Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz
Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz
Born	7 December 1875; Chotěboř, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary; (now the Czech Republic)
Died	11 July 1951 (aged 75); Sintra, Portugal
Burial	Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil
Spouse	Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza (m. 1908; died 1940)
Issue	Princess Isabelle, Countess of Paris; Prince Pedro Gastão; Princess Maria Francisca, Duchess of Braganza; Prince João Maria; Princess Teresa
House	Orléans-Braganza (by marriage)
Father	Johann Wenzel II, Count Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz
Mother	Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz (Czech: hraběnka Alžběta Dobřenská z Dobřenic; 7 December 1875 – 11 June 1951) was a Bohemian noblewoman whose marriage to the son of the former heiress to the throne of Brazil prompted renunciation of his claim to the abolished monarchy's throne.

Early life

She was the daughter of Johann Wenzel (Jan Václav), Count Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz and his wife, Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky, Baroness of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz.[1]

She had three elder brothers Jan, Otokar and Jaroslav and a younger brother named Karl Kunata. Karl Kunata renamed himself to Count Kottulinský in Austria in 1905; late in 1912, he married Countess Maria Theresia von Meran, member of a morganatic branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.[1][2]

Legacy

Elisabeth married Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará on 14 November 1908 at Versailles. He had previously renounced his hereditary claim to the crown of Brazil because she was not of royal birth.[1][2] They had five children:[1]

Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911–2003) married Henri, count of Paris - parents of Henri, Orléanist pretender to the throne of France.[2]
Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza (1913–2007) married Princess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies - parents of Princess Maria da Gloria, Duchess of Segorbe, former Crown Princess of Yugoslavia.[2]
Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza (1914–1968) married Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza - parents of Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza, the current pretender to the throne of Portugal.[2]
Prince João Maria of Orléans-Braganza (1916–2005) married Fatima Sherifa Chirine (1923-1990), widow of Prince Hassan Toussoun, Prince of Egypt.
Princess Teresa of Orléans-Braganza (1919-2011) married Ernesto António Maria Martorell y Calderó (1921-1985).

Elisabeth died on 11 June 1951 at the age of 75. She was buried with Pedro.

Honors

Austria-Hungary : Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

16. Johann Nepomuk I, Baron Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

8. Johann Wenzel I, Baron Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

17. Countess Anna Barbara of Stubenberg

4. Johann Nepomuk II, Count Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

18. Baron Anton Joseph Pergler von Perglas

9. Baroness Maria Anna Pergler von Perglas

19. Countess Maria Franziska Borzek-Dohalsky of Dohalitz

2. Johann Wenzel II, Count Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

20. Baron Anton Karl Wanczura von Rzehnicz

10. Baron Josef Joachim Wanczura von Rzehnicz

21. Baroness Anna Maria Hildprandt von Ottenhausen

5. Baroness Marie Friederike Wanczura von Rzehnicz

22. Baron Maximilian Karl La Motte von Frinstropp

11. Baroness Friederike La Motte von Frintropp

23. Baroness Anna Theresia Rodovsky von Hustirzan

1. Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz

24. Count Franz Josef Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz

12. Count Josef Johann Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz

25. Countess Maria Elisabeth of Falkenhayn

6. Count Josef Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz

26. Count Josef Ludwig Katzianer of Katzenstein

13. Countess Maria Josefa Katzianer of Katzenstein

27. Baroness Maria Theresia von Rechbach

3. Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz

28. Count Ferdinand Maria of Attems-Heiligenkreuz

14. Count Franz Anton of Attems-Heiligenkreuz

29. Baroness Marianne Gall von Gallenstein

7. Countess Adelheid of Attems-Heiligenkreuz

30. Count Anton Ferenc Khuen de Bélas

15. Countess Ernestine Khuen de Bélas

31. Countess Maria Jozsefa Sándor de Szlavnicza

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References

Enache, Nicolas (1999). La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg, Reine de Hongrie et de Boheme. Paris: ICC. pp. 71, 80, 253–259, 275. ISBN 2-908003-04-X.
Montjouvent, Philippe de (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Charenton, France: Editions du Chaney. pp. 148–153, 161–162, 165–166. ISBN 2-913211-00-3.

External links

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[enache-1] Enache, Nicolas (1999). La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg, Reine de Hongrie et de Boheme. Paris: ICC. pp. 71, 80, 253–259, 275. ISBN 2-908003-04-X.

[montjouvent-2] Montjouvent, Philippe de (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Charenton, France: Editions du Chaney. pp. 148–153, 161–162, 165–166. ISBN 2-913211-00-3.

Princesses of Orléans-Braganza by marriage
1st generation	Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
2nd generation	Princess María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria