Anita de Braganza
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Anita Stewart Morris also known as Princess Miguel of Braganza, was an American socialite and heiress who married Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, granddson of Dom Miguel I
, King of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, at that time the first in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne.
to Mr. William Rhinelander Stewart. The princess had one sibling, W. Rhinelander Stewart, Jr.
Stewart married Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, in Dingwall Castle, Scotland, on September 15, 1909. Out of this union, two children were born, Miguel and Natdejda de Braganza. Natdejda married Vadim Dorozynski in Capri, Italy on August 16, 1930. Miguel graduated from the prestigious St. George School
in Newport, Rhode Island
in 1933.
Dom Miguel died in 1923, after which the Princess moved to New York City. In order to regain her American citizenship, she had to renounce her royal title. However, society continued to refer to her with her regal title.
Anita married Lymen G. Morris in New York City in 1946. After that, she continued to operate a photography studio in Manhattan and spend time at her house in Newport, Rhode Island.
Anita died on September 15, 1977, at her house in Newport, Rhode Island
. She died at the age of 92.
Miguel of Portugal
Dom Miguel I, sometimes Michael , was the King of Portugal between 1828 and 1834, the seventh child and second son of King John VI and his queen, Charlotte of Spain....
, King of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, at that time the first in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne.
Personal life
Anita Rhinelander Stewart was born in New York CityNew York City
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to Mr. William Rhinelander Stewart. The princess had one sibling, W. Rhinelander Stewart, Jr.
Stewart married Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, in Dingwall Castle, Scotland, on September 15, 1909. Out of this union, two children were born, Miguel and Natdejda de Braganza. Natdejda married Vadim Dorozynski in Capri, Italy on August 16, 1930. Miguel graduated from the prestigious St. George School
St. George's School, Newport
St. George's School is a private, Episcopal, coeducational boarding school in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA, just east of the city of Newport. The school was founded in 1896 by the Rev. John Byron Diman, a member of a prominent Rhode Island family. It sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean...
in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
in 1933.
Dom Miguel died in 1923, after which the Princess moved to New York City. In order to regain her American citizenship, she had to renounce her royal title. However, society continued to refer to her with her regal title.
Anita married Lymen G. Morris in New York City in 1946. After that, she continued to operate a photography studio in Manhattan and spend time at her house in Newport, Rhode Island.
Anita died on September 15, 1977, at her house in Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War...
. She died at the age of 92.