Prince Eduard of Brunant

Prince Eduard (Eduard Johan Christian August Van Draak, 30 December 1899 - 17 October 1975) was a Brunanter prince. The eldest son of Prince Eugen and Luisa of Bemposta, he was head of the Van Draak-Bemposta branch of the Van Draak family from 1936-1975.

Biography
Born in Koningstad, the prince grew up in the Caroline Palace.

Eduard joined the Royal Guard and eventually became a colonel.

In 1921, Eduard was married to the Spanish-born María de los Dolores Linares de Ocón y Monteleon (1897-1923), a daughter of Francisco Linares de Ocón y Ferriz and Beatriz de Monteleon y de San Martin. His wife was a granddaughter of Maria Carolina de San Martin y Mascarenhas Barreto, who was the sister of King Jose I of Traspes, who was married to Eduard's great-aunt, Princess Gisela. After a miscarriage in 1922, María de los Dolores died in childbirth in 1923.

In 1925, the prince married Princess Friederike of Anhalt (1896-1963), a daughter of Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, and Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg. After several miscarriages, they had two children:
 * Christian Van Draak (1932-2014), married Susanna Barlow (born 1940), with issue
 * Amelie Van Draak (born 1935), married Prince Ludwig of Erbach-Schönberg (born 1932), with issue

After his father's death in 1936, Prince Eduard became the closest relative of the Royal Family, as he was a first cousin of King Johan II.