Isabel Maria of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal (sabel Maria Alberta Josefa Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Paula e de Assis Teresa Adelaide Eulália Sofia Carolina; 19 November 1894, Kleinheubach

Kleinheubach

Kleinheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the like-named Verwaltungsgemeinschaft .- Location :...

, Kingdom of Bavaria

Kingdom of Bavaria

The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...

 – 12 January 1970, Regensburg

Regensburg

Regensburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the Bavarian Forest. Regensburg is the capital of the Bavarian administrative region Upper Palatinate...

, Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

) was a member of the House of Braganza

House of Braganza

The Most Serene House of Braganza , an important Portuguese noble family, ruled the Kingdom of Portugal and its colonial Empire, from 1640 to 1910...

 and Infanta of Portugal by birth. Through her marriage to Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Franz Joseph Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was the ninth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 22...

, Isabel Maria was also a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis

Thurn und Taxis

The Princely House of Thurn and Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of many castles.- History :...

 and Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.

Family

Isabel Maria was the daughter and child of Miguel, Duke of Braganza and his wife Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was a Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and a member of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Duchess consort of...

. Her father was the Miguelist claimant to the throne 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...

 from 1866 to 1920.

Marriage and issue

Isabel Maria married Franz Joseph, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Franz Joseph Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Franz Josef Maximilian Maria Antonius Ignatius Lamoral Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was the ninth Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Head of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis from 22...

, eldest son of Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

-Titles and styles:*6 July 1870 – 15 July 1890: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Margarethe Klementine of Austria; Princess Margarethe Klementine of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany...

, on 23 November 1920 in Bronnbach, Wertheim am Main

Wertheim am Main

Wertheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of 24,202. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main.It is known for its wine, castle and medieval town centre.-Geography:...

, Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Isabel Maria and Franz Joseph had five children:

• Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis
  Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis
  Prince Gabriel Albert Maria Michael Franz Joseph Gallus Lamoral of Thurn and Taxis was a member of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis and a Prince of Thurn and Taxis...
  
   (16 October 1922 – 17 December 1942)
• Prince Michaele of Thurn and Taxis (16 October 1922 – 17 October 1922)
• Princess Helene of Thurn and Taxis (27 May 1924 – 27 October 1991)
• Princess Maria Theresia of Thurn and Taxis (10 September 1925 – 27 April 1997)
• Princess Maria Ferdinande of Thurn and Taxis (born 19 December 1927)

Titles and styles

• 19 November 1894 – 23 November 1920: Her Royal Highness Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal
• 23 November 1920 – 22 January 1952: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Princess of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal
• 22 January 1952 – 12 January 1970: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Thurn and Taxis, Princess of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal

Ancestry