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Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

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Princess Maria Theresa
Duchess of Braganza
Born(1870-01-04)4 January 1870
Rome, Papal States
Died17 January 1935(1935-01-17) (aged 65)
Vienna, Austria
Spouse
(m. 1893; died 1927)
Issue
HouseLöwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
FatherCharles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
MotherPrincess Sophie of Liechtenstein

Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg[citation needed] (German: Maria Theresa, Prinzessin von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg[citation needed]) (4 January 1870, Rome, Papal States[citation needed] – 17 January 1935, Vienna, Federal State of Austria[citation needed]) 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[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Maria Theresa was an elder sister of Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.[citation needed]

Marriage and issue

Maria Theresa married her first cousin Infante Miguel, Duke of Braganza, only son and second eldest child[citation needed] of former King Miguel of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg,[citation needed] on 8 November 1893 in Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria.[citation needed] Maria Theresa and Miguel had eight children:

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 The Dowager Duchess of Braganza

Ancestry

References

Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Born: 4 January 1870 Died: 17 January 1935
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
— TITULAR —
Queen consort of Portugal and the Algarves
Miguelist line

8 November 1893 – 31 July 1920
Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza