Rafael of Orléans-Braganza
| Rafael de Orleans e Bragança | |||||
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| Born | 26 April 1986 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
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| House | Orléans-Braganza | ||||
| Father | Antônio de Orleans e Bragança | ||||
| Mother | Princess Christine of Ligne | ||||
Rafael of Orléans-Braganza (Portuguese: Rafael de Orléans e Bragança; born 24 April 1986) is a member of the Imperial House of Brazil. He is the heir presumptive to his childless uncle, Prince Bertrand, the current head of the Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza and one of the claimants to the defunct Brazilian throne. Rafael became heir presumptive following the death of his father, Prince Antônio, in November 2024. He is a three-times-great-grandson of Brazil’s last emperor, Dom Pedro II, and is among the few living descendants of the former Brazilian imperial family in the direct male line.