Prince of Brazil (Brazil)

For the Portuguese title, see Prince of Brazil.
Coat of Arms of the Princes of Brazil

Prince of Brazil (feminine: Princess of Brazil; Portuguese: Príncipe do Brasil; feminine: Princesa do Brasil) was an imperial title of the Empire of Brazil bestowed upon the members of the Brazilian imperial family who were not the heir apparent or heir presumptive to the throne, by the 1824 Brazilian Constitution.[1] After the overthrow of the Brazilian monarchy in 1889, the title was officially abolished by the First Brazilian Republic's 1891 constitution.[2] Nevertheless, the title continues to be used as title of pretense by members of the House of Orléans-Braganza, the cadet branch and successor of the deposed Imperial House.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Constituicão Politica do Imperio do Brazil (de 25 de Março de 1824)" (in Portuguese). Government of Brazil. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Constituicão da República dos Estados Unidos do Brasil (24 de Fevereiro de 1891)" (in Portuguese). Government of Brazil. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Veja quem são os membros da família imperial brasileira ainda vivos" (in Portuguese). CNN Brazil. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  4. ^ "O desconhecido parentesco entre Charles 3º e os herdeiros da família real brasileira" (in Portuguese). BBC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2024.