Louise of Orléans
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Louise of Orléans was the first Queen of the Belgians as the second wife of King Leopold I from their marriage on 9 August 1832 until her death in 1850. She was the second child and eldest daughter of the French king Louis Philippe I and his wife, Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies. Louise rarely participated in public representation, but acted as the political adviser of her spouse. Her large correspondence is a valuable historical source of the period and has been published.
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1841
The Marriage of King Leopold I of the Belgians to Princess Louise of Orléans
Drawing of the family of King Leopold I of Belgium
Louise Marie d'Orléans-de Keyser
Leopold I of Belgium
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Leopold I was the first King of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.
Portrait, 1856
Ehrenburg Palace in Coburg, where Leopold was born in 1790, pictured c. 1900
Engraving of the wedding of Charlotte and Leopold in 1816
Portrait of Leopold by George Dawe (circa 1818–1825)