Grand Duchess Marie Anne, Maria Anna, Maria Ana de Braganca, of Portugal (Schloss Bronnbach 13 July 1861 - New York 31 July 1942) was Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg and its Regent. She was a Braganza princess. A Grand Duchess is the wife of a Grand Duke or a woman who rules a Grand Duchy in her own right. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts as head of state, especially if not the monarch (who has higher titles). ... Braganza can be: the English name for the Portuguese city and district of Bragança the name of the royal Portuguese House This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Born as the fifth and second-youngest daughter of the deposed king Miguel I of Portugal, she was a titular Infanta of Portugal. Her father had been exiled and they lived as guests in Austria. King Miguel of Portugal (October 26, 1802 - November 14, 1866) was the second son of King John VI of Portugal. ...

Relatively poor family, the daughters however made spectacularly good marriages, several to reigning petty monarchs and deposed heads of catholic European dynasties.

Infanta Maria Ana was married on 21 June 1893 at Schloss Fischhorn, Zell am See to the protestant Guillaume (1852-1912), Hereditary Prince of the Grand duchy of Luxembourg, the eldest child and heir of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, head of the House of Nassau. It was agreed that the children will follow to their maternal catholic creed, because that was the religion of the overwhelming majority of the grand duchy. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Zell am See is a spa town in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria. ... Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 – February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg. ... A grand duchy is a territory whose head of state is a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. ... Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg, Adolph Wilhelm August Karl Friedrich of Nassau-Weilburg (July 24, 1817 – November 17, 1905) was the last Duke of Nassau, and the fourth Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ... The royal House of Nassau is one of the most prominent dynasties in Europe. ...

The couple had six daughters and no sons.

• Marie-Adélaïde (1894-1924) who remained unmarried and childless

• Charlotte (1896-1985) who married her first cousin Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, a son of Marie Anne's younger sister.

• Hilda (1897-1979), who married Adolf, Prince of Schwarzenberg

• Antoinette (1899-1954), who married Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria as his second wife

• Elisabeth (1901-1950), who married Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis

• Sophie (1902-1941), who married Prince Ernst of Saxony, youngest son of king Frederick Augustus III of Saxony

Guillaume became the reigning Grand Duke on the death of his father on 17 November 1905, and Marie Anne thus the Grand Duchess. Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine (June 14, 1894 – January 24, 1924) was a daughter of Grand Duke Guillaume IV of Luxembourg. ... Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, Charlotte Aldegonde Élise Marie Wilhelmine (January 23, 1896 – July 9, 1985) was the second daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. ... Felix of Bourbon-Parma, HRH Felix Marie Vincent Prince of Bourbon-Parma, (October 28, 1883-April 8, 1970) was the son of Robert I of Parma and his second wife, Maria Antonia of Portugal. ... Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria or Crown Prince Rupert of Bavaria (German: Kronprinz Rupprecht von Bayern) (18 May 1869- 2 August 1955) Rupprecht was the son of Louis III, the last King of Bavaria. ... The Princely House of Thurn und Taxis is a German family that was a key player in the postal (mail) services in Europe in the 16th century and is well known as owners of breweries and builders of countless castles. ... Friedrich August III Johann Ludwig Karl Gustav Gregor Philipp, King of Saxony (25 May 1865 -18 February 1932) was the son of King Georg I of Saxony (1832-1904) and his wife Maria Ana, Infanta of Portugal (1843-1884). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Because Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg was the last agnate of the House of Nassau, he declared his daughters as his successors, and Marie-Adelaide was confirmed and proclaimed Heir Apparent on 10 July 1907. Upon her father's death, she became the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. Following her abdication on 14 January 1919, her sister, the second daughter, Charlotte of Luxembourg, succeeded her on the throne. Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 – February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg. ... Contrasting with heir presumptive, an heir apparent is one who cannot be prevented from inheriting by the birth of any other person. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Grand Duchess Marie Anne was Regent to her husband, Grand Duke William IV, during his terminal illness from 19 November 1908 to 15 February 1912, and then Regent to her daughter, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde, during her minority from 25 February 1912 to 18 June 1912. Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg, Guillaume Alexandre (April 22, 1852 – February 25, 1912) was the eldest child of Grand Duke Adolphe of Luxembourg. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Marie-Adélaïde Thérèse Hilda Wilhelmine (June 14, 1894 – January 24, 1924) was a daughter of Grand Duke Guillaume IV of Luxembourg. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Dowager Grand Duchess Marie Anne died in exile in New York on 31 July 1942, the family having fled Germans because of World War II.