Maria Anna of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal and Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis

Maria Anna of Braganza
Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Spouse	Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Issue
Princess Clotilde Princess Mafalda Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis Prince Albert
Full name
Portuguese: Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença de Bragança
House	House of Braganza House of Thurn and Taxis
Father	Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Mother	Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Born	3 September 1899(1899-09-03) Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria–Hungary
Died	23 June 1971(1971-06-23) (aged 71) Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany
Burial	Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg
Religion	Roman Catholic

Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal,^[1][2] full Portuguese name: Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal^[1][2] (3 September 1899 – 23 June 1971) was a member of the House of Braganza and a Infanta of Portugal by birth. Through her marriage to Karl August, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Maria Ana was also a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and Hereditary Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.

Family

Maria Anna was born at Schloss Fischhorn in Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria–Hungary,^[1][2] the daughter and child of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.^[1][2] Her father was the Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.

Marriage and issue

Maria Anna married Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis, third eldest son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, on 18 August 1921 at Schloss Taxis in Dischingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.^[1][2] Maria Anna and Karl August had four children:^[1]

Styles of Princess Maria Anna of Thurn and Taxis
Reference style	Her Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

• Princess Clotilde of Thurn and Taxis (born 30 November 1922)^[1]
• Princess Mafalda of Thurn and Taxis (born 6 March 1924)^[1]
• Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (5 June 1926 – 28 December 1990)^[1]
• Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis (23 January 1930 – 4 February 1935)^[2]

Princess Maria Anna died in Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany.^[1][2]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 3 September 1899 – 18 August 1921: Her Highness Dona Maria Anna of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal
• 18 August 1921 – 23 June 1971: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Anna of Thurn and Taxis, Infanta of Portugal

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Darryl Lundy (5 Jun 2004). "Maria Anna Rafaela de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p11443.htm#i114425. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Paul Theroff. "PORTUGAL". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/portugal.html. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 

Persondata
Name	Maria Anna Of Braganza
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	3 September 1899
Place of birth	Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria–Hungary
Date of death	23 June 1971
Place of death	Feldafing, Bavaria, Germany