Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz
| Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz | |
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| Princess of Orléans-Braganza | |
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| Born |
7 December 1875 Chotěboř, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (now the Czech Republic) |
| Died | 11 July 1951 (aged 75) Sintra, Portugal |
| Burial | Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil |
| Spouse | Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza, Prince of Grão-Pará |
| Issue |
Princess Isabelle, Countess of Paris Prince Pedro Gastão Princess Maria Francisca, Duchess of Braganza Prince João Maria Princess Teresa |
| Father | Johan-Wenzel, Count Dobržensky de Dobrženicz |
| Mother | Baroness Elizabeth Kottulinsky de Kottulin et Krzižkowitz |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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..
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).
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.
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