Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
Queen consort of Spain (1709-1742) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (11 December 1709 – 16 June 1742) was the wife of Louis I of Spain. She was a daughter of Françoise Marie de Bourbon and Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France. She married Louis, then known as the Prince of Asturias on 20 January 1722. She had no children and became Queen of Spain in January 1724 before her husband died the same year of smallpox. She was sent back to France where she died alone and ignored in Paris in 1742. She is noted as one of the shortest reigning royal consorts in history.
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Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans | |||||
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Queen consort of Spain | |||||
Tenure | 15 January 1724 – 31 August 1724 | ||||
Born | (1709-12-11)11 December 1709 Palace of Versailles, France | ||||
Died | 16 June 1742(1742-06-16) (aged 32) Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France | ||||
Burial | 16 June 1742 Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France | ||||
Spouse | Louis I of Spain | ||||
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House | House of Orléans (by birth) House of Bourbon (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France | ||||
Mother | Françoise Marie de Bourbon | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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