Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis (1860–1881)

Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
Duchess of Braganza (miguelist)
Born	(1860-05-28)28 May 1860 Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	7 February 1881(1881-02-07) (aged 20) Ödenburg, Austrian Empire
Spouse	Miguel, Duke of Braganza
Issue	Prince Miguel, Duke of Viseu Prince Francisco José Maria Teresa, Princess Karl Ludwig of Thurn and Taxis
Names German: Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana
House	Thurn and Taxis
Father	Maximilian Anton, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
Mother	Duchess Helene in Bavaria
Religion	Catholic Church

Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis^{[citation needed]} (German: Elisabeth Maria Maximiliana^{[citation needed]}) (28 May 1860, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony^{[citation needed]} – 7 February 1881, Ödenburg, Austrian Empire^{[citation needed]}) was the Duchess of Braganza and wife of Miguel, Duke of Braganza.

Life[]

Elisabeth was a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and an Infanta of Portugal, Princess of Braganza, and titular Queen consort of Portugal through her marriage to Miguel, Duke of Braganza, Miguelist claimant to the throne of Portugal from 1866 to 1920.

Elisabeth was the second eldest child and daughter^{[citation needed]} of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Helene in Bavaria.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage and issue[]

Elisabeth with her husband Miguel, Duke of Braganza, late 1870s

Elisabeth with her elder sister, Louise.

Elisabeth married Miguel, Duke of Braganza, only son and second eldest child^{[citation needed]} of Miguel I of Portugal and his wife Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg,^{[citation needed]} on 17 October 1877 in Regensburg, Kingdom of Bavaria.^{[citation needed]}

Elisabeth and Miguel had three children:^{[citation needed]}

• Dom Miguel de Bragança, Duke of Viseu (1878–1923), married Anita Stewart
• Dom Francisco José de Bragança (1879–1919)
• Dona Maria Teresa de Bragança (1881–1945), married Prince Karl Ludwig of Thurn and Taxis

The couple moved to Austria, where on 22 September 1878 in Reichenau an der Rax, her first son, Miguel Maximiliano, was born. It was after this birth that Elisabeth's health began to deteriorate. Elisabeth died at the age of 20 in Ödenburg shortly after the birth of her third child, Maria Teresa.

Elisabeth's mother Helene withdrew after her death more and more from public life. Her husband Miguel eventually remarried on 8 November 1893 in Kleinheubach to Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg.

Ancestry[]

References[]

• Manuel de Mello Corrêa (eds): Anuário since Nobreza de Portugal. Instituto Português de Heráldica, Lisboa, 1985.