Michael of Braganza
Michael and Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário von Braganza , led by the Portuguese Legitimists as the 22nd Duke of Braganza (born September 19, 1853 in Kleinheubach ; † October 11, 1927 in Seebenstein , Austria ), was the eldest son of King Michael I of Portugal and his wife Adelheid von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and the Portuguese pretender to the throne .
Life
After studying in Metz and Innsbruck , Duke Michael von Braganza served as an officer in the Austro-Hungarian army and retired from active service when Portugal entered the First World War . Since October 12, 1917 he held the rank of kuk field marshal lieutenant . From then on he was involved in the supranational Order of Malta . Since he was not allowed to enter Portugal, he lived with his family in the prelate building of Bronnbach Monastery (today Wertheim ), from 1917 mainly on the (no longer existing) New Castle in Seebenstein near Vienna, where Duke Michael died in 1927. He was transferred to Bronnbach and buried in front of the choir area of the monastery church of the Assumption of Mary. His two sons from his first marriage in 1923 had already been transferred and buried there.
family
On October 17, 1877, Miguel married Princess Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis (1860–1881) , niece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, in Regensburg . They had three children:
- Prince Michael Maria Sebastian Maximilian Raphael Gabriel Gonzaga Franz von Assisi and from Paola Eustach Karl Alfons Joseph Heinrich Albert Clemens Ignatius Martin Antonius Gerhard Georg Emmerich Moritz von Braganza, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), ∞ Anita Stewart
- Prince Franz Joseph Gerhard Maria Georg Humbert Antonius Heinrich Michael Raphael Gabriel von Braganza (1879–1919)
- Princess Maria Theresa Karolina Michaela Anna Josephina Antonia Franziska von Assisi and from Paola Brigitta Pia Gerhardina Severina Ignatia Luisa Stanislaus Johanna Polykarpa von Braganza (1881–1945) ∞ Prince Karl Ludwig von Thurn und Taxis
After the early death of his first wife, he married his cousin Princess Maria Theresia zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870–1935) on November 8, 1893 at Schloss Kleinheubach . They had eight children:
- Princess Elisabeth Maria Alberta Josepha Michaela Gabriela Raphaela Franziska von Paola and from Assisi Theresa Adelheid Eulalia Sophia Karolina von Braganza (1894–1970) ∞ Franz Joseph von Thurn und Taxis
- Princess Maria Benedikta Clara Sophia Aloisia Michaela Gabriela Raphaela von Braganza (1896–1971)
- Princess Mathilde Maria Adelgunde Henriette von Braganza (1898–1918)
- Princess Maria Anna Raphaela Michaela Gabriela Laurentia von Braganza (1899–1971) ∞ Karl August von Thurn und Taxis
- Princess Maria Antónia Michaela Raphaela Gabriela Adelheid Xaver Josepha Expedita Gregoria von Braganza (1903–1973) ∞ Sidney Ashley Chanler
- Princess Philippa Maria Anna Johanna Michaela Raphaela of Braganza (1905–1990)
- Prince Duarte Nuno of Braganza (1907–1976), head of the old house of Portugal
- Maria Adelheid Emmanuela Amelia Michaela Gabriela Raphaela von Braganza (1912–2012) ∞ Nicolaas Johannes Maria van Uden
On July 31, 1920, the exiled King of Portugal Emanuel II determined in his will the son of Michael of Braganza, Duarte II Nuno (1907-1976) as his successor as head of the family. His son, Duarte Pius von Braganza (* 1945), is today's (2017) pretender to the throne and head of the House of Braganza.
literature
- City of God (magazine) : year 1908, pages 422 and 423; Illustrated report on the ducal couple
- Robert Bruckbauer: Memories of Bronnbach Monastery , 2010, ISBN 3839195314 Scans from the source
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braganza, Michael of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braganza, Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Portugal from the House of Braganza |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1853 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kleinheubach |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1927 |
| Place of death | Seebenstein |