Infanta Antónia of Portugal
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Infanta Antónia of Portugal (or of Braganza; ɐ̃ˈtɔniɐ; Antónia Maria Fernanda Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis Ana Gonzaga Silvéria Júlia Augusta de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança; Lisbon
, 17 February 1845 – Sigmaringen
, 27 December 1913), was a Portuguese
infanta (princess) of the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
, daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal
and her King consort
Ferdinand II of Portugal
. Through her father, she also held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony.
on 12 September 1861. They had three sons;
Antónia of Braganza died in the German Empire
in 1913.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 17 February 1845 – Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district....
, 27 December 1913), was a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
infanta (princess) of the House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
The House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was a branch of the House of Braganza that ruled the Kingdom of Portugal from 1853 until the declaration of the republic in 1910....
, daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and her King consort
King consort
King consort is an alternative title to the more usual "prince consort" - which is a position given in some monarchies to the husband of a reigning queen. It is a symbolic title only, the sole constitutional function of the holder being similar to a prince consort, which is the male equivalent of a...
Ferdinand II of Portugal
Ferdinand II of Portugal
Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , named Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry, was King of Portugal as husband of Queen Maria II of Portugal from the birth of their son in 1837 to her death in 1853.In keeping with Portuguese law, only after the birth of his son in...
. Through her father, she also held the titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess of Saxony.
Life
Antónia was born in 1845 at the Palace of Belém. She married Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-SigmaringenLeopold, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern was the head of the Swabian branch of the House of Hohenzollern, and played a fleeting role in European power politics, in connection with the Franco-Prussian War....
on 12 September 1861. They had three sons;
- William (1864–1927), who succeeded as Prince of Hohenzollern; married (1) Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess Maria Teresa Maddalena of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the only child of Prince Louis of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Trani and his wife Duchess Mathilde...
(2) Princess Adelgunde of BavariaPrincess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1870–1958)Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was a Princess of Bavaria by birth and Princess of Hohenzollern through her marriage to William, Prince of Hohenzollern... - FerdinandFerdinand I of RomaniaFerdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of...
(1865–1927), later King of RomaniaKing of RomaniaKing of the Romanians , rather than King of Romania , was the official title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Romania from 1881 until 1947, when Romania was proclaimed a republic....
; married Princess Marie of Edinburgh - Karl AntonPrince Karl Anton of HohenzollernPrince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was a member of the Princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. Karl Anton was the third and youngest son of Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Infanta Antónia of Portugal...
(1868–1919), married Princess Josephine Caroline of Belgium
Antónia of Braganza died in the German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
in 1913.
Titles and styles
- 17 February 1845 – 12 September 1861: Her Royal Highness Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
- 12 September 1861 – 3 September 1869: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
- 3 September 1869 – 2 June 1885: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenzollern, Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
- 2 June 1885 – 8 June 1905: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Hohenzollern, Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
- 8 June 1905 – 27 December 1913: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Hohenzollern, Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony