Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães
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Infanta Adelgundes | |||||
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Countess of Bardi Duchess of Guimarães | |||||
Bronnbach, Wertheim, Germany | |||||
Died | 15 April 1946 Gunten, Bern, Switzerland | (aged 87)||||
Spouse | Prince Henry, Count of Bardi | ||||
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House | Braganza | ||||
Father | Miguel I of Portugal | ||||
Mother | Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg |
Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães (10 November 1858 – 15 April 1946) was the fifth child and fourth daughter of
Early life
Adelgundes de Jesus Maria Francisca de Assis e de Paula Adelaide Eulália Leopoldina Carlota Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Gonzaga Inês Isabel Avelina Ana Estanislau Sofia Bernardina, Infanta de Portugal, Duquesa de Guimarães, was born in
Marriage
Adelgundes married
Their union produced no issue, as her nine pregnancies all ended in miscarriages. The failed pregnancies, the last of which she suffered in 1890, were a source of great grief to the couple.[citation needed] They divided their time between the Castle of Seebenstein in Austria and the Ca' Vendramin Calergi in Venice. After almost 30 years of marriage, Adelgundes became a widow in 1905.[citation needed] She was close to her many nephews and nieces, particularly Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg, from the time of her abdication to her early death.[citation needed]. The composer, Richard Wagner died of a heart attack at the age of 69 on 13 February 1883 at Ca' Vendramin Calergi, a 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal as a guest of Prince Henry, Count of Bardi and Infanta Adelgundes.[3]
Regent-in-absentia
Between 1920 and 1928, Adelgundes acted as the
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Michael I., Portugal, König - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek". www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ McNaughton, C. Arnold. The Book of Kings. p. 453.
- ^ Newman 1976, IV, pp. 697, 711–712.
Bibliography
- William Mead Lalor, Six Braganza Sisters, in Royalty History Digest.
- Newman, Ernest (1976). The Life of Richard Wagner (4 vols.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.