Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

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Grand Duchess Marie Anne
Dowager Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Infanta of Portugal
Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg
Tenure17 November 1905 – 25 February 1912
Regent of Luxembourg
Tenure19 November 1908 –
18 June 1912
Born(1861-07-13)13 July 1861
Bronnbach Castle, Wertheim am Main, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Imperial Confederation
Died31 July 1942(1942-07-31) (aged 81)
New York City, United States
Burial
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
SpouseGrand Duke William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(m. 1893 - 1912; his death)
IssueMarie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Princess Hilda, Dowager Princess of Schwarzenberg
Crown Princess Antonia of Bavaria
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Sophie
Names
Portuguese: Maria Ana do Carmo
HouseBraganza
FatherInfante Miguel of Portugal
MotherPrincess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Grand Duchess Marie Anne (Portuguese: Maria Ana; 13 July 1861 – 31 July 1942) was a Portuguese Princess, Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg and its Regent. She was a member of the House of Braganza.

Family

Born at Schloss Bronnbach in Bronnbach, Wertheim am Main, Kingdom of Württemberg, Infanta Marie Anne (or Maria Ana) was the fifth child and second-youngest daughter of deposed usurper Miguel of Portugal and his wife Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. As such, she was titled and styled from birth as an Princess of Portugal. At the time of her birth, her father had been exiled, and the family lived as guests in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

In spite of their straitened circumstances, the daughters of Miguel I made good marriages, some to reigning monarchs and deposed heads of Roman Catholic European dynasties.

Marriage and children

Before her marriage with William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg she was considered by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria as a suitable bride to his only son and heir, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria but Rudolf did not like her and she would remain single for the next years. Infanta Maria Ana was married on 21 June 1893 at Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See, to the Protestant William, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, the eldest child and heir apparent of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, head of the House of Nassau. It was agreed that the children would be raised in their mother's Catholic faith, the religion of the overwhelming majority of Luxembourg's population.

Grand Duchess Marie Anne with her daughters August 1920.

The couple had six daughters.

William became grand duke on the death of his father on 17 November 1905, and Marie Anne became grand duchess.

Because William was the last agnate of the House of Nassau, he had Marie-Adelaide confirmed and proclaimed heir presumptive on 10 July 1907. Upon her father's death, she became the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Following her abdication on 14 January 1919, her sister Charlotte succeeded her on the throne.

Grand Duchess Marie Anne was regent for her husband during his terminal illness from 19 November 1908 to 15 February 1912, and then regent for her daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde, during her minority from 25 February 1912 to 18 June 1912.

Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne died in exile in New York on 31 July 1942, the family having fled Germany because of World War II.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 13 July 1861 – 21 June 1893: Her Highness Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal[4]
  • 21 June 1893 – 17 November 1905: Her Royal Highness Princess Marie Anne, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Hereditary Duchess of Nassau, Infanta of Portugal
  • 17 November 1905 – 15 February 1912: Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Marie Anne, Grand Duchess Consort of Luxembourg, Duchess Consort of Nassau
  • 15 February 1912 – 31 July 1942: Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Marie Anne, Dowager Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Dowager Duchess of Nassau

See also

Ancestry

Family of Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
16. John V of Portugal
8. Peter III of Portugal
17. Maria Anna of Austria
4. John VI of Portugal
18. Joseph I of Portugal
9. Maria I of Portugal
19. Mariana Victoria of Spain
2. Miguel I of Portugal
20. Charles III of Spain
10. Charles IV of Spain
21. Maria Amalia of Saxony
5. Carlota Joaquina of Spain
22. Philip, Duke of Parma
11. Maria Luisa of Parma
23. Louise Élisabeth of France
1. Maria Ana of Portugal
24. Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
12. Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
25. Maria Leopoldine of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein
6. Constantine of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
26. Joseph Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz
13. Sophie Louise of Windisch-Graetz
27. Maria Leopoldine Franziska of Arenberg
3. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
28. Christian Albert, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
14. Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
29. Caroline of Stolberg-Gedern
7. Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
30. John Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth
15. Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
31. Friederike Reuss of Köstritz

References

  1. ^ Theroff, Paul. "Princely House of Schwarzenberg". www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/ (Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site).[self-published source][better source needed]
  2. ^ "Princely House of Thurn and Taxis". Archived from the original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)[self-published source][better source needed]
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)[self-published source][better source needed] Royal House of Saxony
  4. ^ Almanach de Gotha. 1922. p. 30.

External links

Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
Cadet branch of the House of Aviz
Born: 13 July 1861 Died: 31 July 1942
Luxembourgish royalty
Preceded by Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg
Duchess consort of Nassau
1905–1912 		Vacant
Title next held by
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
as prince consort
Preceded by Regent of Luxembourg
1908–1912 		Vacant
Title next held by
Marie-Adélaïde


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