House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha prevalent mainly in the writings of non-Portuguese historians and genealogists, as European custom classifies a descendant branch on the basis of patrilineal descent, which means that the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is a cadet branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry. Nonetheless, the 1838 Portuguese constitution stated that the House of Braganza was the ruling house of Portugal, by way of Queen Maria II, and her descendants still continued to style themselves as members of the House of Braganza, as opposed to Saxe-Coburg-Braganza. With the death of King Manuel II without legitimate issue in 1932, the dynasty became
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