Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal

Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria Antónia Adelaide Camila Carolina Eulália Leopoldina Sofia Inês Francisca de Assis e de Paula Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Gregória Bernardina Benedita Andrea; 28 November 1862 – 14 May 1959) was the seventh and last child of Miguel I of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein.

Infanta Maria Antonia
Duchess consort of Parma
Pretense14 January 1884 – 16 November 1907
Born(1862-11-28)28 November 1862
Bronnbach, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died14 May 1959(1959-05-14) (aged 96)
Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Spouse
(m. 1884; died 1907)
Issue
Names
Portuguese: Maria Antónia Adelaide Camila Carolina Eulália Leopoldina Sofia Inês Francisca de Assis e de Paula Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Gregória Bernardina Benedita Andrea
French: Marie Antoinette Adélaïde Camille Caroline Eulalie Léopoldine Sophie Agnès Françoise d'Assis et de Pauline Michelle Raphaëlle Gabrielle Gonzage Gregorie Bernardine Bénédicte Andrée
HouseBraganza
FatherMiguel I of Portugal
MotherAdelaide of Löwenstein

Early life

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She was born in exile as the youngest child of her parents in the Grand Duchy of Baden as her father, Infante Miguel, had been banished from Portugal by his brother, Pedro I of Brazil, after usurping and losing the Portuguese throne in the Liberal Wars.

Marriage

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Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Duchess of Parma, 1906.

On 15 October 1884 at Schloss Fischorn, Maria Antonia married Robert I, Duke of Parma as his second wife.[1] They had twelve children. Maria Antonia was widowed when Robert died at Villa Pianore on 16 November 1907. Later on she resided with her daughter Zita while in exile. By 1940, Zita and her family, Maria Antonia and her daughter Isabella were living in reduced circumstances in Quebec.[2] Eventually, after World War II's end, Maria Antonia moved to Berg Castle, Luxembourg where she celebrated her 90th birthday. After lingering for many years, she died there in 1959 aged 96. She was the last surviving grandchild of John VI of Portugal. Many of her children and grandchildren have also lived very long lives.

Issue

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Ancestry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maria Antonia Duchess of Parma, Infanta of Portugal| Royal Jewel History | ROYAL MAGAZIN" (in German). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  2. ^ Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])
  3. ^ Roman Oyarzun Oyarzun, Pretendientes al trono de España, Barcelona 1965, p. 84
Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal
Cadet branch of the House of Aviz
Born: 28 November 1862 Died: 14 May 1959
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Princess Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies
— TITULAR —
Duchess consort of Parma
14 January 1884 – 16 November 1907
Reason for succession failure:
Annexed by Kingdom of Italy
Vacant
Title next held by
Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset