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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 '' Dom'' Miguel I (26 October 1802 – 14 November 1866), known by several nicknames, was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834. He was son of King John VI and Queen Carlota Joaquina. Following his exile as a result of his actions ...

and

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Early life

She was born in exile as the youngest child of her parents in the

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as her father, Infante Miguel, had been banished from

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by his brother,

Pedro I of Brazil ''Don (honorific), Dom'' Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834), known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" () or "the Soldier King" () in Portugal, was the founder and List of monarchs of Brazil, first ruler of the Empire of ...

, after usurping and losing the Portuguese throne in the

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Marriage

On 15 October 1884 at Schloss Fischorn, Maria Antonia married

Robert I, Duke of Parma Robert I (Italian: ''Roberto Carlo Luigi Maria'') (French: ''Robert Charles Louis Marie''); 9 July 1848 – 16 November 1907) was the last sovereign Duke of Parma, Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 until 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Kin ...

as his second wife. They had twelve children. Maria Antonia was widowed when Robert died at

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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

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. Eventually, after

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's end, Maria Antonia moved to

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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

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. 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 under the religious name of Mother Maria Benedicta of the Benedictine Order of the Sisters of St. Cecile. *

Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (; 1 August 1886 – 14 March 1934) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a Belgian officer in World War I, and the central figure in the Sixtus Affair, an attempt to negotiate a treaty to end Austria-Hunga ...

(1 August 1886 – 14 March 1934); he married Duchess Hedwige de La Rochefoucauld on 12 November 1919 and had issue. * Xavier, Duke of Parma (25 May 1889 – 7 May 1977); he married Countess Madeleine of Bourbon-Busset on 12 November 1927 and had issue. *Princess Francesca Giuseppa of Bourbon-Parma (22 April 1890 – 7 October 1978); she was a Benedictine nun under the religious name of Mother Scolastica of the Benedictine Order of the Sisters of St. Cecile. * Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma (9 May 1892 – 14 March 1989); she married

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on 21 October 1911 and had issue; her cause of canonization was opened in 2009 by

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, and is titled ''

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'' accordingly. *

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(28 September 1893 – 8 April 1970); he married

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on 6 November 1919 and had issue. * Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (17 October 1894 – 30 July 1962); he married Princess Margrethe of Denmark on 9 June 1921 and had issue. *Princess Maria Antonia of Bourbon-Parma (7 November 1895 – 19 October 1977); she was considered as a possible bride for

Infante Jaime, Duke of Madrid Infante (, ; grammatical gender, f. ''infanta''), also anglicised as "infant" or translated as "prince", is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Crown of Aragon, Aragon, Crown of Castil ...

, but ultimately did not marry him. Roman Oyarzun Oyarzun, ''Pretendientes al trono de España'', Barcelona 1965, p. 84 Then, she was a Benedictine nun under the religious name of Mother Maria Antonia of the Benedictine Order of the Sisters of St. Cecile. *Princess Isabella Maria 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 Italy on 23 January 1939 and had issue. *Princess Henrietta Anna of Bourbon-Parma (8 March 1903 – 13 June 1987) *

Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma Prince Gaetano of Bourbon-Parma (11 June 1905 – 9 March 1958) was the youngest son of Robert I, the last reigning Duke of Parma and of his second wife Maria Antonia of Portugal. A prince of the House of Bourbon-Parma, he was educated in Austr ...

(11 June 1905 – 9 March 1958); he married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis on 29 April 1931 and had issue. They were divorced on 24 January 1950.

Ancestry

References

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Early life

Marriage

Issue

Ancestry

See also

References