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Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern
Queen consort of Portugal
in exile
Tenure4 September 1913 – 2 July 1932
Born(1890-08-19)19 August 1890
Potsdam, German Empire
Died29 August 1966(1966-08-29) (aged 76)
Eigeltingen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Burial
Langenstein Castle, Germany
Spouse
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(m. 1913; died 1932)​
Count Robert Douglas
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(m. 1939; died 1955)​
Names
Auguste Viktoria Wilhelmine Antonie Mathilde Ludovika Josephine Maria Elisabeth
HouseHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
FatherWilliam, Prince of Hohenzollern
MotherPrincess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern (Template:Lang-de; 19 August 1890 – 29 August 1966) was the daughter of William, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. In 1913, she married the deposed King Manuel II of Portugal. After his death, Augusta Victoria married a second time. She had no children from either marriage.

Family

Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, by Philip de László, 1915

She was born in Potsdam, a daughter of William, Prince of Hohenzollern,[1] sometime heir presumptive to the throne of the kingdom of Romania, (1864–1927) and his first wife Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[citation needed]

First marriage

Augusta Victoria with her first husband, Manuel II of Portugal

On 4 September 1913, Augusta Victoria married King Manuel II of Portugal.[2][3] He had succeeded to the Portuguese throne with the assassination of his father, Carlos I of Portugal, and older brother, Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, on 1 February 1908. He had been deposed by the 5 October 1910 revolution, resulting in the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic. The bride was twenty-three years-old and the groom twenty-four. They were second cousins, both being great-grandchildren of Queen Maria II of Portugal and King Ferdinand II of Portugal. Manuel died on 2 July 1932, at Fulwell Park, Twickenham, Middlesex, England. There were no children from this marriage.

Second marriage

On 23 April 1939, Augusta Victoria married her second husband, Count Robert von Douglas-Langenstein, the 13th head of the Swedish comital house of Douglas, lord of Langenstein Castle in Baden and heir of the Mühlhausen fideicommiss/entail (the eldest son of Count Ludvig Douglas). They were also related, being 3rd cousins 2 times removed, both descending from Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden. The bride was almost 49 years old and the groom 59. There were also no children from this marriage. Douglas died on 26 August 1955. Augusta died at Eigeltingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aged 76.

Titles and styles

  • 19 August 1890 – 4 September 1913: Her Serene Highness Princess Augusta Viktoria of Hohenzollern
  • 4 September 1913 – 2 July 1932: Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen of Portugal and Algarves
  • 2 July 1932 – 2 July 1939: Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen Dowager of Portugal and Algarves
  • 23 April 1939 – 29 August 1966: Her Serene Highness Princess Augusta Viktoria, Countess von Douglas-Langenstein

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "The Ill William of Hohenzollern". The Illustrated London News. London. 9 July 1932. p. 8. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Kenny 2016.
  3. ^ Van der Kiste 2003.

Sources

Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern
Cadet branch of the House of Hohenzollern
Born: 19 August 1890 Died: 29 August 1966
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Queen consort of Portugal and Algarves
4 September 1913 – 2 July 1932
Reason for succession failure:
Republic declared 		Succeeded by
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