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.
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| Duchess consort of Parma | |||||
| Pretense | 14 January 1884 – 16 November 1907 | ||||
| Born | 28 November 1862 Bronnbach, Grand Duchy of Baden | ||||
| Died | 14 May 1959 (aged 96) Berg Castle, Luxembourg | ||||
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| Issue | Princess Maria Adelaide Prince Sixtus Xavier, Duke of Parma Princess Francesca Giuseppa Zita, Empress of Austria Felix, Prince consort of Luxembourg Prince René Princess Maria Antonia Princess Isabella Prince Louis Princess Henrietta Anna Prince Gaetano | ||||
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| House | Braganza | ||||
| Father | Miguel I of Portugal | ||||
| Mother | Adelaide of Löwenstein | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Early life
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
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
- Princess Maria Adelaide of Bourbon-Parma (5 August 1885 – 6 February 1959); she was a Benedictine nun and her religious name of Mother Maria Benedicta of the Benedictine Order of the Sisters of St. Cecile.
- Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1 August 1886 – 14 March 1934); he married Hedwige de La Rochefoucauld on 12 November 1919.
- Xavier, Duke of Parma (25 May 1889 – 7 May 1977); he married Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset on 12 November 1927.
- Princess Francesca of Bourbon-Parma (22 April 1890 – 7 October 1978)
- Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma (9 May 1892 – 14 March 1989); she married Charles I of Austria on 21 October 1911; her cause of canonization was opened in 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI, and is titled Servant of God accordingly.
- Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (28 September 1893 – 8 April 1970); he married Charlotte of Luxembourg on 6 November 1919.
- Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (17 October 1894 – 30 July 1962); he married Princess Margrethe of Denmark on 9 June 1921.
- Princess Maria Antonia of Bourbon-Parma (7 November 1895 – 19 October 1977)
- Princess Isabella of Bourbon-Parma (14 June 1898 – 28 July 1984)
- Prince Louis of Bourbon-Parma (5 December 1899 – 4 December 1967); he married Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy on 23 January 1939.
- Princess Henrietta Anna of Bourbon-Parma (8 March 1903 – 13 June 1987); she was profoundly deaf.
- Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma (11 June 1905 – 9 March 1958); he married Princess Margherita della Torre e Tasso (1909-2006) on 29 April 1931 and they were divorced on 24 January 1950.
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See also
References
- ^ "Maria Antonia Duchess of Parma, Infanta of Portugal| Royal Jewel History | ROYAL MAGAZIN" (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ^ Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])