One hundred years ago today, on 18 August 1921, Prince Karl August of Thurn and Taxis married Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal. The wedding took place at Schloß Taxis.
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| Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria and Fürst Albert of Thurn and Taxis. |
Born on 23 July 1898, Prince Karl August Joseph Maria Maximilian Lamoral Antonius Ignatius Benediktus Valentin of Thurn and Taxis was the third son and child of Fürst Albert of Thurn and Taxis and Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria (1870-1955). Karl August had seven siblings. In 1971, Karl August succeeded as Fürst of Thurn and Taxis following the death of his eldest brother Franz Josef.
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| Dom Miguel, Duke of Bragança, and Princess Maria Theresa of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. |
Born on 3 September 1899, Infanta Maria Ana Rafaela Micaela Gabriela Lourença of Portugal was the fourth daughter and child of Dom Miguel, Duke of Brangaza (1853-1927), and his second wife Princess Marie Therese of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1870-1953). Maria Ana had seven full siblings. From her father’s first marriage to Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis, Maria Ana had three half-siblings.
