" We are experiencing the outbreak of one of the biggest epidemics in our history. In Brazil, this epidemic is growing and tends to contaminate a very large number of Brazilian people. He even reached the Imperial family: my brother, Antonio, who follows me in the line of succession, my brothers Alberto and Francisco, have all been tested positive for the coronavirus," Dom Bertrand said in a statement. "Do not get obsessed with the coronavirus, on the contrary. With all prudence and tranquility. We have to act with prudence, know where to be, what to do, what are the remedies, when to see the doctor. Let us know how to trust, more than ever, in Divine Providence."
The 79-year-old Prince Bertrand is the heir apparent to his older brother, 81-year-old Prince Luiz. The elderly princes are the sons of the late Prince Pedro Henrique (1909-1981) and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (1911-2011). They married in 1937 and were the parents of thirteen children.
Prince Antonio is second in line to the Vassouras branch of the Imperial house. He is married Princess Christine de Ligne, daughter of the late Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne and the late Princess Alix of Luxembourg, youngest daughter of the late Grand Duchess Charlotte. (Christine's brother, Michel, the 14th Prince of Ligne, is married to Antonio's sister, Princess Eleonora.)
Prince Antonio and Princess Christina had four children: Prince Pedro, who died in the Air France crash in June 2009, Princess Amelia, Prince Rafael, and Princess Maria Gabriela.
Princes Francisco and Alberto renounced their rights to the throne when he made non-dynastic marriages. Prince Francisco and his wife, Claudia Regina Godinho, are the parents of three daughters. Prince Alberto is married to Maritza Ribas Bockel and they have two sons and two daughters.
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