The Most Famous
NOBLEMEN from Brazil
This page contains a list of the greatest Brazilian Noblemen. The pantheon dataset contains 842 Noblemen, 3 of which were born in Brazil. This makes Brazil the birth place of the 27th most number of Noblemen behind Switzerland and United States.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Brazilian Noblemen of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Noblemen is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846 - 1921)
With an HPI of 61.42, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil is the most famous Brazilian Nobleman. Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages on wikipedia.
Dona Isabel (29 July 1846 – 14 November 1921), nicknamed "the Redemptress", was the Princess Imperial (heiress presumptive to the throne) of the Empire of Brazil and the Empire's regent on three occasions. Born in Rio de Janeiro as the eldest daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and Empress Teresa Cristina, she was a member of the Brazilian branch of the House of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança). After the deaths of her two brothers in infancy, she was recognized as her father's heiress presumptive. She married a French prince, Gaston, Count of Eu, in an arranged marriage and they had three sons. During her father's absences abroad, Isabel acted as regent. In her third and final regency, she actively promoted and ultimately signed a law, named Lei Áurea or the Golden Law, emancipating all slaves in Brazil. Even though the action was broadly popular, there was strong opposition to her succession to the throne. Her gender, strong Catholic faith, and marriage to a foreigner were seen as impediments against her, and the emancipation of the slaves generated dislike among powerful planters. In 1889, her family was deposed in a military coup, and she spent the last 30 years of her life in exile in France.
2. Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (1875 - 1940)
With an HPI of 54.84, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Nobleman. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Dom Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza, Prince of Grão Pará (15 October 1875 – 29 January 1940) was the first-born son of Dona Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil and Prince Gaston of Orléans, Count of Eu, and as such, was born second-in-line to the imperial throne of Brazil, during the reign of his grandfather, Emperor Dom Pedro II, until the empire's abolition. He went into exile in Europe with his mother when his grandfather was deposed in 1889, and grew up largely in France, at a family apartment in Boulogne-sur-Seine, and at his father's castle, the Château d'Eu in Normandy.
3. Diane, Duchess of Württemberg (1940 - )
With an HPI of 53.71, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg is the 3rd most famous Brazilian Nobleman. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Diane, Dowager Duchess of Württemberg (née Princess Diane of Orléans; born 24 March 1940) is a French-German painter, sculptor, writer and philanthropist. She is the widow of Carl, Duke of Württemberg, head of the House of Württemberg. She is the fourth daughter and sixth child of Henri, Count of Paris, Orléanist pretender to the throne of France, and his wife, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as noblemen born between 1846 and 1940. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living noblemen include Diane, Duchess of Württemberg. The most famous deceased noblemen include Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil and Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará. As of April 2022, 1 new noblemen have been added to Pantheon including Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará.
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Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
1846 - 1921
HPI: 61.42
Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará
1875 - 1940
HPI: 54.84
