Princess Louise of Orléans

Princess Louise
Princess Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Louise in 1906
Born(1882-02-24)24 February 1882
Cannes, France
Died18 April 1958(1958-04-18) (aged 76)
Seville, Spain
Burial
Iglesia Colegial del Divino Salvador, Seville
Spouse
(m. 1907; died 1949)
Issue
Names
French: Louise Françoise Marie Laure
HouseOrléans
FatherPrince Philippe, Count of Paris
MotherInfanta María Isabel of Spain
SignaturePrincess Louise's signature

Princess Louise Françoise Marie Laure of Orléans[1] (24 February 1882 – 18 April 1958) was a Princess of the Two-Sicilies and paternal great grandmother of King Felipe VI of Spain.

Louise was the youngest daughter of Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris and claimant to the French throne as "Philippe VII". Her mother was Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans, daughter of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain.[2]

Marriage and issue

Prince Carlos and Princess Marie Louise photographed on their wedding day in 1907

On 16 November 1907, Louise married in Wood Norton, Worcestershire, UK, Infante Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and widower of María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias. The couple lived in Madrid and had four children:[3]

Later life

In 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed, the family left Spain for Italy and later Switzerland. In 1939, after the victory of Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War, they returned to Spain and settled in Seville.

Heraldry

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Louise of Orléans
8. Louis Philippe I of France
4. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
9. Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
2. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
10. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
5. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
11. Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1. Princess Louise of Orléans
12. Louis Philippe I of France (= 8)
6. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
13. Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (= 9)
3. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
14. Ferdinand VII of Spain
7. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
15. Princess Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies

References

  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  2. ^ "Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French | Hein's Royal Genealogy Page". heinbruins.nl. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  3. ^ "Louise of Orleans (1882–1952) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  • Généalogie des rois et des princes by Jan-Charles Volkmann Edit. Jean-Paul Gisserot (1998)