Princess Adelaide | |||||
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Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | |||||
Born |
Löwenstein Castle, Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Imperial Confederate |
3 April 1831||||
Died | 16 December 1909 Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom |
(aged 78)||||
Burial | Pantheon of the House of Braganza, Monastery of Saint Vincent Outside the Walls, Lisbon, Portugal | ||||
Spouse | Infante Miguel of Portugal | ||||
Issue |
Infanta Maria das Neves Infante Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza Archduchess Maria Theresa, Archduchess Karl Ludwig of Austria Infanta Maria Josepha Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães Grand Duchess Marie Anne, Dowager Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Infanta Maria Antonia, Dowager Duchess of Parma |
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House | Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
Father | Prince Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
Mother | Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Full name | |
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German: Sophie Amelie Adelheid Louise Johanne Leopoldine |
Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (3 April 1831 – 16 December 1909) was the wife of the Usurper, Miguel of Portugal but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.
Princess Adelaide Sofia Amelia of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was born in Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg, Bavaria on 3 April 1831, Easter Sunday. She was a daughter of Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1802–1838), and Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. Adelaide was four and half years old when her mother died and seven when she also lost her father. Adelaide and her brother, Charles, were brought up by their paternal grandparents, Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1783–1849) and his wife Princess Sophie of Windisch-Graetz. Her maternal grandparents were Charles Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg and Countess Amalia of Solms-Baruth.
Princess Adelaide belonged to the Löwenstein-Wertheim family, an originally morganatic branch of the House of Wittelsbach which was eventually elevated to princely status and mediatised in 1819.
On 24 September 1851, Adelaide married the Usurper Infante Miguel of Portugal. The bride was 20 years old while the groom was almost 49.