Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal

Infanta Maria José
Duchess Maria Josepha in Bavaria
Born	19 March 1857 Schloss Bronnbach
Died	11 March 1943(1943-03-11) (aged 85) Munich, Germany
Burial	Tegernsee Abbey
Spouse	Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
Issue	Sophie, Countess zu Törring-Jettenbach Elisabeth, Queen of the Belgians Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria Duke Franz Joseph in Bavaria
Names Portuguese: 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 of Portugal
Mother	Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Religion	Roman Catholicism

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.

Life[]

Duchess Maria Josepha in Bavaria, by Joseph Albert, c.1874

Maria José was the fourth child and third daughter of King Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. 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 Karl Theodor, Duke 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 Munich 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).

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