Princess Teresa Cristina 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 of Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Archduchess Karoline Marie of Austria.^[1]

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.^[1] Through her mother she was also a great-granddaughter of Leopold II, the last Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Teresa Cristina was the only grandchild of Leopoldina to retain Brazilian nationality.^[2]

Teresa Cristina married in Salzburg on 6 October 1930 to Lamoral, Baron Taxis di Bordogna e Valnigra (1900-1966), the son of Omodeo, Freiherr Taxis Bordogna und Valnigra (1872-1948) and his wife, Franziska "Fanny" von Ottenhaler zu Ottenthal (1877–1955).^[1][3] Their descendants assumed the surname Tasso de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança. They had four children:

1. Carlos Tasso de Saxe-Coburg e Bragança (born 16 July 1931); married firstly Denise Pais de Almeida and secondly Archduchess Walburga of Austria (born 23 July 1942).
2. Alice Tasso de Saxe-Coburg e Bragança (7 June 1936 – 29 August 2013); married Michele Formentini, Count di Tolmino e Biglia.
3. Felipe Tasso de Saxe-Coburg e Bragança (born 3 January 1939); married Anna Maria Duarte Nunes.
4. Maria Cristina Tasso de Saxe-Coburg e Bragança (born 31 January 1945); married Raimondo Dettori.

She died on 24 January 1990 in Villach, Austria, aged 87.