Louise of Orléans
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Louise of Orléans 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.
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The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans by Joseph-Désiré Court
Drawing of the family of King Leopold I of Belgium
Louise Marie d'Orléans-de Keyser
Portrait of Leopold I of Belgium by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1840. The painting as commissioned for the Palace of Versailles by Louise's father
Louise, Queen of the Belgians with her son Leopold, Duke of Brabant, later Leopold II of the BelgiansAwards 2
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About this person
Louise of Orléans 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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