Princess Marie Louise of Orléans (1896–1973) explained

Princess Marie Louise
Full Name:fr|Marie Louise Ferdinande Charlotte Henriette
Spouse:
    Issue:Prince Gaetano
    House:Orléans
    Father:Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme
    Mother:Princess Henriette of Belgium
    Birth Date:31 December 1896
    Birth Place:Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
    Death Place:New York City, U.S.

    Princess Marie Louise Ferdinande Charlotte Henriette of Orléans (31 December 1896  - 8 March 1973) was a Princess of Orléans by birth and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies through her marriage to Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

    Family

    Princess Marie Louise was born on 31 December 1896 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France. She was the eldest daughter and child of Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme and his wife, Princess Henriette of Belgium.[1]

    Her paternal grandparents were Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria and her maternal grandparents were Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. She was a great-granddaughter of Leopold I, the first king of Belgium, and a great-great-granddaughter of Louis Philippe I, the last king of France.[2]

    Marriage and issue

    Marie Louise married firstly to Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, tenth child of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta, and his wife, Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 12 January 1916 at her father's home in Neuilly-sur-Seine.[3] The couple had one child before their divorce in 1925:[4]

    Marie Louise married secondly to Walter F. Kingsland Jr. (1888-1961), a prominent New York businessman, on 12 December 1928 in Chichester, Sussex, England.[7] [8] His father owned a "palatial home in the Bois de Boulogne" and his grandfather was Ambrose Kingsland, the former Mayor of New York City.[9] Marie Louise and Walter did not have children, and lived in Redding, Connecticut, for twenty years.[10]

    Marie Louise died on 8 March 1973 in New York City.[11]

    Descendants

    Through her only son Prince Gaetano,[12] she was the grandmother of two grandsons: Adrian Philip de Bourbon (b. 1948),[6] who married Linda Idensohn on 20 March 1976, and Gregory Peter de Bourbon (b. 1950),[6] who married, firstly, Maureen Powell on 15 May 1971.[6] They divorced in 1986. They have two sons. He remarried to Carrie Anne Thornley on 30 August 1986.

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    Notes and References

    1. News: TIMES . Special Cable to THE NEW YORK . BOURBON PRINCE TO WED.; Philip of Sicilian Branch to Marry Duke of Vendome's Daughter. . 30 November 2021 . . 10 August 1915.
    2. News: MARIE LOUISE KINGSLAND . 15 July 2019 . . 10 Mar 1973 . 262 . en.
    3. News: MARRIAGE UNITES BOURBON BRANCHES; Prince Philippe de Bourbon Weds Princess Marie Louise d'Orleans in Paris. FOUR WITNESSES BY PROXY They Are Spanish and Belgian Kings, Due d'Orleans, and Prince Janvier de Bourbon. . 30 November 2021 . . 14 January 1916.
    4. News: DE BOURBON-PARME IS HOST TO COUSINS; Prince Gaetano of Rome Gives Party Here for Mrs. Chanler and Princess de Braganca LISA MABON ENTERTAINS Mrs. Theron Roundell Strong Mrs. L.C. Maxwell and Loring Washburns Have Guests . 15 July 2019 . . 16 March 1940.
    5. Book: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels . 1961 . C.A. Starke . 27 . 30 November 2021 . de.
    6. McNaughton, C. Arnold. The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 443.
    7. News: TIMES . Wireless to THE NEW YORK . PRINCESS D'ORLEANS TO WED NEW YORKER; Troth of Niece of King Albert of Belgium to Walter F. Kingsland Jr. Is Announced. . 30 November 2021 . . 6 December 1928.
    8. News: TIMES . Wireless to THE NEW YORK . ORLEANS PRINCESS WEDS NEW YORKER; Marie Louise Married to W.F. Kingsland Jr. in England Amid Mystery. STRONG GUARD AT CHURCH Even the Bridegroom Has to Show Admission Card--Bride Wears Ring of Royal Forebears. Ring a Royal Heirloom. Bride a Niece of King Albert. . 30 November 2021 . . 13 December 1928.
    9. News: Even the King Couldn't Prohibit the High-Proof Bourbon Romances So a Prince and His Royal Sister Married Americans, Tossing Aside Their Rights to a Throne . 30 November 2021 . . 20 January 1929 . 39.
    10. News: TIMES . Special to THE NEW YORK . Quits England to Live On Connecticut Estate . 30 November 2021 . . 9 August 1935.
    11. News: Mrs. Kingsland Dies; Descendant of a King . 15 July 2019 . . 11 Mar 1973 . 81 . en.
    12. News: DE BOURBON-PARME IS HOST TO COUSINS; Prince Gaetano of Rome Gives Party Here for Mrs. Chanler and Princess de Braganca LISA MABON ENTERTAINS Mrs. Theron Roundell Strong Mrs. L.C. Maxwell and Loring Washburns Have Guests . 30 November 2021 . . 16 March 1940.

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