Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal, full Portuguese

Portuguese language

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 name: Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal (3 September 1899 – 23 June 1971) 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 a Infanta of Portugal by birth. Through her marriage to Karl August, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was the tenth Prince of...

, Maria Ana 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 Hereditary Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis.

Family

Maria Anna was born at Schloss Fischhorn in Zell am See

Zell am See

Zell am See is the capital city of the Zell am See district in the Austrian state of Salzburg. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants.Zell am See is a tourist destination and a transportation hub for the region...

, Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

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, Austria–Hungary, 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

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 from 1866 to 1920.

Marriage and issue

Maria Anna married Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis

Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis

Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin, Prince of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin Fürst von Thurn und Taxis was the tenth Prince of...

, third 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 18 August 1921 at Schloss Taxis

Schloss Taxis

Schloss Taxis is a privately owned castle in Dischingen in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in Germany...

 in Dischingen

Dischingen

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, Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

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, Germany

Germany

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. Maria Anna and Karl August had four children:

• Princess Clotilde of Thurn and Taxis (born 30 November 1922)
• Princess Mafalda of Thurn and Taxis (born 6 March 1924)
• Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (5 June 1926 – 28 December 1990)
• Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis (23 January 1930 – 4 February 1935)

Princess Maria Anna died in Feldafing

Feldafing

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, Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Germany

Germany

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.

Titles and styles

• 3 September 1899 – 18 August 1921: Her Highness Dona Maria Anna of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal
• 18 August 1921 – 23 June 1971: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Anna of Thurn and Taxis, Infanta of Portugal

Ancestry