Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

Maria Antonia of Portugal
Titular Duchess of Parma
Tenure	14 January 1884 - 16 November 1907
Spouse	Robert I, Duke of Parma
Issue
Princess Maria della Neve Adelaide Prince Sixtus Xavier, Duke of Parma Princess Francesca Zita, Empress of Austria Felix, Prince Félix of Luxembourg Prince René Princess Maria Antonia Princess Isabella Prince Louis Princess Henrietta Anna Prince Thomas
Full name
Maria Antónia Adelaide Camila Carolina Eulália Leopoldina Sofia Inês Francisca de Assis e de Paula Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Gregória Bernardina Benedita Andrea
House	House of Braganza
Father	Miguel I of Portugal
Mother	Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Born	28 November 1862(1862-11-28) Bronnbach, Germany
Died	14 May 1959(1959-05-14) (aged 96) Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal (Maria Antónia Adelaide Camila Carolina Eulália Leopoldina Sofia Inês Francisca de Assis e de Paula Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Gregória Bernardina Benedita Andrea; 28 November 1862 – 14 May 1959) was a Portuguese infanta, the seventh and last child of Miguel I of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.

Infanta of Portugal

She was born in exile in Germany as her father had been banished from Portugal by his brother Pedro after losing the Portuguese throne in the Liberal Wars.

Marriage

On October 15, 1884 at Schloss Fischorn, Maria Antonia married Robert I, Duke of Parma as his second wife. She bore him twelve children. Maria Antonia was widowed when Robert died at Villa Pianore on November 16, 1907. Later on she resided with her daughter Zita while in exile. By 1940, Zita and her family, Maria Antonia and her daughter Isabella were living in reduced circumstances in Quebec. Eventually, after the War's end, Maria Antonia moved to Berg Castle, Luxembourg where she celebrated her 90th birthday. After lingering for many years, she died there in 1959 aged 96. Many of her children and grandchildren have also lived very long lives.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 28 November 1862 - 14 January 1884 Her Royal Highness Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
• 14 January 1884 - 16 November 1907 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Parma
• 16 November 1907 - 14 May 1959 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Parma

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Princess Maria della Neve Adelaide	August 5, 1885	February 6, 1959(1959-02-06) (aged 73)	A Benedictine nun in the Monastery of Solesmes (France).
Prince Sixtus (Sisto, "Sixte")	August 1, 1886	March 14, 1934(1934-03-14) (aged 47)	Married Hedwige de La Rochefoucauld and had a daughter, Isabelle.
Prince Xavier, Duke of Parma	May 25, 1889	May 7, 1977(1977-05-07) (aged 87)	Married Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset and had issue. Head of the Ducal Family of Parma (1974–77). Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain.
Princess Francesca	April 22, 1890	October 7, 1978(1978-10-07) (aged 88)	A Benedictine nun at the Monastery of Solesmes.
Princess Zita	May 9, 1892	March 14, 1989(1989-03-14) (aged 96)	Married Emperor Karl of Austria.
Prince Felix	October 28, 1893	April 8, 1970(1970-04-08) (aged 76)	Married Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, his first cousin (their mothers were sisters).
Prince René	October 17, 1894	July 30, 1962(1962-07-30) (aged 67)	Married Princess Margrethe of Denmark and has issue.
Princess Maria Antonia	November 7, 1895	October 19, 1937(1937-10-19) (aged 41)	A nun at the Benedictine Monastery of Solesmes (France).
Princess Isabella	June 14, 1898	July 28, 1984(1984-07-28) (aged 86)	Died unmarried, was a nun.
Prince Louis (Luigi)	December 5, 1899	December 4, 1967(1967-12-04) (aged 67)	Married Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy and had issue.
Princess Henrietta Anna	March 8, 1903	June 13, 1987(1987-06-13) (aged 84)	Died unmarried, was profoundly deaf.
Prince Thomas (Gaetano was used)	June 11, 1905	March 9, 1958(1958-03-09) (aged 52)	Married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxisb.1909. They had a daughter, Diana and later divorced.

Ancestry

See also

Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal House of Bourbon-Parma Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty Born: 28 November 1862 Died: 14 May 1959
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Princess Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	— TITULAR — Duchess of Parma 14 January 1884 - 16 November 1907 Reason for succession failure: Annexed by Kingdom of Italy	Succeeded by Madeleine de Bourbon