Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was the wife of the deposed king Miguel I of Portugal. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters.
Portrait of Duchess Adelaide as a widow (1885)
Miguel I of Portugal
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Dom Miguel I, known by several nicknames, was King of Portugal from 1828 to 1834. He was the son of King John VI and Queen Carlota Joaquina.
Miguel I around age 21, c. 1823
Miguel I around age 26, 1828
Miguel I around age 26, c. 1828
A period cartoon, showing the conflict between the Two Brothers, as children, supported and instigated, respectively, by the French King Louis Philippe I, representing the liberal side, and Czar Nicholas I of Russia, representing the anti-liberalist Holy Alliance