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Princess Maria Theresa Of Braganza
Princess Maria Theresa of Braganza, (Maria Teresa Carolina Micaela Ana Josefina Antónia Francisca de Assis e de Paula BrÃgida Pia Gerardina Severina Inácia LuÃsa Estanislau Joana Policarpa; 26 January 1881 – 17 January 1945) was a member of the House of Braganza. Through her marriage to Prince Karl Ludwig of Thurn and Taxis, Maria Theresa was also a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis. Family Maria Theresa was born in Ödenburg, Austria-Hungary (now Sopron, Hungary), the only daughter of the Miguelist pretender to the Portuguese throne Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his first wife Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis. Maria Theresa's father was the head of the non-reigning branch of the Portuguese Royal House that had been exiled from Portugal. The exile was the result of the Portuguese law of banishment of 1834 and the constitution of 1838 which was brought about because his grandfather Miguel I of Portugal had in 1828 usurped the throne of Portugal from Queen Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Bragança
The Most Serene House of Braganza ( pt, SerenÃssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (''Dinastia Brigantina''), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Americas. The house was founded by Afonso I, 1st Duke of Braganza, illegitimate son of King John I of Portugal of the House of Aviz, and would eventually grow into one of the wealthiest and most powerful noble houses of Iberia during the Renaissance period. The Braganzas came to rule the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves after successfully deposing the Philippine Dynasty in the Restoration War, resulting in the Duke of Braganza becoming King John IV of Portugal, in 1640. The Braganzas ruled Portugal and the Portuguese Empire from 1640 and with the creation of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, in 1815, and the subsequent independence of the Empire of Brazil, in 1822, the Braganzas came to rule as the monarchs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Branch Of The House Of Thurn And Taxis
The Czech branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis (german: Thurn und Taxis) is a dynastic cadet branch of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis, a German noble family that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and became well known as the owner of breweries and builder of many castles. Descendants of the House of Thurn und Taxis in Bohemia, a family that played an important role in Czech national culture and local history for 140 years, are today dispersed around the world. Foundation The Czech branch of the House of Thurn und Taxis was founded in 1808 by Prince Maximilian Joseph von Thurn und Taxis, the youngest child of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1704–1773), a founder of a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry in the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis, The Order of Parfaite Amitié, and his third wife Princess Maria Henriette von Fürstenberg (1732–1772). Maximilian Joseph von Thurn und Taxis Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Maximilian Joseph In Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a Duke in Bavaria, junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He is most famous today as the father of Elisabeth in Bavaria, Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and great-grandfather of King Leopold III of Belgium. Life Maximilian Joseph was born at Bamberg, the only son of Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786–1837) and his wife, Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789-1823). On 9 September 1828, at Tegernsee, Maximilian Joseph married Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, the sixth daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, his father's cousin. They had ten children. In 1834 he purchased Possenhofen Castle on Lake Starnberg; this was his major residence for the rest of his life. In 1838 he acquired Unterwittelsbach Castle (today housing a "Sisi" museum) near the site of Burg Wittelsbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroness Wilhelmine Of Dörnberg
Baroness Wilhelmine Caroline Christiane Henriette of Dörnberg, (German: ''Wilhelmine Caroline Christiane Henriette, Reichsfreiin von Dörnberg;'' 6 March 1803 – 14 May 1835) was a member of the :de:Dörnberg (Adelsgeschlecht), House of Dörnberg and a Baroness of Dörnberg by birth. Through her marriage to Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Wilhelmine was also a member of the Thurn und Taxis, House of Thurn and Taxis. Wilhelmine was known to her family and friends as "Mimi." Early life Wilhelmine was the daughter of the former Prussian Vice President and Director of the royal chamber of Principality of Ansbach, Brandenburg-Ansbach, Baron Ernst Heinrich Konrad Friedrich von Dörnberg (1769-1828) and his wife Baroness Wilhelmine Sophie Henriette Maximiliane von :de:Glauburg (Familie), Glauburg (1775-1835). She had two elder siblings, a brother, :de:Ernst Friedrich von Dörnberg, Count Ernst Friedrich von Dörnberg (1801-1878) and one sister, Countess Sophie von Pà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince Of Thurn And Taxis
, title = Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = MKvTuT.jpg , caption = , reign = 15 July 1827 – 10 November 1871 , reign-type = Period , coronation = , predecessor = Karl Alexander , successor = Maximilian Maria , succession = Head of the House of Thurn and Taxis , spouse = Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg Princess Mathilde Sophie of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg , issue = Prince Karl WilhelmPrincess Therese MathildeMaximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and TaxisPrince Egon Prince TheodorPrince OttoPrince Georg Prince PaulPrincess AmaliePrince Hugo Prince GustavPrince WilhelmPrince AdolfPrince FranzPrince NikolausPrince AlfredPrincess Marie Georgine , house = Thurn and Taxis , father =Karl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , mother = Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , birth_date = , birth_place = Regensburg, Electorate of Bavaria, Kingdom of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Agnes Of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
