Louise of Orléans

Princess Louise of Orléans (Louise Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle; 3 Aprile 1812 - 11 October 1850) was the eldest daughter o King Louis Philippe I of the French and from August 1832 the second wife of Leopold I of Belgium, himself the first King of the Belgians. She was also the mother of the future Keeng Leopold II of Belgium, who is known to history for his exploitation of the Belgian Congo. Her future husband was an uncle of the future Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. Louise's mother was also a niece of Marie Antoinette.

Louise of Orléans
Queen of the Belgians
Portrait bi Winterhalter, 1841
Reign	9 August 1832 – 11 October 1850
Born	(1812-04-03)3 April 1812 Palazzo d'Orléans, Palermo, Sicily
Died	11 October 1850(1850-10-11) (aged 38) Ostend, Belgium
Spouse	Leopold I of Belgium
Issue	Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium Leopold II of Belgium Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Charlotte, Empress of Mexico
Full name Louise Marie Thérèse Charlotte Isabelle d'Orléans
House	Orléans (birth)
Father	Louis Philippe I
Mother	Marie Amélie of Naples
Religion	Roman Catholic
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Children

1. Louis Philippe, Crown Prince of Belgium (24 July 1833 – 16 May 1834) died young.
2. Leopold II of the Belgians (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909) married Marie Henriette of Austria and had children.
3. Prince Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (24 March 1837 – 17 November 1905) married Princess Marie of Hohenzollern and had children. .
4. Princess Charlotte of Belgium, (7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927) married Maximilian I of Mexico, no children.

Titles and styles

• 3 April 1812 – 9 August 1830 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle d'Orléans, Princess of the French royal blood.
• 9 August 1830 – 9 August 1832 Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Orléans.
• 9 August 1832 – 11 October 1850 Her Majesty The Queen of the Belgians.