Marie Henriette of Austria
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| Marie Henriette of Austria | |
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| Queen consort of the Belgians | |
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| Consort | December 10, 1865 - September 19, 1902 |
| Consort to | Léopold II |
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| Princess Louise Marie Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant Princess Stéphanie Princess Clémentine |
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| Titles and styles | |
| HM The Queen of the Belgians HIRH The Duchess of Brabant HI&RH Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria |
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| Royal house | House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary |
| Mother | Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg |
| Born | August 23, 1836 Budapest |
| Died | September 19, 1902 (aged 66) Spa, Belgium |
Marie Henriette of Austria (23 August 1836, Buda or Pest, now Budapest, Hungary - 19 September 1902, Spa, Belgium) was the queen consort of King Léopold II of Belgium.
She was a daughter of Palatine Joseph of Hungary and Maria Dorothea of Württemberg. When she was 17 she married 18 year old Prince Léopold of Belgium, the heir to the throne, on August 22, 1853.
They had four children:
- Princess Louise-Marie of Belgium (1858-1924) married to Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 6th Prince of Kohary
- Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859-1869)
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864-1945) married to Prince Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872-1955) married to Prince Napoléon Victor Bonaparte
She was the 607th Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa.
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Marie Henriette of Austria
Born: 23 August 1836 Died: 19 September 1902 |
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| Vacant
Title last held by
Louise-Marie of France |
Queen Consort of Belgium 1865-1902 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Elisabeth of Bavaria |
