Infanta Antónia of Portugal
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| Princess of Hohenzollern | |||||
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| Born | 17 February 1845 Palace of Belém, Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal | ||||
| Died | 27 December 1913 (aged 68) Sigmaringen, German Empire | ||||
| Spouse | Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Issue | William, Prince of Hohenzollern Ferdinand I of Romania Prince Karl Anton | ||||
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| House | Braganza[1] | ||||
| Father | Fernando II of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Maria II of Portugal | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Infanta Antónia of Portugal (or of Braganza; Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐ̃ˈtɔniɐ]; Antónia María Fernanda Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis Ana Gonzaga Silvéria Júlia Augusta de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança; Lisbon, 17 February 1845 – Sigmaringen, 27 December 1913), was a Portuguese infanta (princess) of the House of Braganza,[1] daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal. Through her father, she also held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony.
Life
Antónia was born in 1845 at the Palace of Belém. She married Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen on 12 September 1861. They had three sons;
- William (1864–1927), who succeeded as Prince of Hohenzollern; married (1) Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (2) Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
- Ferdinand (1865–1927), later King of Romania; married Princess Marie of Edinburgh
- Karl Anton (1868–1919), married Princess Josephine Caroline of Belgium
Antónia of Braganza died in the German Empire in 1913.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 17 February 1845 – 12 September 1861: Her Royal Highness Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony
- 12 September 1861 – 3 September 1869: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern
- 2 June 1885 – 8 June 1905: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern
- 8 June 1905 – 27 December 1913: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern
Honours
Ancestry
References
- ^ a b "While remaining patrilineal dynasts of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha according to pp. 88, 116 of the 1944 Almanach de Gotha, Title 1, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the 1838 Portuguese constitution declared, with respect to Ferdinand II of Portugal's issue by his first wife, that 'the Most Serene House of Braganza is the reigning house of Portugal and continues through the Person of the Lady Queen Maria II'. Thus their mutual descendants constitute the Coburg line of the House of Braganza"
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