Princess Maria Theresa of Braganza
| Infanta Maria Theresa | |||||
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24 August 1855 Löwenstein Castle, Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Imperial Confederation |
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| Died | 12 February 1944 (aged 88) Vienna, Austria, Nazi Germany |
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| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Capuchin Church, Vienna, Innere Stadt, Republic of Austria | ||||
| Spouse | Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria | ||||
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Archduchess Maria Annunziata Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie |
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Infante Miguel of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Portuguese: Maria Teresa da Imaculada Conceição Fernanda Eulália Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Assis de Paula Gonzaga Inês Sofia Bartolomeu dos Anjos |
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (Portuguese: Dona Maria Teresa da Imaculada Conceição Fernanda Eulália Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Gonzaga Inês Sofia Bartolomea dos Anjos de Bragança; 24 August 1855 – 12 February 1944) was a Princess of the House of Braganza. She became by marriage an Archduchess of Austria and also sister-in-law of Emperors Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico, as well as step-grandmother of Emperor Charles I of Austria.
Maria Teresa was born in Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria the second daughter of Miguel I of Portugal and Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. Her father became king of Portugal in 1828 after deposing his niece Queen Maria II. He reigned until 1834 when Maria II of Portugal was restored and Miguel was forced into exile.
Described as one of the most beautiful women in Europe, Maria Theresa married as his third wife Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, a younger brother of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, at Kleinheubach on 23 July 1873. Despite providing him with two daughters Archduchess Maria Annunziata of Austria (1876–1961) and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878–1960), the marriage was an unhappy one due to her husband's bullying and tormenting of her. In addition to their daughters she also became the step mother to his children by his second wife, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Archduke Otto Franz of Austria, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria.
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