1891 Don Pedro dies, but the Braganza family stayed in contact with Bell. Over a hundred year later the Bell Braganca connection would have an impact on a new Telephone product the Brazilian Whitepages 1998 (eventually 1997 have to verify) the editor of this article happened to spend a Biarritz summer vacation with Aimée Sotto Maior / Aimée de Heeren and Isabelle Orleans Braganca / Countess de Paris (1911 - 2003) Isabelle was the great-granddaughter of Don Pedro II (Don Pedros daughter, Isabel Princess Imperial of Brazil was the mother of Pedro de Alcântara, the father of Isabelle Orélans Branganca) Unfortunately at the time he did not know about the connection between Bell and the Bragancas. It would have been very interesting to see if Don Pedros great-granddaughter would know anything about him. Isabelle Orleans Braganza was the mother of Henri Count of Paris (1933 - 2019) and the stepmother of the lovely Micaela, Countess of Paris. Does anybody know what happend to the shares Don Pedro owned in the Bell company ?? They must have turned into a fortune. |
Bell family 1) Alexander Graham Bell (1847 - 1922) husband of Marbel Gardiner Hubbard / Marbel Bell (1857 - 1923) father of 1.1) Elsie Bell / Elsie Hovey Grosvenor (1878 - 1964) married to Gilbert Grosvenor, editor National Geographic Magazine 1.2) Marion Hubbard Bell / Marion Fairchild also called Daisy (1880 - 1962) married to David Fairchild, a botanist 1.3) Edward Bell (1881 - 1883) 1.4) Robert Bell (1883 - 1883) grandfather of 1.1.1) Melville Bell Grosvenor (1901 - 1982) 1.1.2) Gertrude Hubbert Grosvenor (1903 - 1986) 1.1.3) Mabel Harlakenden Grosvenor (1905 - 2006) 1.1.4) Lilian Waters Grosvenor (1907-1985) 1.1.5) Alexander Graham Bell Grosvenor (1909-1915) 1.1.6) Elsie Alexandra Carolyn Grosvenor (1911- 2004) 1.1.7) Gloria Victoria Grosvenor (1918-1972) 1.2.1) Graham Farchild (1906 - 1994) 1.2.2) Nancy Bell Fairchild (born 1912) great-grandfather of 1.1.1.1) Gilbert Melville Grosvenor (born 1931) former chairman of National Geographic Society (3 children) 1.1.1.2) Edwin S Grosvenor (born 1951), editor American Heritage great-great-grandfather 1.1.1.1.1) 1.1.1.1.2) 1.1.1.1.3) 1.1.1.2.1) Alexander M. Grosvenor 1.1.1.2.2) Stuart C. Grosvenor more coming soon |