Princess Louise of Orléans
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Louise d'Orléans was a Princess of the Two-Sicilies
and maternal grandmother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain
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Louise was the youngest daughter of Philippe d'Orléans (1838–1894), Count of Paris
and claimant to the French throne as "Philippe VII
". Her mother was Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1848–1919), daughter of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
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, Evesham
, Worcestershire
, England
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:
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...
and maternal grandmother of King Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
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Louise was the youngest daughter of Philippe d'Orléans (1838–1894), Count of Paris
Count of Paris
Count of Paris was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. Eventually, the count of Paris was elected to the French throne...
and claimant to the French throne as "Philippe VII
Philippe, Comte de Paris
Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris was the grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French. He was a claimant to the French throne from 1848 until his death.-Early life:...
". Her mother was Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans (1848–1919), daughter of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
- Titles and styles:/*13 July 182421 September 1824: His Serene Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans*21 September 18249 August 1830: His Royal Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans...
and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
Infanta María Luisa Fernanda of Spain was Infanta of Spain and Duchess of Montpensier. She was the youngest daughter of king Ferdinand VII of Spain and his fourth wife Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, the queen-regent, who was also his niece.-Biography:-Heiress-presumptive:When her elder...
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Marriage and issue
On 16 November 1907, Louise married in Wood NortonWood Norton, Worcestershire
Wood Norton Hall is a Grade II listed Victorian stately home near Evesham, Worcestershire, England. It was the last home in England of Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, who claimed the throne of France...
, Evesham
Evesham
Evesham is a market town and a civil parish in the Local Authority District of Wychavon in the county of Worcestershire, England with a population of 22,000. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies (1870–1949), Prince of the Two Sicilies and widower of Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain , Princess of the Asturias, for all 24 years of her life the heiress presumptive to the Crown of Spain, was the eldest daughter of King Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife, Maria Christina of Austria.For a period from...
, Infanta of Spain. The couple lived in Madrid and had 4 children:
- Don Carlos of the Two Sicilies (1908–1936). Killed in the Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
fighting on the Nationalist side. - Doña María de los Dolores of the Two SiciliesPrincess Maria de los Dolores of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess Maria de los Dolores Victoria Filippa Maria de las Mercedes Luisa Carlota Eugenia y Todos los Santos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Louise of Orléans...
(1909–1996). In 1937, she married Prince Augustyn Józef CzartoryskiAugustyn Józef CzartoryskiPrince Augustyn Józef Czartoryski was a Polish noble . He was the son of Prince Adam Ludwik Czartoryski and Countess Maria Ludwika Krasińska....
(1907–1946) and had one surviving son, AdamAdam Karol CzartoryskiPrince Adam Karol Jezus Maria Józef Franciszek Salezy and all the Saints Czartoryski, es. Adán Carlos Jesús María José Francisco de Sales y todos los Santos Czartoryski-Bórbon Krasinski y Orléans is a Polish-Spanish aristocrat, the creator of the Princes Czartoryski Foundation, and a patron of the...
. She remarried to Carlos Chías Ossorio on 1950. - Doña María de las Mercedes of the Two SiciliesMaria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess María Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the mother of current King Juan Carlos I of Spain.- Biography :María was born in Madrid, daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two...
(1910–2000) who married Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona and became the mother of current reigning King Juan Carlos I of SpainJuan Carlos I of SpainJuan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
. - Doña María de la Esperanza of the Two SiciliesPrincess Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess Maria de la Esperanza Amalia Raniera Maria Rosario Luisa Gonzaga of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the youngest daughter of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Louise of Orléans...
(1914–2005), who married Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-BraganzaPrince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza was one of two claimants to the Brazilian throne and head of the Petrópolis branch of the Brazilian Imperial House.-Biography:Prince Pedro Gastão was the son of Prince Pedro de Alcântara...
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