Infanta Maria Adelaide of Portugal
| Maria Adelaide | |||||
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| Infanta of Portugal | |||||
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31 January 1912 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, French Republic |
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| Died | 24 February 2012 (aged 100) Lisbon, Portuguese Republic |
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| Spouse | Dr. Nicolaas van Uden | ||||
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Miguel, Duke of Braganza | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
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| Maria Adelaide Manuela Amélia Micaela Rafaela |
D. Maria Adelaide of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal, (31 January 1912 – 24 February 2012) was a member of the royal house of Braganza, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.
Infanta Maria Adelaide was born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France. Her godparents were King Manuel II, the last reigning king of Portugal, and Amélie of Orleans. She was educated at the Sacre Coeur College in Riedenburg, Germany. She was married in Vienna, 13 October 1945, to Dr. Nicolaas van Uden (Venlo, 5 March 1921 – Lisbon, 5 February 1991) who was Dutch and who became a naturalized Portuguese citizen in 1975. He was a medical biochemist and a great scientific authority in the field of yeast development.
Infanta Maria Adelaide lived in Vienna, Austria, working as a nurse and social assistant. During World War II, when there were bombardments, she travelled at night to the place to provide aid to the victims. She was part of the Nazi resistance movement, and the Gestapo sentenced her to death. The Portuguese President of the Council of Ministers, António de Oliveira Salazar intervened with the Germans, claiming that Infanta Maria Adelaide was a national heritage. This intervention of the Portuguese diplomacy resulted in the release and her immediate deportation, after which she settled in Switzerland. It was there that her brother Dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza and sister-in-law Francisca lived. After the war, the family finally returned to Austria.
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