticised the progressivism of Pope Francis, although he does recognize him as the legitimate pope.[citation needed]
He is a
Honours
As Head of the Brazilian Imperial Family, Bertrand claims the following positions:[23]
- Grand Master and Sovereign of the Imperial Order of Christ
- Grand Master and Sovereign of the Imperial Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz
- Imperial Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Master and Sovereign of the Imperial Order of the Southern Cross
- Grand Master and Sovereign of the Imperial Order of Emperor Pedro I
- Grand Master and Sovereign of the Imperial Order of the Rose
Bertrand has also received other honours:[23]
- Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[24]
- Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa
- Medal of the Pacifier Duke of Caxias (2009)[25]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Military Judicial Merit (2009)[26]
- Commander of the Order of Military Merit (Brazil) (2013)[27]
- Medal of Tiradentes (2018)[28]
- Medal of Honor (Special Class) of the Association of Monarchic Autarchs of Portugal[29]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Autor: Dom Bertrand de Orleans e Bragança". www.ipco.org.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Bertrand do Brasil". Monarquia Wiki (in Portuguese). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Dom Bertrand » Pró Monarquia". monarquia.org.br. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Trineto de d. Pedro 2º pede fim do laudêmio e aponta descaso em Petrópolis". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "G1 > Edição São Paulo - NOTÍCIAS - A questão dinástica". g1.globo.com. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "La familia real brasileña defiende los nuevos ideales". www.publico.es. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Bertrand of Orleans-Braganza Visits America Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine", TFP.org, 30 April 2001
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "1993 Brazilian Plebiscite Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine" by Scott Bailey, UCSD
- ^ 1993 Human Rights Report Archived 11 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, US State Department, 31 January 1994
- ^ "Blog de D. Bertrand de Orleans e Bragança". Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Paz no campo significa "tolerância zero" com o MST e congêneres. In: Catolicismo Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, May 2007
- ^ "New Plan to Fix Brazil's Royal Mess: Restore the Monarchy". The Wall Street Journal. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "'República está com dias contados', dizem monarquistas após protestos". BBC. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Monarchical meeting gather 250 people in Flamengo". O Globo. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Prince Imperial of Brazil visits São Vicente". O Globo. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Mariana Godoy receive Dom Bertrand de Orleans e Bragança". Rede TV!. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Danilo Gentili recebe o Príncipe Dom Bertrand no The Noite". SBT. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Instituto Paraná Pesquisas
- BBC Brasil. 4 April 2019.
- ^ ORLEANS E BRAGANÇA, D. Bertrand de. Psicose Ambientalista Archived 28 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IPCO, 2012.
- S2CID 248170487.
- ^ a b Pró-Monarquia. (2022). Anuário da Casa Imperial do Brasil. São Paulo: Pró-Monarquia, 25.
- ^ MARIE, Michelle (2012) (in Portuguese). Cavaleiros na Ordem Eqüestre do Santo Sepulcro de Jerusalém[permanent dead link].
- ^ [«Nº 27/2009 - Boletim do Exército». http://www.sgex.eb.mil.br] (in Portuguese).
- ^ [Príncipe D. Bertrand recebe Ordem do Mérito Judiciário Militar https://williamxaviercarvalho.blogspot.com/2009/04/principe-d-bertrand-recebe-ordem-do.html] (in Portuguese).
- ^ Judiciário prestigia comemoração do Dia do Exército (in Portuguese).
- ^ [«Proj. Lei 2015/2019 - Proj. de Resolução». Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Consultado em 24 de outubro de 2022] (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Autarcas Monárquicos de Portugal". 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.