Princess Elisabeth Of Thurn And Taxis (1860–1881)
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Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (
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: ''Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana''; 28 May 1860 – 7 February 1881) was the
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and wife of Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza.


Life

Elisabeth was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and married Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, the
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claimant to the throne of
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from 1866 to 1920. Elisabeth was the daughter of Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife
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Marriage and issue

Elisabeth married Miguel Januário, Duke of Braganza, son 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 his wife Princess
Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (3 April 1831 – 16 December 1909) was the wife of the deposed king Miguel I of Portugal. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters. Early life Princess Adelaide Sofia Ame ...
, on 17 October 1877 in
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,
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. Elisabeth and Miguel had three children: * Dom Miguel Maria Maximiliano de Bragança, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), married
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* Dom Francisco José de Bragança (1879–1919) * Dona Maria Teresa de Bragança (1881–1945), married Prince Karl Ludwig of
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The couple moved to Austria, where on 22 September 1878 in
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, her first son, Miguel Maria Maximiliano, was born. It was after this birth that Elisabeth's health began to deteriorate. Elisabeth died at the age of 20 in
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shortly after the birth of her third child, Maria Teresa. Elisabeth's mother Helene withdrew more and more from public life after her death. Elisabeth's husband Miguel Januário eventually remarried on 8 November 1893 in
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to
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 Là ...
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Ancestry


References

*Manuel de Mello Corrêa (eds): Anuário since Nobreza de Portugal. Instituto Português de Heráldica, Lisboa, 1985. {{DEFAULTSORT:Elisabeth Of Thurn And Taxis, Princess 1860 births 1881 deaths Duchesses of Braganza Portuguese infantas by marriage Nobility from Dresden Princesses of Thurn und Taxis Deaths in childbirth