House Thurn and Taxis | Name Princess of | |
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Born 28 May 1860
Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony ( 1860-05-28 ) Died 7 February 1881(1881-02-07) (aged 20)
Odenburg, Austrian Empire Spouse Miguel, Duke of Braganza Issue Miguel, Duke of Viseu
Prince Francis Joseph
Princess Maria Teresa Father Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis Mother Duchess Helene in Bavaria | ||
Princess elisabeth of thurn and taxis duchess of braganza
Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (German: Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis) (28 May 1860, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony – 7 February 1881, Ödenburg, Austrian Empire)
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- Princess elisabeth of thurn and taxis duchess of braganza
- Life
- Marriage and Issue
- Titles and styles
- References
Life
Elisabeth was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Braganza, and titular Queen consort of Portugal through her marriage to Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.
Elisabeth was the second eldest child and daughter of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Helene in Bavaria.
Marriage and Issue
Elisabeth married Miguel, Duke of Braganza, only son and second eldest child of Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, on 17 October 1877 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria.
Elisabeth and Miguel had three children:
The couple moved to Austria, where on 22 September 1878 in Reichenau an der Rax, her first son, Miguel Maximiliano, was born. It was after this birth that Elisabeth's health began to deteriorate. Elisabeth died at the age of 20 in Ödenburg shortly after the birth of her third child, Maria Teresa.
Elisabeth's mother Helene withdrew after her death more and more from public life. Her husband Miguel eventually remarried on 8 November 1893 in Kleinheubach to Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.