Princess Francisca of Orléans-Braganza

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Princess Francisca of Orléans-Braganza
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Born	December 17, 1981 (age 26)
Title	Princess of Orléans-Braganza
Royal House	House of Orléans-Braganza
Father	Luís I
Mother	Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia
Consort	none

Princess Francisca of Orléans-Braganza (baptized as Francisca Glória Joana Carlota Micaela Gabriela Rafaela de Orleans e Bragança; born December 17, 1981) is the second daughter of Emperor Luís I of Brazil and his consort, Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Russia.

She is widely believed to be the smartest of the Emperor's children; she is the only one to have ever skipped a grade (two, in fact); she skipped both first and fourth grade. Unlike her siblings, she has zero interest in politics and is completely apolitical. Her real interest is oceanography, although she has never pursued this as a career. Instead, she studied nursing, and she currently works for a Brazilian branch of the International Red Cross in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zaire.

In her spare time, she is an amateur painter. She also collects stamps, phonograph records, and coins.