Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Princess Maria Theresa
Duchess of Braganza
Born	4 January 1870 Rome, Papal States
Died	17 January 1935 (aged 65) Vienna, Federal State of Austria
Spouse	Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Issue	Isabel Maria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis Princess Maria Benedita of Braganza Princess Mafalda of Braganza Maria Anna, Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis Princess Maria Antónia, Mrs. Sidney Ashley Chanler Princess Filippa Maria of Braganza Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza Princess Maria Adelaide, Mrs. Nicolaas van Uden
Full name German: Maria Theresa
House	Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Father	Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Mother	Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg^[1][2] (German: Maria Theresa, Prinzessin von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg^[2]) (4 January 1870, Rome, Papal States^[1][2] – 17 January 1935, Vienna, Federal State of Austria^[1][2]) was a Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Duchess consort of Braganza, and titular Queen consort of Portugal through her marriage to Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.

Family

Maria Theresa was the fifth child and fourth daughter^[1][2] of Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, brother of titular Queen consort of Portugal Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, and his wife Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein.^[1][2] Maria Theresa was an elder sister of Aloys, 7th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.^[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Maria Theresa married her first cousin Miguel, Duke of Braganza, only son and second eldest child^[1][2] of Miguel of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg,^[1][2] on 8 November 1893 in Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria.^[1][2] Maria Theresa and Miguel had eight children:

• Dona Isabel Maria of Braganza (1894–1970), married Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue
• Dona Maria Benedita of Braganza (1896–1971), died unmarried and without issue
• Dona Mafalda of Braganza (1898–1918), died unmarried and without issue
• Dona Maria Anna of Braganza (1899–1971), married Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and had issue
• Dona Maria Antónia of Braganza (1903–1973), married Sidney Ashley Chanler (son of William Astor Chanler) and had issue
• Dona Filippa Maria of Braganza (1905–1990), died unmarried and without issue
• Dom Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (1907–1976), married Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza and had issue
• Dona Maria Adelaide of Braganza (1912–2012), married in Vienna on November 13, 1945 Dutch Nicolaas Johannes Maria van Uden (Venlo, March 5, 1921 – Lisbon, February 5, 1991), a Medical Doctor, son of Adrian van Uden (Gerwen, May 7, 1893 – December 24, 1959) and wife Cornelia Antonia Baaijeens (Gorinchem, September 7, 1897 – June 15, 1979), daughter of Nicolaas Baaijeens (son of Johannes Baaijeens and wife) and wife Helena Dam, and had issue

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 4 January 1870 – 8 November 1893: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
• 8 November 1893 – 11 October 1927: Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal of Portugal, Duchess of Braganza
• 11 October 1927 – 17 January 1935: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess Royal of Portugal, Dowager Duchess of Braganza

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

16. Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg               8. Karl Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                       17. Princess Marie Leopoldine of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein               4. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                             18. Joseph Ludwig Nikolaus, Count of Windisch-Grätz               9. Countess Sophie of Windisch-Grätz                       19. Princess Leopoldine of Arenberg               2. Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                                   20. Christian Albrecht Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               10. Karl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                       21. Princess Carolina of Stolberg-Gedern               5. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg                             22. Johann Christian II, Count of Solms-Baruth               11. Princess Amalie of Solms-Baruth                       23. Countess Friederike Reuss of Köstritz               1. Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                                         24. Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein               12. Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein                       25. Countess Marie Leopoldine of Sternberg               6. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein                             26. Joachim Egon, Landgrave of Fürstenberg-Weitra               13. Landgravine Josepha of Fürstenberg-Weitra                       27. Countess Sophie Maria Theresia of Oettingen-Wallerstein               3. Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein                                   28. Joseph Ernst, 4th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               14. Franz von Paula, Count Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                       29. Countess Maria Rosalia of Harrach               7. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                             30. Rudolf, Count of Wrbna and Freudenthal               15. Countess Theresia of Wrbna and Freudenthal                       31. Countess Maria Theresia of Questenberg

References

1. Darryl Lundy (12 Jan 2003). "Marie Therese Prinzessin von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Paul Theroff. "LÖWENSTEIN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-20.