Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry
Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry was an Italian princess of the House of Bourbon who married into the French royal family, and was the mother of Henri, Count of Chambord. She led an unsuccessful rebellion against King Louis-Philippe I to install her son on the French throne.
Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1825
Marie Caroline in mourning with her daughter Louise Marie Thérèse. The two look longingly upon a bust of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry.
La moisson (1822) by Auguste-Xavier Leprince, oil on canvas, 24.2 x 32.1 cm, featured in her 1822 sale
Henri, Count of Chambord and Duke of Bordeaux was the Legitimist pretender to the throne of France as Henri V from 1844 until his death in 1883.
Photograph c. 1870
The Duchess of Berry presents her son Henri, Duke of Bordeaux, to the French court and Royal Family.
The young Prince Henri inspecting the royal guard at Rambouillet on 2 August 1830.
France Pretender Bronze Coin 5 Fr 1831 Henri V, Count of Chambord, 1820 Paris – 1883 Frohsdorf, Austria. Juvenile head l./ Crowned royal arms of France.