Gaston, Count of Eu

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Gaston, Count of Eu was a French-born nobleman and military officer who became a prominent figure in Brazil’s imperial family through his marriage to Princess Isabel, the heir to the Brazilian throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian military personnel
French noble
human
military officer
nobleman
allegiance Empire of Brazil
associatedWith Empire of Brazil
French monarchy in exile
birthDate 1842-04-28
birthPlace Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
linked to: Neuilly-sur-Seine
burialPlace Cathedral of Petrópolis
child Prince Antônio of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
France
deathDate 1922-08-28
deathPlace Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
linked to: Rio de Janeiro
father Louis, Duke of Nemours
fullName Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d’Orléans
givenName Gaston
grandfather Louis Philippe I, King of the French
grandmother Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
languageSpoken French
Portuguese
marriageDate 1864-10-15
memberOfDynasty Brazilian Imperial Family
House of Orléans
militaryRank marshal of the Brazilian Army
mother Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
nobleTitleFrom House of Orléans
notableFor being consort of the Brazilian imperial heiress
role in Brazilian imperial politics
notableWork command of Brazilian forces in the Paraguayan War
occupation army officer
politician
participatedIn Paraguayan War
War of the Triple Alliance
linked to: Paraguayan War
positionHeld member of the Brazilian Imperial Council
relative Emperor Pedro II of Brazil
linked to: Pedro II of Brazil
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Brazil
Petrópolis, Brazil
linked to: Petrópolis

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
linked to: Rio de Janeiro
spouse Princess Isabel of Brazil
spouseHeirStatus heir to the Brazilian throne
title Count of Eu

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