Maria Garzonia

Maria Isabel Garzonia is the former Empress of Portugal, after Portugal turned into a Republic, she and her husband, the Emperor of Portugal had to flee to Mexico so they could stay with their daughter, the Empress of Mexico with the Emperor of Mexico.

 Early Life 

Maria was born in Lisbon in the early morning on October 10th, 1883 to the Duque and Duquesa de Barcelos. While living a normal and quiet life, Maria always had a dream to be someone higher than the rest. She loved her family and her friends and fellow courtiers, but just didn't feel like she belonged there. She fell in love with the heir of Portugal and they had a secret relationship with eachother. One night, they spent a night together and Maria got pregnant on accident. When the heir found out, he quickly went to his parents to tell them that they should be married and that she was perfect for him. His parents, the Empress and Emperor of Portugal denied this at first, since they had a Princess in mind for the him. But after the Princess fell into a river and drowned, they had no choice but to have Maria as his wife. When the couple was finally married, Maria was two months pregnant. When Maria went into labor, everyone was concerned, as they've believed that Maria was going to give birth only at 7 months of pregnancy, meaning the baby would've most likely not made it through the birth. This caused no worries for Maria and her husband, since they both knew that it was the correct time. After hours of a painful labor, Maria gave birth to a healthy and normally-sized son. The court believed this was an act of God as the son was completely fine, while they believed he was born 2 months earlier. Less than a year later, Maria was pregnant again. This time, she gave birth to a daughter, she named her Augustina.

 Life as Empress of Portugal 

In 1902, she and her husband were crowned Emperor and Empress of Portugal, it was the happiest day of their lives as their two children were given the titles of Prince and Princess. Maria was a very sweet and caring mother, raising her children by her own most of the time, when she did not have time, she relied on the children's governess to take care of them. She loved her children the most, more than her own husband. But of course, that was a different type of love. Maria and her husband agreed on sending their daughter, Augustina, to marry the Mexican Emperor when she was 14, so they could rely on more allies. Maria was very shocked when her daughter fell in love with the 46 year old Emperor, not knowing they would be so close. When Maria was sent away to Portugal, Maria came in last second on the ship to help her daughter and make her feel much more comfortable in the court. Though, before arriving back to Portugal, the monarchy had a rebellion and was turned into a republic, this made her husband quickly flee to her family to Mexico. As of now, Maria and her husband reside in Mexico's court with their daughter, the Empress.