Royal Profile: Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza, Princess de Ligne

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Princess Christine of Orléans-Braganza was born 11 August 1955 as Princess Christine de Ligne the daughter of Antoine, 13th Prince of Ligne & Princess Alix of Luxembourg {Source}. She has the following siblings, siblings-in-law, and nieces and nephews{Source}:
 
  1. Michel, 14th Prince of Ligne (1951)
    1. Princess Elenora of Ligne (1953, m. 1981)
      1. Princess Alix de Ligne, Countess de Dampierre (1984)
        1. Count Guillaume de Dampierre (m. 2016)
      2. Prince Henri de Ligne (1989)
  2. Prince Wauthier de Ligne (1952)
    1. Regine Gräfin von Renesse (1955, m. 1976)
      1. Prince Philippe de Ligne (1977)
        1. Jonkrouwe Laetitia Rolin (m. 2008)
          1. Prince Jean-Charles de Ligne (2010)
          2. Princess Alienor de Ligne (2012)
      2. Princess Melanie-Yolande of Ligne (1979)
        1. Paul Weingarten (m. 2011)
          1. Felix Weingarten (2013)
      3. Princesse Elizabeth-Eleonore de Ligne(1983)
        1. Baron Baudouin Gillès de Pelichy (m. 2005)
          1. Baroness Marguerite Gillès de Pelichy
          2. Baron Antoine Gillès de Pelichy (2006)
          3. Baron Charles Gillès de Pelichy (2008)
          4. Baroness Philippine Gillès de Pelichy (2010)
  3. Princess Anne-Marie de Ligne (1954)
    1. Oliver Motgat (m. 1981)
      1. Laure Mortgat (1983)
      2. Isabelle-Marie Mortgat (1985)
  4. Princess Sophie de Ligne (1957)
    1. Philippe de Nicolay, Comte de Nicolay (1955, m. 1982)
        1. François de Nicolay, Comte de Nicolay (1989)
        2. Guy de Nicolay, Comte de Nicolay (1993)
  5. Prince Antoine de Ligne (1959)
    1. Comtesse Jacqueline de Lannoy (1966, m. 2001)
      1. Prince Louis de Ligne (2003)
      2. Prince Marie de Ligne (2004)
      3. Prince Florence de Ligne (2006)
  6. Princess Yolande de Ligne (1964)
    1. Hugo Townsend (1945, m. 1994)
      1. Marie Townsend (1995)
      2. George Townsend (1997)
      3. James Townsend (1998)
      4. Bartholomew Townsend (2001)
 
She married Prince António of Orléans-Braganza,on 25 September 1981 {Source}. Together, they have the following children, children-in-law and grandchildren {Source}:
 
  1. Prince Pedro Luiz of Orléans-Braganza (1983-2009)
  2. Princess Amelia of Orléans-Braganza, Mrs. James Spearman (1986)
    1. James Alexander Spearman (m. 2014)
      1. Alexander Spearman (2016)
      2. Nicholas Rafael William Spearman (2018)
  3. Prince Rafael of Orléans-Braganza(1986)
  4. Princess Maria Gabriela of Orléans-Braganza(1989)

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