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[[Image:Marie Louise Elisabeth de Orleans.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, Queen of Spain]] |
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| name =Louise-Elisabeth of Orléans |
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| title =Queen consort of Spain |
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| image =[[Image:Marie Louise Elisabeth de Orleans.jpg|200px]] |
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| consortreign =[[15 January]], [[1724]] - [[31 August]], [[1724]] |
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| spouse =[[Louis I of Spain|Louis I]] |
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| royal house =[[House of Orléans|Orléans]] |
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| father =[[Philippe of Orléans]] |
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| mother =[[Françoise-Marie de Bourbon|Françoise-Marie of Bourbon]] |
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| date of birth ={{birth date|1709|12|11|mf=y}} |
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| place of birth =[[Versailles]], [[Paris]], [[France]] |
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| date of death ={{death date and age|1742|6|16|1709|12|11|mf=y}} |
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| place of death =Paris, France |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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| ⚫ | Since [[1715]], her father was Regent for |
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| ⚫ | Since [[1715]], her father was [[Regent]] for [[Louis XV of France|Louis XV]], the infant, ''[[de facto]]'' ruler of France. In 1718 [[War of the Quadruple Alliance|war]] broke out between France and Spain. In [[1720]], [[Philip V of Spain|King Philip V of Spain]] wanted to make peace and proposed a double marriage; his three-year-old daughter [[Mariana Victoria of Spain]] would marry Louis XV, and his son and heir [[Louis of Spain|Louis]] would marry one of the Regent's daughters. By that time, Louise-Elisabeth was the Regent's only unmarried daughter. |
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Therefore, in [[1721]] Louise-Elisabeth, just 12 years old, left for [[Madrid]]. |
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Her reception by the Spanish royal family was cold, especially by |
Therefore, in [[1721]], at just twelve years old, Louise-Elisabeth left for [[Madrid]]. Her reception by the Spanish royal family was cold, especially by [[Elisabeth of Parma|Queen Elisabeth Farnese]], but on [[January 20]], [[1722]], she married Louis of Spain. |
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As wife of the heir to the Spanish throne, Louise-Elisabeth was spied upon and accused of all sorts of wrongdoings. Her poor education hindered her ability to adapt to the Spanish court, and she reacted by withdrawing emotionally and exhibiting odd behaviour, like walking around naked and burping and breaking wind in public. |
As wife of the heir to the Spanish throne, Louise-Elisabeth was spied upon and accused of all sorts of wrongdoings. Her poor education hindered her ability to adapt to the Spanish court, and she reacted by withdrawing emotionally and exhibiting odd behaviour, like walking around naked and burping and breaking wind in public. |
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On [[January 15]], [[1724]], Philip V abdicated in favor of his son, who became Louis of Spain|King Louis I. Louise-Elizabeth became Queen, but after only seven months, Louis died of smallpox. Because he died without heirs, his father became King once again. |
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As a widow, Louise-Elizabeth fell into such isolation that France asked for her return. She discreetly |
As a widow, Louise-Elizabeth fell into such isolation that France asked for her return. She discreetly traveled back to Paris, where she died in [[1742]], forgotten by everyone. |
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== Bibliography == |
== Bibliography == |
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Revision as of 01:51, 12 February 2008
| Louise-Elisabeth of Orléans | |
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| Spouse | Louis I |
| House | Orléans |
| Father | Philippe of Orléans |
| Mother | Françoise-Marie of Bourbon |
Marie Louise Elisabeth d'Orléans, called Mademoiselle de Montpensier (December 11, 1709 — June 16, 1742), was queen consort of Spain by her marriage to King Louis I.
Biography
Louise-Elisabeth was one of the many daughters of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, herself a legitimized daughter of Louis XIV of France.
Because no one was much interested in her as a child, Louise-Elisabeth received a poor education and seemed destined for marriage to some obscure German or Italian prince.
Since 1715, her father was Regent for Louis XV, the infant, de facto ruler of France. In 1718 war broke out between France and Spain. In 1720, King Philip V of Spain wanted to make peace and proposed a double marriage; his three-year-old daughter Mariana Victoria of Spain would marry Louis XV, and his son and heir Louis would marry one of the Regent's daughters. By that time, Louise-Elisabeth was the Regent's only unmarried daughter.
Therefore, in 1721, at just twelve years old, Louise-Elisabeth left for Madrid. Her reception by the Spanish royal family was cold, especially by Queen Elisabeth Farnese, but on January 20, 1722, she married Louis of Spain.
As wife of the heir to the Spanish throne, Louise-Elisabeth was spied upon and accused of all sorts of wrongdoings. Her poor education hindered her ability to adapt to the Spanish court, and she reacted by withdrawing emotionally and exhibiting odd behaviour, like walking around naked and burping and breaking wind in public.
On January 15, 1724, Philip V abdicated in favor of his son, who became Louis of Spain|King Louis I. Louise-Elizabeth became Queen, but after only seven months, Louis died of smallpox. Because he died without heirs, his father became King once again.
As a widow, Louise-Elizabeth fell into such isolation that France asked for her return. She discreetly traveled back to Paris, where she died in 1742, forgotten by everyone.
Bibliography
- Comte de Pimodan, Louise-elisabeth d'Orléans, reine d'Espagne 1709-1742, 393 p., Plon, 1928