Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza, (Isabel Maria Alberta Josefa Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Paula e de Assis Teresa Adelaide Eulália Sofia Carolina; 19 November 1894,

Kleinheubach Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (municipal association). It has a popul ...

Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German E ...

– 12 January 1970,

Regensburg Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...

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, Germany) was a member of the

House of Braganza The Most Serene House of Braganza ( pt, Sereníssima 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 Ame ...

. Through her marriage to

Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , title = Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis with Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, ca 1910.jpg , caption = Franz Joseph with his younger brother, Karl August, ci ...

, Isabel Maria was also a member of the

House of Thurn and Taxis The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis (german: link=no, Fürstenhaus Thurn und Taxis ) is a family of German nobility that is part of the ''Briefadel''. It was a key player in the postal services in Europe during the 16th century, until the en ...

and Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.

Family

Isabel Maria was born in

, Bavaria, Germany, the eldest daughter of the

Miguelist In the history of Portugal, a Miguelist (in Portuguese ''Miguelista'') was a supporter of the legitimacy of the king Miguel I of Portugal. The name is also given to those who supported absolutism as form of government, in opposition to the libe ...

pretender to the Portuguese throne

Miguel, Duke of Braganza Prince Miguel Januário of Braganza (; full name Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário de Bragança; 19 September 1853 – 11 October 1927) was the Miguelist claimant to the throne ...

and his second wife

Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (German: ''Maria Theresa, Prinzessin von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg'') (4 January 1870, Rome, Papal States – 17 January 1935, Vienna, Federal State of Austria) was a Princess of L� ...

. Isabel Maria'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

Maria II , image = Queen Maria II by John Simpson.jpg , caption = Portrait by John Simpson, 1835 , succession = Queen of Portugal , reign = , predecessor = Pedro IV , successor = Miguel I , reg-type = Regents , regent ...

. Her grandfather reigned as king until 1834 when Maria II was restored.

Marriage and issue

Isabel Maria married Franz Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis, eldest son of

Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis , title = Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image =AlbertThurnTaxis.jpg , caption = , reign = 2 June 1885 – 22 January 1952 , reign-type = Period , coronation = , predecessor = Maximilian Maria , ...

and his wife

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, on 23 November 1920 in

Bronnbach Wertheim (East Franconian: ''Wärde'') is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of around 23,400. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main. Wertheim is best known for its land ...

Wertheim am Main Wertheim (East Franconian: ''Wärde'') is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of around 23,400. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main. Wertheim is best known for its land ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

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. Isabel Maria and Franz Joseph had five children: * Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 December 1942) *Prince Michael of Thurn and Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 October 1922) *Princess Helene of Thurn and Taxis (27 May 1924 – 27 October 1991) married in

(civ) 18 April 1947 (rel) 29 April 1947 (annulled 1967, div 1968) Rudolf Erwein ''

Graf (feminine: ) is a historical title of the German nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "coun ...

'' von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (1 October 1918 – 3 May 1998) *Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (10 September 1925 – 27 April 1997) married 19 June 1955 Franz Eduard ''

'' von Oppersdorff (19 June 1919 – 25 August 1985) *Princess Maria Ferdinande of Thurn and Taxis (19 December 1927 – 9 June 2018) married in

15 July 1950 (div 1951) Prince Franz Joseph von Hohenzollern (15 March 1926 – 13 March 1996)

Ancestry

References

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