Pedro Luiz was considered by many Brazilian monarchists as the prince that gathered " all the hopes and aspirations of restoration " due to the " vigor of youth and the seriousness of his character " . Duarte Pio , Duke of Braganza and heir of the abolished Portuguese crown , affirmed : " Pedro Luiz is a very intelligent person . I have the best reports of him . " Luiz was killed in the crash of Air France Flight 447 on 1 June 2009 . His double-cousin Princess Alix of Ligne had planned to travel with him , but took an earlier flight instead . Pedro Luiz ' body was among those retrieved from the ocean and was buried in Vassouras in the family 's mausoleum on 5 July
Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447
Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza