Infanta D. Maria Adelaide is 100! (Jan 2012); Death on 24 February 2012


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HH Infanta Dona Maria Adelaide (1912-2012)
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Infanta D. Maria Adelaide celebrates today her 100th birthday.
She is the first Portuguese royal to reach this age, being also the only living grand-daughter of a Portuguese king alive.

This King was of course D.Miguel I, born in 1802, 210 years ago !

The Infanta will receive the Order of Civil Merit by the President of the Republic, for her humanitarian action, in a banquet tonight.

She founded Nun’Álvares Pereira Foundation, dedicated to the more needed, and devoted her life to their help .

The President, for once, had an intelligent gesture, granting her the Order of Merit.

In a note to the Portuguese press agency, he underlined the example of her moral statute, considering her one of the more relevant Portuguese alive.

You don´t have to be front cover on the papers to act as she did.

Several articles:

http://www.ionline.pt/boa-vida/centenario-vida-extraordinaria-d-maria-adelaide-braganca-princesa-portugal

http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/nacional/portugal/familia-celebra-centenario-da-princesa-rebelde

http://forteapache.blogs.sapo.pt/269105.html

http://realfamiliaportuguesa.blogspot.com/2012/01/celebracoes-do-centenario-natalicio-de.html

http://realfamiliaportuguesa.blogspot.com/

http://www.geneall.net/P/forum_msg.php?id=295643&fview=e

http://www2.netmadeira.com/noticias/politica/2012/1/30/cavaco-silva-condecora-terca-feira-adelaide-de-braganca

Newspaper i has an article on the Infanta, with photos of her life.

http://pt-br.facebook.com/pages/Real-Associa%C3%A7%C3%A3o-de-Lisboa/103930608502#!/photo.php?fbid=10150557770293503&set=a.446930563502.243257.103930608502&type=1&theater
 
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Many happy returns to the RF "baby" ;-)
 
Happy 100th birthday to Her Royal Highness! :flowers:
She is also the first centenarian born in a royal family (Duchess Alice of Gloucester and the Queen Mother came from noble families).
 
MonarchistKate said:
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Yes,but Queen mother was born in 19th(in 1900) century and died in 21st(2002) which makes her unique living in 3 centuries...

And yes,congratulations to Maria Adelaide ;)
 
Woooooooooooow!

Congrats to her!:flowers:

Can somebody put here list of her descendants?
 
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The Duke looks like he has lost weight. I hope he is not ill.
 
Congratulations to the princess! Nice to see the duke attending the birthday of his aunt. But isn't one of her sons supposed to be a rival pretender to the Portuguese throne?
 
Marengo said:
Congratulations to the princess! Nice to see the duke attending the birthday of his aunt. But isn't one of her sons supposed to be a rival pretender to the Portuguese throne?
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Some monarchists did support her son as opposed to Duarte, but her son never supported this "movement". Now almost all monarchists and non monarchists recognize Duarte as the undisputed head of the Portuguese Royal House.
 
There was a small rift between D.Duarte and his cousin Francisco van Uden before D.Duarte got married.

Since he was taking so much time to get married and produce a heir, Francisco van Uden pressed the Duke of Bragança to appoint his own son Afonso de Bragança van Uden as his successor and proposed himself to raise him as "the crown-prince" of Portugal.

D.Duarte never indulged to Francisco's pretension and for some time there was a cold climate between the two cousins.

Later, D.Duarte got married to D.Isabel, the couple had their own children and the situation naturally fell down and the cousins buried the differend.
 
Death of the Infanta

Today HH Infanta Dona Maria Adelaide de Bragança van Uden has passed only 24 days after celebrating her 100th birthday on January 31st.

She was the last living granddaughter of King Miguel I of Portugal.

RIP your Highness.

Família Real Portuguesa: IN MEMORIAM: PARTIU PARA JUNTO DE DEUS S.A.S., A INFANTA DONA MARIA ADELAIDE DE BRAGANÇA VAN UDEN.
Família Real Portuguesa: IN MEMORIAM: PARTIU PARA JUNTO DE DEUS S.A.S., A INFANTA DONA MARIA ADELAIDE DE BRAGANÇA VAN UDEN
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:royalportugal2: Such a sad news. May she rest in peace.

She was such an inspiring person. Portugal needs more people like her
 
The Infanta's funeral was a private cerimony but it was announced a 7th day mass last thursday at the Jerónimos Church.

Was there any coverage ?
 
Interview with Dona Adelaide de Bragança, Infanta of Portugal, by RTP, on the day she turned 100.

 
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