Isabelle d'Orléans, duchesse de Guise
Isabelle Marie Laure Mercédès Ferdinande d'Orléans (born May 7, 1878 in Eu , France , † April 21, 1961 in Larache , Morocco ) was a French monarchist. The Orléanists considered her Queen of France and Duchess of Guise from 1926 .
Life
Isabelle d'Orléans was the daughter of the French pretender Louis Philippe of Orléans and the Spanish princess Maria Isabella d'Orléans-Montpensier .
She married on October 30, 1899 in Twickenham her cousin Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise (1874-1940), who became French pretender to the throne after the death of Isabelle's brother in 1926. The couple had four children:
- Isabelle Françoise Hélène Marie d'Orléans (1900–1983) ∞ Bruno d'Harcourt (1899–1930)
- Françoise Isabelle Louise Marie (1902–1953) ∞ Christoph of Greece (1888–1940)
- Anne Hélène Marie (1906–1986) ∞ Duke Amadeus d'Aosta (1898–1942)
- Henri von Orléans (1908–1999) ∞ Isabelle d'Orléans-Bragance (1911–2003)
Isabelle died in Larache on April 21, 1961 at the age of 83. She was buried next to her husband in the Royal Chapel of Saint Louis in Dreux .
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SURNAME | Guise, Isabelle d'Orléans duchesse de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Orléans, Isabelle Marie Laure Mercédès Ferdinande d '; Orleans, Isabelle von; Bourbon, Isabelle; Orleans; Isabelle d ' |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French monarchist |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Eu (Seine-Maritime) |
DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1961 |
Place of death | Larache , Morocco |