House Orleans Name Princess of | Religion Roman Catholicism Role Princess of Two-Sicilies | |
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Born 24 February 1882
Cannes, France ( 1882-02-24 ) Burial Iglesia Colegial del Divino Salvador, Seville Issue Prince Carlos
Princess Maria de los Dolores
Princess Maria de las Mercedes
Princess Maria de la Esperanza Father Prince Philippe, Count of Paris Mother Princess Marie Isabelle of Orleans Died April 18, 1958, Seville, Spain Spouse Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m. 1907–1949) Children Princess Maria de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Parents Princess Marie Isabelle of Orleans, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris Siblings Princess Helene of Orleans, Amelie of Orleans Similar People Princess Maria de las Merce, Princess Marie Isabelle o, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Mercedes - Princess of Asturias, Prince Philippe - Count of | ||
Princess Louise of Orléans, Princess of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Louise d'Orleans (24 February 1882 – 18 April 1958) was a Princess of the Two-Sicilies and maternal grandmother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
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- Princess Louise of Orlans Princess of the Bourbon Two Sicilies
- Marriage and issue
- Later life
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Louise was the youngest daughter of Philippe d'Orleans (1838–1894), Count of Paris and claimant to the French throne as "Philippe VII". Her mother was Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orleans (1848–1919), daughter of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain.
Marriage and issue
On 16 November 1907, Louise married in Wood Norton, Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies (1870–1949), Prince of the Two Sicilies and widower of Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, Infanta of Spain. The couple lived in Madrid and had 4 children:
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.