The title holder was the second in the line of succession to the throne of the Empire of Brazil, after the Prince Imperial.
The title was established by article 105 of the 1824 Brazilian Constitution, which read:[1] The only holder of the title under the constitution was Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza, who was the eldest son of Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, and grandson of Emperor Pedro II.
She used the title in her capacity as second in the line of succession to the Brazilian throne from December 1825 to April 1826, until her father abdicated the Portuguese throne in her favor, and she became Queen Maria II of Portugal.
However, after the fall of the Brazilian monarchy, the family maintained the use of their titles of right.
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