Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
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| Infanta of Portugal | |||||
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| Born | 19 March 1857 Schloss Bronnbach |
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| Died | 11 March 1943 (aged 85) Munich, Germany |
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| Burial | Tegernsee Abbey | ||||
| Spouse | Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria | ||||
| Issue | Sophie, Countess zu Törring-Jettenbach Queen Elisabeth, Queen Grandmother of the Belgians Crown Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria |
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Infante Miguel of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Portuguese: Maria José Joana Eulália Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inês Sofia Joaquina Teresa Benedita Bernardina |
Infanta Maria José of Portugal (Maria José Joana Eulália Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inês Sofia Joaquina Teresa Benedita Bernardina; 19 March 1857 – 11 March 1943), sometimes known in English as Maria Josepha, was a Portuguese infanta. She was the maternal grandmother of King Leopold III of Belgium.
Maria José was the fourth child and third daughter of King Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Among her sisters were Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxemburg and Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma. Her only brother was Miguel, Duke of Braganza.
On 29 April 1874 she married Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, the younger brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
The couple lived in Munich, where they founded the Herzog Carl Theodor Eye Clinic, that still exists today.
Maria José died in Munich at the age of 85, and is buried in Tegernsee Abbey.
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