Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
| Princess Maria Theresa | |||||
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| Duchess of Braganza | |||||
 Princess Maria Theresia to Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and her husband Miguel II, 1908 | |||||
| Born | 4 January 1870 Rome, Papal States (now Vatican, Italy) | ||||
| Died | 17 January 1935 (aged 65) Vienna, First Austrian Republic | ||||
| Spouse | Miguel, Duke of Braganza | ||||
| Issue | Princess Isabel Maria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis Infanta Maria Benedita Princess Mafalda Princess Maria Anna, Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis Infanta Maria Antónia Infanta Filippa Maria Infante Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza Infanta Maria Adelaide | ||||
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| House | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
| Father | Prince Charles I, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein | ||||
Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg[1][2] (German: Maria Theresa, Prinzessin von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg[2]) (4 January 1870, Rome, Papal States[1][2] – 17 January 1935, Vienna, Federal State of Austria[1][2]) was a Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Duchess consort of Braganza, and titular Queen consort of Portugal through her marriage to Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.
Family
Maria Theresa was the fifth child and fourth daughter[1][2] of Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, brother of titular Queen consort of Portugal Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, and his wife Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein.[1][2] Maria Theresa was an elder sister of Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.[1][2]
Marriage and issue
Maria Theresa married her first cousin Miguel, Duke of Braganza, only son and second eldest child[1][2] of Miguel of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg,[1][2] on 8 November 1893 in Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria.[1][2] Maria Theresa and Miguel had eight children:
- Dona Isabel Maria of Braganza (1894–1970), married Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue
- Dona Maria Benedita of Braganza (1896–1971), died unmarried and without issue
- Dona Mafalda of Braganza (1898–1918), died unmarried and without issue
- Dona Maria Anna of Braganza (1899–1971), married Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue
- Dona Maria Antónia of Braganza (1903–1973), married Sidney Ashley Chanler (son of William Astor Chanler) and had issue
- Dona Filippa Maria of Braganza (1905–1990), died unmarried and without issue
- Dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907–1976), married Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza and had issue
- Dona Maria Adelaide of Braganza (1912–2012), married in Vienna on November 13, 1945 Dutch Nicolaas Johannes Maria van Uden (Venlo, March 5, 1921 – Lisbon, February 5, 1991), a Medical Doctor, son of Adrian van Uden (Gerwen, May 7, 1893 – December 24, 1959) and wife Cornelia Antonia Baaijeens (Gorinchem, September 7, 1897 – June 15, 1979), daughter of Nicolaas Baaijeens (son of Johannes Baaijeens and wife) and wife Helena Dam, and had issue
Titles and styles
- 4 January 1870 – 8 November 1893: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- 8 November 1893 – 31 July 1920: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Braganza
- 31 July 1920 – 17 January 1935: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Theresa of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal