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Louise of Orléans
Queen of the Belgians from 1832 to 1850 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Louise of Orléans (Louise-Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle; 3 April 1812 – 11 October 1850) was the first Queen of the Belgians as the second wife of King Leopold I from their marriage on 9 August 1832 until her death in 1850. She was the second child and eldest daughter of the French king Louis Philippe I and his wife, Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies. Louise rarely participated in public representation, but acted as the political adviser of her spouse. Her large correspondence is a valuable historical source of the period and has been published.
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Tenure | 9 August 1832 – 11 October 1850 | ||||
Born | (1812-04-03)3 April 1812 Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily | ||||
Died | 11 October 1850(1850-10-11) (aged 38) Ostend, Kingdom of Belgium | ||||
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House | Orléans | ||||
Father | Louis Philippe I of France | ||||
Mother | Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies | ||||
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