House of Braganza for a lifetime." He accepted the leadership of the rebellion, which was successful, and was acclaimed João IV of Portugal on 1 December 1640. After the accession of the Braganzas to the throne, the duchy was linked to the Crown. "Duke of Braganza" became the traditional title of the heir to the throne, together with Prince of Brazil and, later, Prince Royal of Portugal, much as Prince of Wales is in the United Kingdom or Prince of Asturias in Spain. Under D. João's sons D. Afonso VI and D. Pedro II, the Portuguese colonial empire, part of which was lost
Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza (; born 3 April 1969) is a Brazilian political scientist, activist, entrepreneur, and member of the House of Orléans-Braganza. He was elected Federal Deputy for São Paulo in the 2018 Brazilian elections for the Social Liberal Party with 118,457 votes. Luiz Philippe was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1969, the son of Prince Eudes of Orléans-Braganza and Ana Maria Bragança. Luiz Philippe is the grandson of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, who was the great-grandson of Pedro II, the last Emperor of Brazil. Luiz Philippe studied business at Fundação Armando Álvares