House House of Braganza Died May 14, 1959, Berg Castle Name Infanta Antonia | Religion Roman Catholicism Father Miguel I of Portugal | |
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Tenure 14 January 1884 – 16 November 1907 Born 28 November 1862
Bronnbach, Germany ( 1862-11-28 ) Issue Princess Maria della Neve Adelaide
Prince Sixtus
Xavier, Duke of Parma
Princess Francesca
Zita, Empress of Austria
Felix, Prince consort of Luxembourg
Prince Rene
Princess Maria Antonia
Princess Isabella
Prince Louis
Princess Henrietta Anna
Prince Thomas Mother Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Spouse Robert I, Duke of Parma (m. 1884–1907) Children Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma Parents Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Miguel I of Portugal Siblings Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal Similar People Robert I - Duke of Parma, Zita of Bourbon‑Parma, Adelaide of Lowenstein‑Wertheim‑Rosenberg, Miguel I of Portugal, Infanta Adelgundes - Duchess | ||
Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria Antónia Adelaide Camila Carolina Eulália Leopoldina Sofia Inês Francisca de Assis e de Paula Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Gregória Bernardina Benedita Andrea; 28 November 1862 – 14 May 1959) was a Portuguese infanta, the seventh and last child of usurper Miguel of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.
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Infanta of Portugal
She was born in exile as the youngest child of her parents in Germany as her father, Infante Miguel,had been banished from Portugal by his brother, Pedro I of Brazil, after usurping and losing the Portuguese throne in the Liberal Wars.
Marriage
On October 15, 1884 at Schloss Fischorn, Maria Antonia married Robert I, Duke of Parma as his second wife. She bore him twelve children. Maria Antonia was widowed when Robert died at Villa Pianore on November 16, 1907. Later on she resided with her daughter Zita while in exile. By 1940, Zita and her family, Maria Antonia and her daughter Isabella were living in reduced circumstances in Quebec. Eventually, after the War's end, Maria Antonia moved to Berg Castle, Luxembourg where she celebrated her 90th birthday. After lingering for many years, she died there in 1959 aged 96. She was the last surviving grandchild of John VI of Portugal. Many of her children and grandchildren have also lived very long lives.