Ana Maria Catarina Henriqueta de Lorena, 1st Duchess of Abrantes
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Dona Ana Maria de Lorena (Ana Maria Catarina Henriqueta; 3 September 1691 – 1761) was a Portuguese
noblewoman. The eldest daughter of Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 1st Marquis of Abrantes
and 7th Count of Penaguião
, she adopted the patronymic "de Lorena" after a maternal great-grandfather, François Louis de Lorraine
.
By a decree of king Joseph I of Portugal dated from 9 December 1753, she was made Duchess of Abrantes once she became the queen's Maid of Honour (in Portuguese Camareira-Môr), the highest palatine
office for a lady. She inherited her family estates and honours a few years later, upon her brother's death in 1756. Her younger brother, Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes, had succeeded their father as 2nd Marquis of Abrantes
and married Dona Ana Maria's only daughter, but died without issue; thus, she became 3rd Marchioness of Abrantes and 9th Countess of Penaguião.
As family name, she used Lorena (a Portuguese translation for Lorraine
), a name which came from her maternal grandmother, Marie Angelique Henriette de Lorraine, a daughter of François Louis de Lorraine
, Count of Harcourt.
Ana Maria married Rodrigo de Melo (1688–1713), second child of Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval
. They had a single daughter, Maria Margarida de Lorena
(who became 2nd Duchess of Abrantes
), married to her uncle (Ana Maria's brother), Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Abrantes
.
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
noblewoman. The eldest daughter of Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 1st Marquis of Abrantes
Marquis of Abrantes
Marquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and 7th Count of Penaguião
Count of Penaguião
Count of Penaguião was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King Philip I of Portugal, on 10 February 1583, to Dom João Rodrigues de Sá....
, she adopted the patronymic "de Lorena" after a maternal great-grandfather, François Louis de Lorraine
François Louis, Count of Harcourt
François Louis de Lorraine was a member of the House of Lorraine. He was Count of Harcourt. He was also the Count of Rieux, Rochefort and Montlaur...
.
By a decree of king Joseph I of Portugal dated from 9 December 1753, she was made Duchess of Abrantes once she became the queen's Maid of Honour (in Portuguese Camareira-Môr), the highest palatine
Palatine
A palatine or palatinus is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times...
office for a lady. She inherited her family estates and honours a few years later, upon her brother's death in 1756. Her younger brother, Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes, had succeeded their father as 2nd Marquis of Abrantes
Marquis of Abrantes
Marquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
and married Dona Ana Maria's only daughter, but died without issue; thus, she became 3rd Marchioness of Abrantes and 9th Countess of Penaguião.
As family name, she used Lorena (a Portuguese translation for Lorraine
House of Lorraine
The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe...
), a name which came from her maternal grandmother, Marie Angelique Henriette de Lorraine, a daughter of François Louis de Lorraine
François Louis, Count of Harcourt
François Louis de Lorraine was a member of the House of Lorraine. He was Count of Harcourt. He was also the Count of Rieux, Rochefort and Montlaur...
, Count of Harcourt.
Ana Maria married Rodrigo de Melo (1688–1713), second child of Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval
Duke of Cadaval
The Dukes of Cadaval have their origins in Álvaro of Braganza, Lord of Tentúgal, Póvoa, Buarcos and Cadaval, 4th male son of Ferdinand I, 2nd Duke of Braganza. Dom Álvaro married Dona Phillipa of Melo, the rich daughter and heir of Rodrigo of Melo, 1st...
. They had a single daughter, Maria Margarida de Lorena
Maria Margarida de Lorena, 2nd Duchess of Abrantes
Ana Maria Catarina Henriqueta de Lorena was the daughter of Rodrigo de Melo , second child of Nuno Álvares Pereira de Melo, 1st Duke of Cadaval, and of Ana Maria Catarina Henriqueta de Lorena, 1st Duchess of Abrantes....
(who became 2nd Duchess of Abrantes
Duke of Abrantes
Duke of Abrantes was an aristocratic title granted on three separate occasions and it refers to the Portuguese city of Abrantes , located on the Ribatejo province.-1642: The Dukes of Abrantes :...
), married to her uncle (Ana Maria's brother), Joaquim Francisco de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 2nd Marquis of Abrantes
Marquis of Abrantes
Marquis of Abrantes was a Portuguese title of nobility, granted by a decree issued by King John V of Portugal on 24 June 1718, to Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Menezes, 3rd Marquis of Fontes and 7th Count of Penaguião....
.