Princess Teresa Cristina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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| Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Duchess in Saxony Barones Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra |
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23 August 1902 Austria-Hungary |
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| Died | 24 January 1990 (aged 87) Villach, Austria |
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| Spouse | Lamoral, Baron Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra | ||||
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| House | House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry | ||||
| Father | Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| (Portuguese: Teresa Cristina Maria Josefa Inácia Benicia Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga) (German: Theresia Christiane Maria Josepha Ignatia Benizia Michaela Gabriele Raphaele Gonzaga) |
Princess Teresa Cristina of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (23 August 1902 – 24 January 1990), was a German princess of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
She was born Princess Theresia Christiane Maria Josepha Ignatia Benizia Michaela Gabriele Raphaele Gonzaga of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha at the Thüringen in Austria-Hungary, the sixth child and second daughter of Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria. Her father was the son of Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, daughter of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil and Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies, her namesake. Teresa Cristina was the only grandchild of Leopoldina to retain Brazilian nationality. Through her mother she was also a great-granddaughter of Leopold II, the last Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Teresa Cristina married in Salzburg on 6 October 1930 to Lamoral, Baron Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra. Their descendants assumed the surname Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança. They had four children:
She died on 24 January 1990 in Villach, Austria, aged 87.
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