Princess Elaine of Ebenthal

Elaine
Princess of Ebenthal
Born	3 June 1987 (1987-06-03) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Vinicius Dias
Issue	Prince Theo Princess Alice Princess Lara
Names Eleine van der Bruyn
House	Bruyn
Father	Armando, 5th Baron of Roches
Mother	Wanda da Costa
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Occupation	Realtor

Princess Elaine of Ebenthal (born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3 June 1987) is a Princess of Ebenthal and sister of King Arthur II. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she is the third daughter of Armando, 5th Baron of Roches, head of the Portuguese baronial and Ebenthaler royal House of Bruyn, to his first wife Wanda da Costa. Elaine is the mother of Prince Theodore of Ebenthal, her son to her first husband, and the twin princesses Alice and Lara, with her current spouse. Princess Elaine is currently 5th in line to the throne of Ebenthal, while her son is the 3rd following the semi-salic law.

Biography

Early life

Princess Elaine was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 1987, as the third daughter of Armando van der Bruyn, then Hereditary Baron of Roches to his first wife, Ms. Wanda da Costa, both aged 26 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

Elaine began her studies at the St. Ignatius College in Rio de Janeiro where she graduated. She later graduated in pedagogy from Unileya University and exercised the profession for a limited time. Despite this, Elaine gor her brokerage record and works as a realtor and co-partner in the firm founded by her husband, Prince Vinicius. She also works part-time campaigning a candidate for the Senate of Brazil for the State of Rio de Janeiro.

Marriage and children

Princess Elaine was never formally married but had both her spouses legally recognized in such capacity by the State of Ebenthal, similar to her recognition as a member of a common-law marriage by the Brazilian State. She initially had as a spouse Mr. Diego Silveira, a prosthetic dentist, with whom she had a child:

• Prince Theodore of Ebenthal (born 16 May 2008)

Later, in 2015 Elaine began a relationship with realtor and businessman Vinicius Dias, eventually developing into a legal stable union. Are parents of:

• Princess Alice of Ebenthal (20 January 2017)
• Princess Lara of Ebenthal (20 January 2017)

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of Princess Elaine
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 Elaine of Roschfallen
• 29 December 2019 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Elaine of Ebenthal

Honours

National honours

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

• Dame of the Order of Lady Mary
• Dame of the Order of the Cross of Saint James

Ancestry

The ancestry of Princess Eleine of Ebenthal:

Ancestors of Princess Elaine 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. Eleine 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