Princess Louise of Orléans
| Louise | |||||
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| Princess Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | |||||
| Born | 24 February 1882 Cannes, France | ||||
| Died | 18 April 1958 (aged 76) Seville, Spain | ||||
| Burial | Iglesia Colegial del Divino Salvador, Seville | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Issue | Prince Carlos Princess Maria de los Dolores Princess Maria de las Mercedes Princess Maria de la Esperanza | ||||
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Prince Philippe, Count of Paris | ||||
| Mother | Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Louise d'Orléans[1] (24 February 1882 – 18 April 1958) was a Princess of the Two-Sicilies and maternal grandmother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
Louise was the youngest daughter [1] of Philippe d'Orléans (1838–1894), Count of Paris and claimant to the French throne as "Philippe VII". Her mother was Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1848–1919), daughter of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain.[1]
Marriage and issue
On 16 November 1907, Louise married in Wood Norton, Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, Infante Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870–1949), and widower of Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, Infanta of Spain.[1] The couple lived in Madrid and had 4 children:[1]
- Prince Don Carlos of Bourbon- Two Sicilies (1908–1936). Killed in the Spanish Civil War fighting on the Nationalist side.
- Princess Doña María de los Dolores of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1909–1996). In 1937, she married Prince Augustyn Józef Czartoryski (1907–1946) and had one surviving son, Adam. She remarried to Carlos Chías Ossorio on 1950.
- Princess Doña María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910–2000) who married Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and became the mother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain, who abdicated in favor of his son in 2014..
- Princess Doña María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1914–2005), who married Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza.
Later life
In 1931, when the Spanish Republic was proclaimed, the family left Spain for Italy and later Switzerland. In 1939, after the victory of Franco in the Spanish civil War they returned to Spain and settled in Seville.
Titles
- 21 February 1882 - 16 November 1907: Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Orléans.
- 16 November 1907 - 18 April 1958: Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Two Sicillies.
Ancestry
Heraldry
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References
- ^ a b c d e Darryl Lundy (10 March 2007). "Louise Françoise Marie Laure d'Orléans, Prince de France". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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- Généalogie des rois et des princes by Jan-Charles Volkmann Edit. Jean-Paul Gisserot (1998)