Father Michael I of Portugal | Name Infanta Anne Role 1843–1884 | |
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Tenure 17 November 1905 – 25 February 1912 Born 13 July 1861Schloss Bronnbach, Wurttemberg ( 1861-07-13 ) Issue Marie-Adelaide of LuxembourgCharlotte of LuxembourgPrincess HildaPrincess AntoinettePrincess ElisabethPrincess Sophie Mother Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Spouse George, King of Saxony (m. 1859–1884) Children Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Parents Maria II of Portugal, Ferdinand II of Portugal Siblings Infanta Antonia of Portugal, Luis I of Portugal Similar People George - King of Saxony, Maria II of Portugal, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Ferdinand II of Portugal, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | ||
Infanta marie anne of portugal grand duchess of luxembourg
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria Ana; 13 July 1861 – 31 July 1942) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Guillaume IV and the country's regent in the name of their daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde. She was a member of the House of Braganza.
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- Infanta marie anne of portugal grand duchess of luxembourg
- Family
- Marriage and children
- Titles and styles
- References
Family
Born at Schloss Bronnbach in Bronnbach, Wertheim am Main, Kingdom of Württemberg, Infanta Marie Anne (or Maria Ana) was the fifth child and second-youngest daughter of the deposed King Miguel of Portugal and his wife Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. As such, she was titled and styled from birth as an infanta of Portugal. At the time of her birth, her father had been exiled, and the family lived as guests in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In spite of their straitened circumstances, the daughters of Miguel I made good marriages, some to reigning monarchs and deposed heads of Roman Catholic European dynasties.
Marriage and children
Before her marriage with William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, she was considered by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria as a suitable bride to his only son and heir, Rudolf, but Rudolf did not like her and she would remain single for the next years. Infanta Maria Ana was married on 21 June 1893 at Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See, to the Protestant Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, the son and heir apparent of Adolf, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, head of the House of Nassau. It was agreed that the children would be raised in their mother's Catholic faith, the religion of the overwhelming majority of Luxembourg's population.
The couple had six daughters.
Wilhelm IV became grand duke on the death of his father on 17 November 1905, and Marie Anne became grand duchess.
Because Wilhelm was the last agnate of the House of Nassau, he had Marie-Adelaide confirmed and proclaimed heir presumptive on 10 July 1907. Upon her father's death, she became the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Following her abdication on 14 January 1919, her sister Charlotte succeeded her on the throne.
Grand Duchess Marie Anne was regent for her husband during his terminal illness from 19 November 1908 to 15 February 1912, and then regent for her daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde, during her minority from 25 February 1912 to 18 June 1912.
Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne died in exile in New York on 31 July 1942, the family having fled Germany because of World War II.