The Most Serene House of Braganza (Portuguese: Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (Dinastia Brigantina), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas.. The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal of the House of …

The House of Capet (French: Maison capétienne) or the Direct Capetians (Capétiens directs), also called the House of France (la maison de France), or simply the Capets, ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians.Historians in the 19th century came to apply the name "Capetian" …

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent.He was the son of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Madame Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orleans.Born at his father's palace at …

The House of Medici (English: / ˈ m ɛ d ɪ tʃ i / MED-i-chee, Italian: [ˈmɛːditʃi]) was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici, in the Republic of Florence during the first half of the 15th century. The family originated in the Mugello region of Tuscany, and prospered gradually until it was able to fund the Medici Bank.

House: Orléans: Father: Antoine d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier: Mother: ... María de las Mercedes of Orléans (24 June 1860 – 26 June 1878) was Queen of Spain as the first wife of King Alfonso XII. She was born in Madrid, the daughter of Antoine of Orléans, Duke of Montpensier, and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain Family and upbringing. A ...

Luiz Gastão of Braganza (6 June 1938 – 15 July 2022) was the head of the Vassouras branch of the House of Orléans-Braganza and a claimant to the defunct Brazilian throne. The Vassouras branch claims the throne in opposition to the Petrópolis branch of the Orléans-Braganzas, headed by Pedro Carlos Orléans-Braganza.

Luiz Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (Portuguese: Luiz Gastão Antônio Maria Filipe de Orleans e Bragança; 19 February 1911 – 8 September 1931) was a member of the Brazilian Imperial Family, son of Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza and if your wife, Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on his father's side, he was the grandson of Princess Isabel and great-grandson …

Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici.As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France.He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood.As the eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII, he was …

Bourbon Restoration may refer to: . France under the House of Bourbon: . Bourbon Restoration in France (1814, after the French revolution and Napoleonic era, until 1830; interrupted by the Hundred Days in 1815); Spain under the Spanish Bourbons: . Absolutist Restoration (1814, after the Napoleonic occupation, until 1868); Restoration Spain (1874, after …

Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France (Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans; 14 June 1933 – 21 January 2019), was the Orléanist pretender to the defunct French throne as Henry VII.. He was head of the House of Orléans as senior in male-line descent from Louis-Philippe I d'Orléans, who reigned as King of the French from 1830 to 1848.Henri was a retired military …