Re: Neither of the two infantas I now think... Archived Message
Posted by maria-olivia on January 8, 2015, 3:48 pm, in reply to "Neither of the two infantas I now think..."
Do you mean Princess Teresa Morterell y Calderon, the late Comtesse de Paris Sister ? --Previous Message-- : I was uncertain as to the Angelfire site : picture of the portuguese infanta. : It was referred there as Maria Adelaide; I : discarded that almost imediately because the : lady in the pic did not look at all like : her, nor the atendance of a glitering event : was a known part of her personality. In fact : the lady in the picture looks more like her : sister Infanta Filipa whom it is known to : favour more of these events. : : But when I was digging (literally ) in my : old archives I found this picture from : Corbis: : : : : http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/U1267402INP/king-umberto-speaking-with-maria-theresa-de?popup=1 : : The caption is from 18th october 1954, : during the ball for Infanta Pilar's 18th : birthday and coming out in Estoril. The : people in the photo are identified as King : Umberto of Italy and Maria Teresa de : Bragança, daughter of Dom Duarte Nuno. : Well, we know that this last part is : obviously wrong since Dom Duarte Nuno had : only sons (3)!!! . : The lady is wearing the same hair style, : necklace (?) as head ornament on the top of : her forehead, aparently the same earrings, : and the exact same pendant as necklace, as : the picture on the Angelfire site. The dress : seems also the same, except she has a loose : sleeve in the Corbis pic. : The caption is most certainly referring to : Pss Maria Teresa of Orleans-Bragança : (1919-2011), one of the most elegant and : distinguished royal ladies of her : generation. She had a very nice jewelry : collection (diamonds, pearls, aquamarines, : peridots...). We really should make a thread : on her jewelry soon . : : I tried to compare the mistery lady picture : with a picture of Pss Teresa at around the : same time, the best I found was this, as a : bride in 1957 : : : I can see strong resemblances, the : distinctive arched eyebrows, nose, mouth. : The Pss looks thinner in 1954. : Plus, I had also these pictures of Pss : Teresa where she seems to be wearing as : necklace the diamond jewel she wears as head : ornament in 1954. The center of the necklace : has a very distinctive round : "swirl" motif that can be seen in : both pictures; the sides of the necklace can : also be seen. The first is from a prewedding : event at the Athens wedding of Pss Sophia : and Pc Juan Carlos, the second was taken : around the time of her wedding in 1957. : Although the Angelfire pic is not very : clear, the earrings also apear to be the : same. : : : : Therefore I now believe the picture on the : Angelfire site to be of Pss Maria Teresa of : Orleans-Bragança, and not of neither of her : portuguese cousins (nor taken at Maria Pia : and Alexander wedding). : I would very much like to hear your : opinions. Thanks. : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks very much for posting those photos, : Cristina. : : Second time I'm seeing photos of the : Infanta. And thanks for correcting the : caption of Infanta Filippa at Aleksandar : & Maria Pia's wedding. : : Do you know in which occasion the Infanta : and her nephew the present Duke of Braganza : were pictured in the last photo? : : Karenl and Jorge you're most welcome. : : --Previous Message-- : Thank you so much Pedro!! This picture of : Infanta Dona Filipa is totally new to me. : : All her jewels in the pic are unknown to me, : but there's one jewel from her inheritance : that is often worn by the Duchess of : Braganza Dona Isabel, the leaf two pearl and : diamond brooch : : : : I have another picture of Dona Filipa : wearing pearl stud earrings : : : : On the Angelfire pages there's a pic of a : gala event (can't remember wich one...Maria : Pia of Savoy and Alexander of Yugouslavia's : pre-wedding??) attended by the infanta : wearing very nice jewels. The picture is : wrongly identified as her sister Infanta : Maria Adelaide (Infanta Maria Adelaide : devoted her life to charity work in poor : neighborhoods, she didn't favour atending : these glamourous events; besides the lady in : the pic does not look like Maria Adelaide, : who had a rounder face). Infanta Filipa did : seem to enjoy atending these events more : than her sister. : (All credits to the pic go to Angelfire : site) : : : : Dona Filipa wearing what seems like a three : strand pearl necklace, with her very young : nephew Duarte Pio, the present Duke of : Braganza : : : : It seems that the Infanta had a nice small : collection of jewels at her disposal. I : don't know the whereabouts of those pieces, : with the exception of the one now worn by : the Duchess. Perhaps the jewels were divided : amongs her nieces and nephews when she : passed away? (the Infanta did not marry nor : had any children) : : --Previous Message-- : I found this photo of Infanta Filippa of : Portugal, aunt of the present Duke of : Braganza, wearing a tiiara (or some head : piece) and a necklace. This is the first : time I see a photo of the Infanta and so, of : these jewels. : : Does someone have any information about it? : : : : * : : : : http://www.royaltyguide.nl/families/braganza/braganza3.htm : : : : : : : :
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