Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria Ana de Portugal; born Maria Ana do Carmo Henrique Teresa Adelaide Joana Carolina Inês Sofia Eulália Leopoldina Isabel Bernardina Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inácia Gonzaga; 13 July 1861 – 31 July 1942) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke William IV. She was the regent of Luxembourg between 1908 and 1912; first during the illness of her spouse, and then in the name of their daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde.

Marie Anne of Portugal
Marie Anne by the mid 1890's
Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg
Tenure17 November 1905 – 25 February 1912
Regent of Luxembourg
Regency19 November 1908 – 18 June 1912
MonarchsWilliam IV
Marie-Adélaïde
Born(1861-07-13)13 July 1861
Bronnbach Castle, Wertheim am Main, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Confederation
Died31 July 1942(1942-07-31) (aged 81)
New York City, U.S.
Burial
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg
Spouse
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
(m. 1893; died 1912)
Issue
  • Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
  • Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
  • Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg
  • Antonia, Crown Princess of Bavaria
  • Elisabeth, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
  • Sophie, Princess of Saxony
Names
Maria Ana do Carmo Henrique Teresa Adelaide Joana Carolina Inês Sofia Eulália Leopoldina Isabel Bernardina Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inácia Gonzaga
HouseBraganza
FatherMiguel I of Portugal
MotherAdelaide of Löwenstein
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