Maria Anna of Portugal
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Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal (or of Braganza; mɐˈɾiɐ ˈɐnɐ; full name: Maria Ana Fernanda Leopoldina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Carlota Antónia Júlia Vitória Praxedes Francisca de Assis Gonzaga of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Braganza; ; ) (Lisbon
, 21 August 1843 – Dresden
, 5 February 1884) was a Portuguese
infanta (princess), the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal
and her King consort
Ferdinand II of Portugal
, born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary
.
on 11 May 1859 to Prince George of Saxony
(1832–1904), second son of King John I of Saxony
, a kinsman from the Catholic Albertine branch of her father's Wettin dynasty.
In Portugal, her second brother Luís I
soon succeeded her eldest brother Peter V
as king.
Her husband's elder brother Albert
succeeded her father-in-law as King of Saxony and gradually it became clear that he was not able to have children of his own. Maria Anna's eldest son would almost certain to one day succeed to the throne.
Eight children were born of her marriage:
Princess Maria Anna predeceased her father Ferdinand, her husband George, and her brother-in-law King Albert of Saxony. In 1902 George succeeded his childless brother as king, and on his death in 1904 Maria Anna's eldest son became King of Saxony as Frederick Augustus III.
Lisbon
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, 21 August 1843 – Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, 5 February 1884) 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), the eldest surviving 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...
, born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary
Kohary
Koháry was an ancient Hungarian noble family with seats at Csábrág and Szitnya, now Čabraď and Sitno Castle within Slovakia. The Kohárys belonged among the magnates of Hungary.-Prince Koháry:...
.
Marriage
Her mother died in 1853. She married in Lisbon at the Belém PalaceBelém Palace
The Belém National Palace, or alternately National Palace of Belém, has, overtime, been the official residence of Portuguese monarchs and, after the installation of the First Republic, the Presidents of the Portuguese Republic...
on 11 May 1859 to Prince George of Saxony
George of Saxony
-Life:George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the second son of King John of Saxony and his wife Princess Amelia of Bavaria , daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria ....
(1832–1904), second son of King John I of Saxony
Kingdom of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony , lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War...
, a kinsman from the Catholic Albertine branch of her father's Wettin dynasty.
In Portugal, her second brother Luís I
Luís I of Portugal
|-...
soon succeeded her eldest brother Peter V
Pedro V of Portugal
* Duke of Barcelos* Marquis of Vila Viçosa* Count of Ourém* Count of Barcelos* Count of Arraiolos* Count of Guimarães-Honours:* Knight of the Garter* Knight of the Golden Fleece-Ancestry:...
as king.
Her husband's elder brother Albert
Albert I of Saxony
Albert was a King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.He was the eldest son of Prince John, Albert (full name: Frederick Augustus Albert Anton Ferdinand Joseph Karl Maria Baptist Nepomuk Wilhelm Xaver Georg Fidelis) (Dresden, 23 April 1828 – Schloss Sibyllenort (Szczodre), 19 June...
succeeded her father-in-law as King of Saxony and gradually it became clear that he was not able to have children of his own. Maria Anna's eldest son would almost certain to one day succeed to the throne.
Eight children were born of her marriage:
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Johanna Amalie Ferdinande Antonie Luise Juliane | 19 June 1860 | 2 March 1861 | died in childhood, no issue |
| Elisabeth Albertine Karoline Sidonie Ferdinande Leopoldine Antonie Auguste Clementine | 14 February 1862 | 18 May 1863 | died in childhood, no issue |
| Mathilde Marie Auguste Viktorie Leopoldine Karoline Luise Franziska Josepha Princess Mathilde of Saxony (1863–1933) Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony was the third child and third-eldest daughter of George of Saxony and his wife, Maria Anna of Portugal... |
19 March 1863 | 27 March 1933 | died unmarried, no issue |
| Frederick Augustus Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp Frederick Augustus III of Saxony This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony... |
25 May 1865 | 18 February 1932 | married Princess Louise of Tuscany Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany Luise of Tuscany was a daughter of Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and his second wife, Alice of Bourbon-Parma, daughter of Duke Charles III and Louise... (1870–1947), later divorced, had issue |
| Maria Josepha Luise Philippine Elisabeth Pia Angelica Margarethe Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony was the mother of Emperor Charles I of Austria and the fifth child of George of Saxony and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal.-Early life:... |
31 May 1867 | 28 May 1944 | married to her cousin second degrees Archduke Otto Franz of Austria Archduke Otto Franz of Austria -Marriage and issue:On October 2, 1886, he married Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, daughter of King George of Saxony. They had two sons:* Archduke Karl Franz of Austria , who became the last Emperor of Austria and had issue.... (1865–1906), had issue |
| Johann Georg Pius Karl Leopold Maria Januarius Anacletus Prince Johann Georg of Saxony Prince Johann Georg Pius Karl Leopold Maria Januarius Anacletus of Saxony, Duke of Saxony was the sixth child and second-eldest son of George... |
10 July 1869 | 24 November 1938 | married first Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg Duchess Maria Isabella of Württemberg Duchess Maria Isabella Philippine Theresia Mathilde Josephine of Württemberg was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth and a member of the House of Wettin and a Princess of Saxony through her marriage to Prince Johann Georg of... (1871–1904) and second Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1874–1947) Princess Maria Immaculata Cristina Pia Isabella of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the fourth child and eldest daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria... (1874–1906), |
| Maximilian Wilhelm August Albert Karl Gregor Odo | 17 November 1870 | 12 January 1951 | died unmarried, no issue |
| Albert Karl Anton Ludwig Wilhelm Viktor | 25 February 1875 | 16 September 1900 | died umarried, no issue |
Princess Maria Anna predeceased her father Ferdinand, her husband George, and her brother-in-law King Albert of Saxony. In 1902 George succeeded his childless brother as king, and on his death in 1904 Maria Anna's eldest son became King of Saxony as Frederick Augustus III.