Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
{{Short description|Duchess Maria José in Bavaria (1857–1943)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| title =Duchess Maria José in Bavaria
| name =Infanta Maria José
| image =Infanta de Portugal.jpg
| caption =
| spouse ={{marriage|Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria|1874|1909|end=died}}
| issue ={{ubl|Sophie, Countess zu Törring-Jettenbach|Elisabeth, Queen of the Belgians|Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria|Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria|Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria}}
| full name ={{langx|pt|Maria José Joana Eulália Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inês Sofia Joaquina Teresa Benedita Bernardina}}
| house =Braganza
| father =Miguel I of Portugal
| mother =Adelaide of Löwenstein
| birth_date ={{birth date|1857|03|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place =Schloss Bronnbach
| death_date ={{death date and age|1943|3|11|1857|3|19|df=y}}
| death_place =Vienna, Austria
| burial_place =Tegernsee Abbey
}}
Infanta Maria José of Portugal (Maria José Joana Eulália Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Assis e de Paula Inês Sofia Joaquina Teresa Benedita Bernardina; 19 March 1857 – 11 March 1943), sometimes known in English as Maria Josepha, was a Portuguese infanta, later Duchess in Bavaria by marriage. She was the maternal grandmother of King Leopold III of Belgium and Queen Marie-José of Italy.
Life
File:Marie Jose, Duchess Carl Theodor in Bavaria (c. 1874) - J. Albert, München.png
Maria José was the fourth child and third daughter of King Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein. Among her sisters were Maria Ana, Grand Duchess of Luxemburg and Maria Antónia, Duchess of Parma. Her only brother was Miguel, Duke of Braganza.
On 29 April 1874 she married Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria, the younger brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
The couple lived in Munich, where they founded the Herzog Carl Theodor Eye Clinic, that still exists today.
Maria José died in Vienna at the age of 85, and is buried in Tegernsee Abbey.
Children
- Sophie Adelheid Ludovika Maria (1875–1957), married Count Hans Veit zu Törring-Jettenbach; their son married Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark.
- Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie (1876–1965), future Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, married Albert I of Belgium.
- Marie Gabrielle (1878–1912), married Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria.
- Ludwig Wilhelm (1884–1968), married Princess Eleonore zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
- Franz Joseph (1888–1912).
Ancestry
{{See also|Descendants of Miguel I of Portugal}}
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|1= 1. Infanta Maria José of Portugal
|2= 2. Miguel I of Portugal
|3= 3. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein
|4= 4. John VI of Portugal and Brazil
|5= 5. Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain
|6= 6. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein
|7= 7. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
|8= 8. Peter III of Portugal
|9= 9. Maria I of Portugal and Brazil
|10= 10. Charles IV of Spain
|11= 11. Princess Maria Luisa of Parma
|12= 12. Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein
|13= 13. Countess Sophie of Windisch-Graetz
|14= 14. Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
|15= 15. Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth
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References
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- {{ Cite book | first=Erika | last=Bestenreiner | title=Sisi und ihre Geschwister | trans-title=Sisi and her siblings | edition=2nd | publisher=Piper | location=Munich | year=2003 | isbn=3-492-24006-2 | language=de }}
- {{ Cite book | first=Bernhard | last=Graf | title=Sisis Geschwister | trans-title=Sisi's siblings | publisher=Allitera | location=Munich | year=2017 | isbn=978-3-86906-977-7 | language=de }}
- {{ Cite book | first1=Hermann | last1=von Witzleben | first2=Ilka | last2=von Vignau | title=Die Herzöge in Bayern. Von der Pfalz zum Tegernsee | trans-title=The dukes in Bavaria. From the Palatinate to Tegernsee | location=Munich | date=1976 | isbn=3-7913-0394-5 | language=de }}
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External links
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{{House of Braganza}}
{{Portuguese infantas}}
{{Duchesses in Bavaria by marriage}}
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Category:19th-century Portuguese people
Category:19th-century Portuguese women
Category:Dames of the Order of Saint Isabel