Isabelle of Orléans, countess of Harcourt
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Princess Isabelle Françoise Hélène Marie of Orléans (27 November 1900, Nouvion-en-Thiérache, France – 12 February 1983, Neuilly
, France) was member of the House of Orléans
and by marriage Countess of Harcourt
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The daughter of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (1874–1940), Orleanist pretender to the French throne, and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans.
(1899–1930), son of Count Eugene of Harcourt and Armande of Pierre de Bernis. Bruno was an automobile racer and he died on a practice for the Moroccan Grand Prix
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They had four children:
As a widow, Isabelle remarried Prince Pierre Murat (1900–1948) in 1934, at Jouy-en-Josas.
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Neuilly is a common place name in France, deriving from the male given name Nobilis or Novellius:...
, France) was member of the House of Orléans
House of Orleans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...
and by marriage Countess of Harcourt
Lords and Counts of Harcourt
When the Viking chieftain Rollo obtained via the Treaty of Saint Clair-sur-Epte the territories which would later make up Normandy, he distributed them as estates among his main supporters. Among these lands were the seigneurie of Harcourt, near Brionne, and the county of Pont-Audemer, both of...
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The daughter of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (1874–1940), Orleanist pretender to the French throne, and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans.
Marriages
She married at Le Chesnay, on 12 September 1913, French aristocrat Bruno, Count of HarcourtBruno, Count of Harcourt
Marie Hervé Jean Bruno d'Harcourt, Count of Harcourt was a member of the French nobility and a Grand Prix motor racing driver....
(1899–1930), son of Count Eugene of Harcourt and Armande of Pierre de Bernis. Bruno was an automobile racer and he died on a practice for the Moroccan Grand Prix
Moroccan Grand Prix
The Moroccan Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor racing event begun in 1925 in Casablanca, Morocco with the official denomination of "Casablanca Grand Prix"....
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They had four children:
- Bernard d'Harcourt, Count of Harcourt (1925–1958).
- Gilone d'Harcourt (1927), who married Antoine of Dreux-Brézé.
- Isabelle d'Harcourt (1927–1993), who married prince Louis Murat.
- Monique d'Harcourt (1929).
As a widow, Isabelle remarried Prince Pierre Murat (1900–1948) in 1934, at Jouy-en-Josas.