the Austrian lived. Another expedition was made by the prince and his secretary, this time with the children of D. Pedro, in 1936. On this occasion the expeditionaries visited indigenous villages of the Brazilian backwoods. The magazine A Noite Illustrada published several reports and photographs of Mario Baldi, who did the documentation of the adventure again. D. Pedro de Alcântara returned to Brazil in the decade of 1930, establishing itself in the Grão-Pará Palace, in Petrópolis. He became an obligatory figure in local celebrations and achievements, being greatly admired by the warm and friendly manner in which he always addressed his compatriots. In that same city the prince died, at 64 years of age, the victim of a respiratory illness, and was buried in the local cemetery with honors of head of state. In 1990, his remains were transferred along with his wife to the Imperial Mausoleum in the Cathedral of St. Peter of Alcantara in Petropolis, where they lie next to the tombs of their parents and grandparents in a simple vault. Honors Prince Pedro de Alcântara was a recipient of the following Brazilian dynastic orders: Grand Cross of the Order of Pedro I Grand Cross of the Order of the Rose Grand Cross of the Order of the Southern Cross He was a recipient of the following foreign honors: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) Issue Pedro and Elisabeth married on 14 November 1908 in Versailles, France, and had 5 children : Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911–2003) married Henri, Count of Paris - grandparents of Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme (born 1965), the current Orleanist pretender to the throne of France. Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1913–2007) married Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies - parents of Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe, the last Crown Princess of Yugoslavia. Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza (1914–1968) married Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza - parents of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the throne of Portugal. Prince João Maria of Orléans-Braganza (1916–2005) married Fatima Sherifa Chirine (1923-1990), widow of Prince Hassan Toussoun of Egypt. Princess Teresa of Orléans-Braganza (1919–2011) married Ernesto António Maria Martorell y Calderó (1921-1985). After his death his son Prince Pedro Gastão assumed the headship of the Petrópolis branch of the Imperial House of Brazil. Ancestry References Sources Article about Elisabeth Dobrzensky published in Royal Digest |-