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Born 30 November 1870Brussels, Belgium ( 1870-11-30 ) Issue Princess Marie Louise of OrleansPrincess Sophie of OrleansPrincess Genevieve of OrleansPrince Charles Philippe of Orleans Spouse Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendome (m. 1896) Children Princess Marie Louise of Orleans Parents Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Similar People Prince Emmanuel - Duke of V, Prince Philippe - Count of, Princess Josephine Caroline, Louise of Orleans, Leopold II of Belgium | ||
Princess henriette of belgium duchess of vend me
Princess Henriette Marie of Belgium (30 November 1870 – 28 March 1948), Duchess of Vendôme, was the daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. She was the younger twin sister of Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium, who died at the age of six weeks in 1871.
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Marriage
She married in Brussels, Belgium on 12 February 1896 Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, 8th Duke of Vendôme (18 January 1872 Austria-Hungary – 1 February 1931 Cannes, France), He was a son of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon, and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, and was a great-grandson of King Louis-Philippe of France.
The couple had four children:
Life
Henriette was a great sportswoman, and was often considered the best shot among royal women. On one occasion, she killed a stag that had already killed another, making her very popular in Belgian sporting circles. She even earned the sobriquet the "Sporting Duchess". In 1908, she accompanied her husband to the Rocky Mountains in the United States to shoot grizzly bears.
She often did royal visits for her brother King Albert. In 1914 for instance, she visited a hospital in Neuilly that was treating American troops. In two letters, Henriette and her sister-in-law Queen Elisabeth expressed their appreciation and asked for more support from the American Commission For Relief in Belgium, which had been giving donations to the Belgian people ever since the German invasion.
Henriette Marie of Belgium died aged 77, on 28 March 1948, in Sierre, Valais, Switzerland.