Maria Theresa of Portugal
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (Portuguese: Maria Teresa Francisca de Assis Antónia Carlota Joana Josefa Xavier de Paula Miguela Rafaela Isabel Gonzaga ) (born April 29, 1793 in Queluz , † January 17, 1874 in Trieste ) was the first-born daughter of the Portuguese King Johann VI. and his wife Charlotte Johanna of Spain , daughter of the Spanish King Charles IV.
biography
Maria Theresa was born in the Palácio Nacional de Queluz residential palace near Lisbon . She received the title of Princess of Brazil .
After the Portuguese royal family fled the Napoleonic invaders to Rio de Janeiro in the Portuguese colony of Brazil in 1808 , Maria Theresa was married there on May 10, 1810 to her cousin Peter Karl von Bourbon and Braganza. The marriage was unhappy, but in 1811 she gave birth to a boy, Sebastian of Portugal and Spain. She became a widow on May 26, 1812.
In the Miguelistenkrieg (Portuguese Civil War 1826-1834) she stood on the side of her anti-liberal, absolutist younger brother Michael of Portugal and her brother-in-law and uncle, the Infante Don Carlos , Count of Molina, in their fight for the Portuguese and Spanish throne . During the last years of her uncle Ferdinand's rule of Spain († 1833), Theresa lived in Madrid and tried to strengthen Don Carlos' position. She stood during the first Carlist War (1833-1839) and afterwards on the side of the Carlist, the Church and the reactionary forces. Her sister Francisca , titular queen of Spain and wife of Don Carlos, died in 1834.
In 1838 Maria Theresa married her uncle Don Carlos. This second marriage was childless, but she took care of her stepson, who was also her cousin and nephew. The family left Spain and from then on lived in Trieste .
Her husband died there in 1855, Theresia 19 years later. She was buried in the Cathedral of Trieste , where Don Carlos and Francisca were also buried.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Data on the life and genealogy of Maria Theresa on www.geneall.net, accessed on September 30, 2013
- ↑ Omissions on Maria Theresa's role in the biography of the politician and ambassador Ribeiro Saraivas (188-1890) (2nd and 3rd paragraph), accessed on September 30, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maria Theresa of Portugal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gonzaga, Maria Teresa Francisca de Assis Antónia Carlota Joana Josefa Xavier de Paula Miguela Rafaela Isabel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Queluz , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1874 |
| Place of death | Trieste , Italy |