Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza
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Pedro Henrique, Prince of Brazil (13 September 1909, Boulogne-Billancourt, France – 5 July 1981 Vassouras, Brazil), was the late Prince and Head of the Imperial House of Brazil according to the Vassouras branch claim and pretense de jure Emperor of Brazil as Pedro III.
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His claim to the Brazilian throne and the headship of the Imperial House was challenged by his cousin Pedro Gastão, Prince of Brazil. He considered Prince Pedro de Alcântara's renounce to has no legal validation, but Pedro Henrique's legitimacy was nonetheless widely recognized by the Brazilian monarchists and international royalty and confirmed by the Brazilian Monarchical Directory, the official monarchist organ in Brazil, as for the monarchist action movement called Patrianovismo.
During his lifetime he was actively engaged in promote the monarchist cause in Brazil.
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