Infanta Maria Benedicta of Braganza
| Infanta Maria Benedicta of Braganza | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 12 August 1896 Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 6 April 1971 (aged 74) Seebenstein, Austria |
| Burial | Friedhof Seebenstein, Lower Austria, Austria |
| Names Maria Benedicta Clara Sofia Aloisia Micaela Gabriela Rafaela de Bragança | |
| House | House of Braganza |
| Father | Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza |
| Mother | Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Infanta Maria Benedicta of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria Benedicta Clara Sofia Aloísia Micaela Gabriela Rafaela de Bragança; 12 August 1896 – 6 April 1971) was a member of the Miguelist branch of the House of Braganza.[1][2]
Early life
Infanta Maria Benedicta was born on 12 August 1896 at Schloss Löwenstein in Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, she was the second daughter of Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, the Miguelist claimant to the Portuguese throne, and his second wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.[3] Due to the political exile of her branch of the royal family under the Portuguese law of banishment of 1834, her family was forced to reside permanently within the German and Austrian empires.[4] She was raised alongside her siblings primarily at the family's seasonal residences in Bavaria and Austria-Hungary, where she received a private education conducted by tutors.[5]
Later life and death
Prior to the outbreak of World War I, Maria Benedicta was recorded as an unmarried daughter residing within her father's household registries.[6] Following the geopolitical transitions in Central Europe after the war, she did not assume any public political or royal duties. She spent her later decades engaged in private family and religious life at the Braganza properties in Lower Austria, and died without issue on 6 April 1971 at the age of 74 in Seebenstein, Austria.[7]
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Infanta Maria Benedicta of Braganza
- 8. John VI of Portugal
- 4. Miguel I of Portugal
- 9. Carlota Joaquina of Spain
- 2. Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza
- 10. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- 5. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- 11. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
- 1. Infanta Maria Benedicta of Braganza
- 12. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (= 10)
- 6. Charles, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- 13. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (= 11)
- 3. Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
- 14. Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein
- 7. Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
- 15. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
References
- Back to citation Walter, v. Hueck (1987). "Braganza". Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Fürstliche Häuser. Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag.
- Back to citation McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. London: Garnstone Press. ISBN 0-900391-19-7.
- Back to citation Gothaisches, Genealogisches (2015). "Braganza". Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch: Fürstliche Häuser. Marburg: Verlag des Deutschen Adelsarchivs. ISBN 978-3981724301.
- Back to citation Behr, Kamill von (1854). "Braganza". Genealogie der in Europa regierenden Fürstenhäuser. Leipzig: Verlag von Christian Ernst Kollmann.
- Back to citation Volkmann, Jean-Charles (1998). "Portugal". Généalogies des rois et des princes d'Europe. Paris: Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot. ISBN 978-2877473743.
- Back to citation Ruvigny and Raineval, Melville Henry Massue (1914). "Braganza". The Titled Nobility of Europe: An International Peerage. London: Harrison & Sons.
- Back to citation Gotha (1998). "Braganza". Almanach de Gotha. Gotha: Justus Perthes. ISBN 978-0953214204.
Bibliography
- Hof- og Statskalender (1909). Kongelig Dansk Hof- og Statskalender (PDF) (in Danish). Copenhagen: H. H. Thiele.