Queen Augusta Victoria
| Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |||||
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Queen consort of Portugal in exile |
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| Tenure | 4 September 1913 – 2 July 1932 | ||||
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19 August 1890 Potsdam, German Empire |
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| Died | 29 August 1966 (aged 76) Eigeltingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany |
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| Burial | Langenstein Castle | ||||
| Spouse |
Manuel II of Portugal Count Robert Douglas |
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| House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||||
| Father | William, Prince of Hohenzollern | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
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| Auguste Viktoria Wilhelmine Antonie Mathilde Ludovika Josephine Maria Elisabeth |
Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern (19 August 1890 – 29 August 1966) was the daughter of William, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. In 1913, she married the deposed King Manuel II of Portugal. After his death, Augusta Victoria married a second time. She had no children from either marriage.
She was born in Potsdam, a daughter of William, Prince of Hohenzollern, sometime heir presumptive to the throne of the kingdom of Romania, (1864–1927) and his first wife Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Her paternal grandparents were Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and Infanta Antónia of Portugal, one of the heiresses to the throne of Portugal. Her maternal grandparents were Prince Louis, Count of Trani and Mathilde Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria.
Louis was the eldest son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. Mathilde was the fourth daughter of Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria.
Maria Theresa was a daughter of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. The Archduke was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Louisa of Spain.
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