Name Countess Dobrzensky | ||
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Born 7 December 1875
Chotebor, Austria-Hungary ( 1875-12-07 ) Died 11 July 1951(1951-07-11) (aged 75)
Sintra, Portugal Burial Cathedral of Sao Pedro de Alcantara, Petropolis, Brazil Spouse Pedro de Alcantara, Prince of Grao-Para Issue Princess Isabelle, Countess of Paris
Prince Pedro Gastao
Princess Maria Francisca, Duchess of Braganza
Prince Joao Maria
Princess Teresa Father Johan, Count Dobrzensky de Dobrzenicz Mother Baroness Elizabeth de Kottulin et Krzizkowitz | ||
Countess Elisabeth Maria Dobržensky de Dobrženicz (Czech: hraběnka Alžběta Dobřenská z Dobřenic; 7 December 1875 – 11 June 1951) was a Bohemian noblewoman whose marriage to the son of the former heiress to the throne of Brazil prompted renunciation of his claim to the abolished monarchy's throne..
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Early life
She was the daughter of Johan-Wenzel (Jan Václav), Count Dobržensky de Dobrženicz and his wife, Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky, Baroness de Kottulin et Krzižkowitz.
She had three elder brothers Jan, Otokar and Jaroslav and a younger brother named Karl Kunata. Karl Kunata renamed himself to Count Kottulinský in Austria in 1905; late in 1912, he married Countess Maria Theresia von Meran, member of a morganatic branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine).
Legacy
Elisabeth married Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão Para on 14 November 1908 at Versailles. He had previously renounced his hereditary claim to the crown of Brazil because she was not of royal birth. They had five children:
Elisabeth died on 11 June 1951 at the age of 75. She was buried with Pedro.