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Princess Maria Anna of Braganza

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Religion
  
Roman Catholic

Name
  
Princess Anna


Died
  
1971, Feldafing, Germany

House
  
House of Braganza

Princess Maria Anna of Braganza

Born
  
3 September 1899 Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria–Hungary (
1899-09-03
)

Burial
  
Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg

Issue
  
Princess Clotilde Princess Mafalda Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Albert

Father
  
Miguel, Duke of Braganza

Mother
  
Princess Maria Theresa of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Spouse
  
Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (m. 1921–1971)

Children
  
Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Parents
  
Princess Maria Theresa of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Miguel, Duke of Braganza

Similar People
  
Miguel - Duke of Braganza, Johannes - 11th Prince of Thurn, Princess Elisabeth of Thurn, Duarte Nuno - Duke of B, Gloria - Princess of Thurn an

Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal, full Portuguese name: Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal (3 September 1899 – 23 June 1971) was a member of the House of Braganza and an Infanta of Portugal by birth. Through her marriage to Karl August, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Maria Ana was a member of the princely House of Thurn and Taxis.

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Family

Maria Anna was born at Schloss Fischhorn in Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria–Hungary, the daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Her father was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.

Marriage and issue

Maria Anna married Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis, third eldest son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, on 18 August 1921 at Schloss Taxis in Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Maria Anna and Karl August had four children:

  • Princess Clotilde of Thurn and Taxis (born 30 November 1922- 1 September 2009)
  • Princess Mafalda of Thurn and Taxis (born 6 March 1924 - 24 July 1989)
  • Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (5 June 1926 – 28 December 1990)
  • Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis (23 January 1930 – 4 February 1935)
  • Princess Maria Anna died in Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany.

    Titles

  • 3 September 1899 – 17 December 1942: Her Royal Highness Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal
  • 17 December 1942 - 13 June 1971: Her Royal and Serene Highness Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis
  • National dynastic honour

  • House of Braganza: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Isabel
  • Foreign honour

  • Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Dame of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Starry Cross, 1st Class
  • References

    Princess Maria Anna of Braganza Wikipedia