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Born 19 July 1869
Bushy House, Teddington, England ( 1869-07-19 ) Issue Prince Joseph Clemens
Princess Elisabeth Maria Father Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon Mother Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria Died 4 February 1952, Munich, Germany Spouse Prince Alfons of Bavaria (m. 1891) Children Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria Parents Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon Similar Prince Alfons of Bavaria, Prince Ferdinand - Duke of A, Duchess Sophie Charlotte, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Prince Emmanuel - Duke of V | ||
Princess Louise d'Orléans (Louise Victoire Marie Amélie Sophie; 19 July 1869 – 4 February 1952) was a French princess of the House of Orléans and a member of the Royal Family of Bavaria. Throughout her life Louise remained very close to her first cousin, the Austrian archduchess Marie Valerie of Habsburg-Lorraine.
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Early life and family
Princess Louise was born at Bushy House, Teddington, England in 1869, a daughter of the French prince Ferdinand Philippe Marie d'Orléans, "duc d'Alençon", and his wife Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, herself a sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and Queen Marie of the Two Sicilies, the heroine of Gaëte. Her paternal grandparents were Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Prince Louis Charles Philippe d'Orléans, "duc de Nemours", the second son of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French. Louise had a younger brother, Prince Emmanuel d'Orléans, "duc de Vendôme".
Marriage
On 15 April 1891 she married her cousin, the infante of Spain Alfons of Bavaria, at Schloss Nymphenburg. He was the son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875) and his wife, Amelia de Bourbon (1834–1905).
They had two children:
In Paris on 4 May 1897, her mother, the famed duchesse d'Alençon, died in a fire at a charity bazaar (the Bazar de la Charité); she had refused rescue attempts, insisting that the girls working with her at the bazaar be saved first. Princess Louise of Bavaria died in 1952 in Munich.