Nationality American Occupation Socialite | Name Anita Braganza | |
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Full Name Anita Rhinelander Stewart Born August 7, 1886 ( 1886-08-07 ) Elberon, New Jersey, U.S. Residence New York City
Newport, Rhode Island
(summer residence) Other names Princess Miguel of Braganza
Anita Stewart Morris Known for Wife of the eldest son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza Title Princess Miguel of Braganza, Duchess of Viseu Role Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu's wife Died September 15, 1977, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Spouse Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu (m. 1909–1923) Parents William Rhinelander Stewart Similar People Miguel - Duke of Braganza, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn, Duarte Nuno - Duke of B | ||
Anita Stewart Morris (August 7, 1886, Elberon, New Jersey – September 15, 1977), also known as Princess Miguel of Braganza, Duchess of Viseu, was an American socialite and heiress who married Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu, grandson of King Miguel I of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, who was Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.
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Early life
Anita Rhinelander Stewart was born in Elberon, New Jersey on August 7, 1886. She was the daughter of Annie McKee Armstrong (1864–1925) and William Rhinelander Stewart (1852–1929). She had one sibling, William Rhinelander Stewart, Jr. Her father was an attorney who managed several trusts for his family. Her parents divorced in August 1906, and afterwards, her mother married the James Henry Smith. Smith died in Japan in 1907 while on their honeymoon. Her mother then married Jean de Saint Cyr on April 25, 1915.
Her paternal grandparents were Lispenard Stewart (1809–1867) and Mary Rogers (née Rhinelander) Stewart (1821–1893). His uncle was New York State Senator Lispenard Stewart.
Career
After her husband died in 1923, the Princess moved to New York City. In order to regain her American citizenship, she had to renounce her royal title. However, society continued to refer to her with her regal title.
Following her second marriage, she continued to operate a photography studio in Manhattan and spend time at Malbone, their Gothic Revival estate in Newport, Rhode Island.
Personal life
On September 15, 1909, Stewart married Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923) at Dingwall Castle in Scotland. The day preceding her wedding, Franz Joseph I, the Emperor of Austria, bestowed the style of Prinzessin von Braganza (Princess of Braganza), on her. Her husband was the eldest son of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis. Out of this union, three children were born, all of whom used the title Prince or Princess until 1920, when their parents' marriage was deemed to be in contravention of royal law:
In 1946, Anita married Lewis Gouverneur Morris (1882–1967), the son of Francis Morris and Harriet Hall (née Bedlow) Morris, in New York City.
Anita died at the age of 91, on September 15, 1977 at her home in Newport, Rhode Island.