, title = Hereditary Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , image = Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.jpg , caption = , reign = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = , spouse =Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , issue = Princess Adelaide Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , house =Hohenlohe-Langenburg , father = Karl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , mother = Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth , birth_date = , birth_place = Langenburg, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , death_date = , death_place = Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire , burial_place = Engelberg Monastery, Großheubach, Bavaria Princess Marie ''Agnes'' Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, full German name: ''Marie Agnes Henriette, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg'' (5 December 1804 – 9 September 1835) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine, Hereditary Prince Of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine Josef, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (28 September 1802, in Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg – 27 December 1838, in Kleinheubach), was the eldest son and heir of Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife, Sophie of Windisch-Graetz. He died before his father. Family His paternal grandparents were Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1762–1814) and his first wife Princess Marie Leopoldine of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. Dominic had inherited the title "Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort" in 1780 but modified it to "Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg" in 1789. His maternal grandparents were Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz, Joseph Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz and his second wife Duchess Leopoldine of Arenberg (1751–1812). Dominic Constantine was the eldest son of Theodore Alexander, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1722–1780) and his wife Catharine Louise Eleonore, Countess of Leiningen fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlota Joaquina Of Spain
Doña Don (; ; pt, Dom, links=no ; all from Latin ', roughly 'Lord'), abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and Croatia ... Carlota Joaquina Teresa Cayetana of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) was List of Portuguese royal consorts, Queen of Portugal and List of Brazilian royal consorts, Brazil as the wife of King Dom John VI of Portugal, John VI. She was the daughter of King Don Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. Detested by the Portuguese court — where she was called "the Shrew of Palace of Queluz, Queluz" ( pt, a Megera de Queluz) — Carlota Joaquina gradually won the antipathy of the people, who accused her of promiscuity and influencing her husband in favor of the interests of the Spanish crown. After the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, escape of the Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John VI Of Portugal
, house = Braganza , father = Peter III of Portugal , mother = Maria I of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal , death_date = , death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal , burial_date = , burial_place = Pantheon of the House of Braganza , signature = Assinatura D. João VI.svg , religion = Roman Catholicism Dom John VI (Portuguese: ''João VI''; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825. Although the United Kingdom of Portugal ceased to exist ''de facto'' beginning in 1822, he remained its monarch ''de jure'' between 1822 and 1825. After the recognition of the independence of Brazil under the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro of 1825, he continued as King of Portugal until his death in 1826. Under the same treaty, he also became titular Emperor of Brazil for life, while his son, Emperor Dom Pedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Helene In Bavaria
, title = Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis , image = Helene of Bavaria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis.jpg , caption = Photograph by Oscar Kramer , spouse = , issue = , issue-link = #Children , house = Wittelsbach , father = Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria , mother = Princess Ludovika of Bavaria , birth_date = , birth_place = Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria , death_date = , death_place = Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria , burial_place = Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg , religion = Roman Catholic Helene Caroline Therese (4 April 1834 16 May 1890), nicknamed Néné, was the Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis as the wife of Maximilian Anton Lamoral. She was a Duchess in Bavaria by birth as the daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph and Princess Ludovika. She was temporarily the head of the Thurn and Taxis family. Helene’s maternal aunt, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, saw Helene as a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince Of Thurn And Taxis
, title = Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis.jpg , caption = , reign = , reign-type = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = , spouse = , issue = Princess Louise of Hohenzollern Princess Elisabeth of BraganzaMaximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and TaxisAlbert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , house = Thurn and Taxis , father = Maximilian Karl, 6th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , mother = Baroness Wilhelmine of Dörnberg , birth_date = , birth_place = Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria , death_date = , death_place = Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria , burial_place = Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg , religion = Roman Catholic ''Maximilian Anton Lamoral'', Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: ''Maximilian Anton Lamoral Erbprinz von Thurn und Taxis'' (28 September 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
, house = Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , father = Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , mother = Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , birth_date = , birth_place = Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation , death_date = , death_place = Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom , burial_date = , burial_place = Pantheon of the Braganças, Lisbon, Portugal , occupation = , signature = , religion = Roman Catholicism Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (3 April 1831 – 16 December 1909) was the wife of Miguel de Bragança, the former occupant of the Portuguese throne but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters. Family Princess Adelaide Sofia Amelia of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was born in Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg, Bavaria, on 3 April 1831, Easter Sunday. She was a daughter of Constantine, Hereditary Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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