| Anita de Braganza | |
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Anita Stewart, Princess Miguel de Braganza |
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| Born | Anita Rhinelander Stewart 1885 New York City |
| Died | 1977 (aged 91–92) Newport, Rhode Island |
| Residence | New York City Newport, Rhode Island (summer residence) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Princess Miguel of Braganza |
| Known for | Royalty |
| Title | Princess |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
| Spouse | Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (m. 1909-1923) Lewis Gouverneur Morris (m. 1946-1977) |
| Children | John de Braganza Miguel de Braganza Nadejda de Braganza |
| Parents | Annie Armstrong and William Rhinelander Stewart Sr. |
Anita Stewart Morris (c.1885 – September 15, 1977), also known as Princess Miguel of Braganza, Duchess of Viseu, was an American socialite and heiress who married Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, granddson of Dom Miguel I, King of Portugal, and the eldest son of Dom Miguel, Duke of Braganza, at that time the first in the line of succession to the former Portuguese throne.
Anita Rhinelander Stewart was born in New York City to Mr. William Rhinelander Stewart. The princess had one sibling, W. Rhinelander Stewart, Jr.
Stewart married Dom Miguel of Braganza, Infante of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, in Dingwall Castle, Scotland, on September 15, 1909. Out of this union, three children were born: Nadejda de Braganza, Miguel de Braganza, and John de Braganza, all of whom used the title Prince and Princess until 1920, when their parents' marriage was deemed to be in contravention of royal law. Nadejda married Vadim Dorozynski in Capri, Italy on August 16, 1930, as her first husband; she committed suicide in 1936, after her marriage to René Millet.[1] Miguel graduated from the prestigious St. George School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1933.[2]
Dom Miguel, Duke of Viseu, died in 1923, after which the Princess moved to New York City. In order to regain her American citizenship, she had to renounce her royal title. However, society continued to refer to her with her regal title.[1]
Anita de Braganza married Lewis Gouverneur Morris in New York City in 1946. After that, she continued to operate a photography studio in Manhattan and spend time at her house in Newport, Rhode Island.
Anita died on September 15, 1977, at her house in Newport, Rhode Island. She died at the age of 92.[3]
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