Elisabeth von Thurn and Taxis (1860–1881)
Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana (born May 28, 1860 in Dresden , † February 7, 1881 in Ödenburg ) was a princess of Thurn and Taxis and the wife of the Portuguese crown pretender Michael von Braganza .
Life
Elisabeth Marie was a daughter of the Hereditary Prince Maximilian Anton von Thurn und Taxis and his wife, Duchess Helene in Bavaria , the sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria .
She married Miguel von Braganza , Duke of Bragança , the eldest son of King Michael I of Portugal and Princess Adelheid von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , on October 17, 1877 in Regensburg. Miguel was born in Bavaria after his father was exiled from Portugal after the Miguelistenkrieg . His sister Marie Therese of Portugal was married to the brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I , Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria , and he was in the service of the Austro-Hungarian army . The couple moved to Lower Austria, where their first son, Miguel Maximiliano, was born on September 22, 1878 in Reichenau an der Rax . But after the birth of her first child, her health deteriorated more and more.
Elisabeth died in Ödenburg at the age of 20 shortly after the birth of her third child. Her mother Helene withdrew more and more from public life after her death. Her husband Miguel was in conversation in 1892 as the fiancé of Crown Prince Rudolf's widow , Stephanie of Belgium , but he married Princess Marie Therese von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg on November 8, 1893 in Kleinheubach . Two of his daughters from this marriage were married to Elisabeth's two eldest nephews from the Thurn und Taxis family.
progeny
- Miguel Maximiliano of Bragança , Duke of Viseu (September 22, 1878 - February 21, 1923)
- Francisco José von Bragança (7 September 1879 - 15 June 1919)
- Maria Theresa Carolina von Bragança (born January 26, 1881 - January 17, 1945), ⚭ 1900 Karl Ludwig, Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Individual evidence
- ^ New York Times, January 22, 1892.
- ↑ Short biography
literature
- Manuel de Mello Corrêa (Ed.): Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal . Instituto Português de Heráldica, Lisbon 1985.
Web links
- Darryl Lundy: Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana Princess of Thurn and Taxis , ThePeerage.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thurn and Taxis, Elisabeth von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thurn and Taxis, Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana Princess of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Thurn and Taxis |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1881 |
| Place of death | Ödenburg |