Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1905 to 1912
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
(
Portuguese
:
Maria Ana de Portugal
; born Maria Ana do Carmo Henrique Teresa Adelaide Joana Carolina Ines Sofia Eulalia Leopoldina Isabel Bernardina Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inacia Gonzaga;
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13 July 1861 ? 31 July 1942) was
Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
as the wife of
Grand Duke William IV
. She was the
regent
of Luxembourg between 1908 and 1912; first during the illness of her spouse, and then in the name of their daughter,
Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide
.
Family
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Born at Schloss Bronnbach in
Bronnbach
,
Wertheim am Main
,
Kingdom of Wurttemberg
, Infanta Marie Anne (or Maria Ana) was the fifth child and second-youngest daughter of the deposed King
Miguel of Portugal
and his wife
Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein
. She was a member of the
House of Braganza
. At the time of her birth, her father had been exiled, and the family lived as guests in the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
.
In spite of their circumstances, the daughters of Princess Adelaide and Miguel made royal marriages, some to reigning monarchs and deposed heads of
Roman Catholic
European dynasties.
Marriage and children
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Before her marriage with
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
, she was considered by Emperor
Franz Joseph I of Austria
as a suitable bride to his only son and heir,
Crown Prince Rudolf
, but Rudolf did not like her, and she would remain single for the next years.
Maria Ana was married on 21 June 1893 at Schloss Fischhorn,
Zell am See
, to the
Protestant
Wilhelm, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
, the son and heir apparent of
Adolf, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
, head of the
House of Nassau
. It was agreed that the children would be raised in their mother's Catholic faith, the religion of the overwhelming majority of Luxembourg's population.
The couple had six daughters:
- Marie-Adelaide, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
(1894?1924), who remained unmarried and childless
- Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
(1896?1985), who married her first cousin
Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
, a son of Marie Anne's younger sister.
- Princess Hilda
(
Berg Castle
, 15 February 1897 ?
Berg Castle
, 8 September 1979), married in
Berg Castle
on 29 October 1930
Adolf 10te Furst zu Schwarzenberg
(
Frauenberg
, 18 August 1890 ?
Bordighera
, 27 February 1950),
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citation needed
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without issue
- Princess Antonia
(1899?1954), who married
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
as his second wife
- Princess Elisabeth
(
Luxembourg
, 7 March 1901 ?
Schloss Hohenburg
, 2 August 1950), married in
Schloss Hohenburg
on 14 November 1922
Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis
(
Regensburg
, 2 February 1901 ?
Schloss Niederaichbach
, 22 April 1933), son of
Albert I, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
,
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citation needed
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and had issue
- Princess Sophie
(
Berg Castle
, 14 February 1902 ?
Munich
, 24 May 1941), married at
Schloss Hohenburg
on 12 April 1921
Prince Ernst Heinrich of Saxony
(
Dresden
, 9 December 1896 ?
Edingen-Neckarhausen
,
West Germany
, 14 June 1971), youngest son of king
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
,
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citation needed
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and had issue
Grand Duchess and regent
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Wilhelm IV became grand duke on the death of his father on 17 November 1905, and Marie Anne became grand duchess. Because Wilhelm was the last
agnate
of the House of Nassau, he had
Marie-Adelaide
confirmed and proclaimed
heir presumptive
on 10 July 1907.
Marie Anne was regent for her husband during his terminal illness from 19 November 1908 to 15 February 1912. She then continued as regent for her daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adelaide, during her minority from 25 February 1912 to 18 June 1912. Marie-Adelaide eventually abdicated in favor of her younger sister, Marie Anne's second daughter
Charlotte
in 1919.
During
World War II
the
grand ducal family
left Luxembourg shortly before the arrival of
Nazi
troops
, settling in France until their capitulation, in June 1940.
Subsequently, the family and Grand Duchess Charlotte's ministers received transit visas to Portugal from the Portuguese consul
Aristides de Sousa Mendes
, in June 1940. After travelling through Coimbra and Lisbon, the family first stayed in
Cascais
, in Casa de Santa Maria, owned by Manuel Espirito Santo, who was then the honorary consul for Luxembourg in Portugal. By July they had moved to Monte Estoril, staying at the Chalet Posser de Andrade. Marie Anne stayed in Monte Estoril with her daughter, the Grand Duchess Charlotte, until 3 October 1940. On the same day, they boarded the Pan Am Yankee Clipper headed for New York City, from where they then left for Canada. With them travelled Prince Felix's aide de camp Guillaume Konsbruck, his wife Nelly and their sons, Guy and Carlo.
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Marie Anne died in exile in New York on 31 July 1942.
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Ancestry
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- Roderigo, 1st Marquis of Ferreira
- Jorge Alberto, 1st Count of Gelves
- Beatriz, Duchess of Coimbra
- Joana, Countess of Vimioso
- Maria, Countess of Portalegre
- Filipe
- Jaime I
- Dinis, Count of Lemos
- Margarida
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- John I
- Jaime
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- Maria
- Serefina
- Teodosio II
- Duarte, 1st Marquise of Frechilla
- Alexandre, Archbishop of Evora
- Querubina
- Angelica
- Maria
- Isabel
- Filipe
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- John II
- Duarte, 1st Lord of Vila do Conde
- Catarina
- Alexandre
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* also an infanta of Spain and an archduchess of Austria
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also an imperial princess of Brazil
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also a princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony
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Also a princess of Braganza
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Generations are numbered from the ascension of
Adolphe
as Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890.
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William
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