Prince Gaston, Count of Eu

Prince Gaston of Orléans
Count of Eu
Photograph of Gaston in circa 1880s.
Born	(1842-04-28)28 April 1842 Château de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died	28 August 1922(1922-08-28) (aged 80) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (m 1864)
Issue	Prince Pedro Prince Luís Prince Antônio Gastão
Full name
Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans
House	House of Orléans
Father	Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours
Mother	Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Burial	Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis
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Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu (Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston; 28 April 1842 – 28 August 1922) was a French prince and military commander who fought in the Spanish-Moroccan War and the Paraguayan War. He was the first son of Louis, Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and was married to Princess Isabel, daughter of Pedro II of Brazil and heiress to the Brazilian throne.

Issue

1. Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (15 October 1875 – 29 January 1940) married and had issue.
2. Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza (26 January 1878 – 26 March 1920) married Princess Maria di Grazia of the Two Sicilies and had issue.
3. Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza 9 August 1881 – 29 November 1918) never married.

Titles and styles

• 28 April 1842 - 15 October 1864 His Royal Highness Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu.
• 15 October 1864 - 5 December 1891 His Imperial and Royal Highness His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu, Prince Imperial consort of Brazil.
• 5 December 1891 - 28 August 1922 His Imperial and Royal Highness Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu, Prince of Brazil.