House of Braganza Luís, as D. Pedro V had no children. D. Luís I was succeeded in 1889 by his son D. Carlos I. Carlos I's popularity dramatically declined after an unfavorable deal from an incident known as the British Ultimatum, whereby the Portuguese Empire ceded its claim to territories (known as the "Pink Map") between Portuguese West Africa and Portuguese East Africa to the British. Pursuant to his unpopularity, the monarchy became increasingly unpopular in the country. King Carlos I was assassinated in 1908 together with his eldest son, D. Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal and Duke of Braganza, by republicans.
Princess Pia Maria of Orléans-Braganza Princess Pia Maria of Orléans-Braganza Princess Pia Maria of Orléans-Braganza (; 4 March 191324 October 2000) was a Princess and member of the House of Orléans-Braganza and the Brazilian Imperial Family. With the premature death of her father, Prince Luís of Orléans-Bragzna, in 1920, and the following year, the death of her grandmother, Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, in 1921, Pia Maria's older brother Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza claimed the title Prince Imperial of Brazil in 1920, and the position of head of the Imperial House of Brazil in 1921. At the time of the latter claim, Prince Pedro