Princess Laíze of Ebenthal

Princess Laíze
Princess of Ebenthal
Born	20 November 1984 (1984-11-20) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Issue	Prince Lorenzo
Names Laíze van der Bruyn
House	Bruyn
Father	Armando, 5th Baron of Roches
Mother	Wanda da Costa
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Occupation	Realtor

Princess Laíze of Ebenthal (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 November 1984) is a Princess of Ebenthal and sister of King Arthur II. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she is the second daughter of Armando, 5th Baron of Roches, head of the Portuguese baronial and Ebenthal royal House of Bruyn, to his first wife Wanda da Costa. In 2016, in agreement with Genivaldo Medeiros, a long time friend, Laíze had a son with him, the Prince Lorenzo of Ebenthal.

Princess Laíze is currently 5th in line to the throne of Ebenthal, while her son, through the Semi-Salic Law, is the 2nd.

Biography

Early life

Princess Laíze was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 1984, as the second daughter of Armando van der Bruyn, then Hereditary Baron of Roches to his first wife, Ms. Wanda da Costa, both aged 23 when she was born. Through her father, she is a member of the House of Bruyn, a Dutch-Portuguese family whose ancestry goes back to the nobility of Scotland and the Holy Roman Empire. She is great-great-great-great-granddaughter of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy through an illegitimate line through her father's mother.

Education and career

Laíze began her studies at the St. Ignatius College in Rio de Janeiro where she graduated. She later graduated in pedagogy from Unileya University, but never practiced the profession. Instead, she got her brokerage record and works as a realtor in the firm of her brother-in-law Prince Vinicius, husband of her sister the Princess Eleine.

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of Princess Laíze
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Titles and styles

• 28 January 2014 – 29 December 2019: Her Serene Highness Princess Laíze of Roschfallen
• 29 December 2019 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Laíze of Ebenthal

Honours

National honours

As the Princess of Ebenthal, Laíze is a recipient of the following orders:

• Dame of the Order of Lady Mary

Ancestry

The ancestry of Princess Laíze of Ebenthal:

Ancestors of Princess Laíze of Ebenthal

16. TBD               8. Henrique Ignácio van der Bruyn, 4th Baron of Roches                       17. TBD               4. Baron Mário Ignácio van der Bruyn                             18. TBD               9. Isabel Leite Brum                       19. Justina Martins Marques               2. Armando Ignácio van der Bruyn, 5th Baron of Roches                                   20. TBD               10. Armando Marques Barbosa                       21. TBD               5. Lidalva Barbosa de Souza Savoy                             22. Antônio de Souza               11. Maria Perpétua de Souza Savoy                       23. Leonília Savoy               1. Laíze van der Bruyn                                         24. TBD               12. TBD                       25. TBD               6. TBD                             26. TBD               13. TBD                       27. TBD               3. Wanda da Costa                                   28. TBD               14. TBD                       29. TBD               7. TBD                             30. TBD               15. TBD                       31. TBD