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On this day, January 28, 1271 ~ Demise of Isabella of Aragon, Queen Consort of King Philip III of France
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The death of Queen Isabella at near Martirano in Calabria was as a result of a fall from a horse,the queen who was pregnant died as did the child .Queen Isabella had accompanied her husband Philippe III on the 8th Crusade.
The Queen's remains were later brought back to France for burial at St Denis.
The Queen's remains were later brought back to France for burial at St Denis.
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On this day, January 30, 1853 ~ Wedding of Emperor Napoleon III of the French and Eugenie de Montijo at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
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The engagement was only announced on January 22nd,1853 the Emperor declared at the Tuileries before a gathering of the government, council of state and Senate that Eugenie was 'Endowed with all the qualities of the soul, she will be the ornament of the throne, as, in the day of danger, she would become one of its courageous supports. Catholic and pious, she will address the same prayers to heaven as I do for the happiness of France' .
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On this day, January 31, 1756 ~ Birth of Marie Therese of Savoy, Countess of Artois, wife of the future King Charles X of France
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Marie-Thérèse de Savoie never lived to see the Bourbon Restoration nor her husbands accession and died in exile at Graz, Austria in 1805.
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On this day, February 1, 1328 ~ Demise of King Charles IV of France at the Chateau de Vincennes
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He was also the last king from the House of Capet and he was also King of Navarre which was in a personal union with France since 1285.
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February 3, 1338 birth of Joanna of Bourbon, consort of Charles V.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21084/jeanne-de_bourbon#view-photo=415030
Joanna was born in Vicennes France. Her father was Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. Her mother was Isabella of Valois. Isabella was a granddaughter of Philip III of France, a daughter of Philip's third son Charles, Count of Valois. Peter was a great-grandson of Louis IX (his paternal grandfather Robert was Louis' youngest son).Her parents had eight children, of whom 7 made it to adulthood. Joanna was their second born and eldest daughter,her older sibling succeeded her father as Louis II. Her sister Blanche married King Peter of Castille.
Joanna was a niece of Philip VI of France. He was her mother's half brother. Isabella's father was married three times. Philip was his son by his first wife Margaret, Countess of Anjou. Isabella was his daughter by his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.
The original plans for her marriage was to Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy. Amadeus eventually backed out. He would seek several brides, before he would eventually end up married to her sister Bonne. Bonne bore him his heir Amadeus VII (two other children died shortly after birth).
Instead the choice of husband fell Charles of France . Charles was a grandson of her uncle Philip VI. His father was Philip's eldest son John.
The couple were married April 8, 1350 in Tain-l'Hermitage. Charles was 2nd in line to the throne at the time as his grandfather was still alive. They were both 12 at the time of the marriage. Her husband became the heir to the throne only months later when his grandfather Philip died August 22 of that year.
Their relationship wasn't easy in the early years due to her husband's infidelity. His mistress Biette de Cassinel caused some tension for the young couple. But the relationship ended before her husband became king.
in 1364 Charles became Charles V after his father died in London. Her husband is said to have asked her advice on matters of culture and even politics during their marriage.
Joanna seemed to possibly suffer from post pardum depression. She had a break down after the birth of her son Louis. Her husband who seemed quite devoted to her had made a pilgrimage to pray for her to recover which she did. He would name her as regent in case he died before his son was an adult.
Joanna would die at Hôtel Saint-Pol February 6, 1378, 3 days after her 40th birthday. She died 2 days after giving birth to her youngest. It seems she brought on labor taking a bath against doctor's orders and died from complications 2 days later. The king was devastated by the loss of his wife.
She was buried in three places. Her heart was at the Cordeliers Convent. Her entrails were buried at the Couvent des Célestins. And her body was buried at the Basilica of St Denis.Her husband died 2 years later, leaving their 11 year old son as Charles VI.
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The couple had 9 children though only 2 of them reached adulthood.
-Joanna died at age three
-Bonne: died at age two
-John: died within months of birth
-Charles: succeeded his father as Charles VI at the age of 11. He was known as the beloved. He married Isabeau of Bavaria with whom he had 12 children, 8 of whom reached adulthood. He was succeeded though by his 11th child Charles as Charles VIII (while 2 of his 4 older sons reached adulthood and married, they died before him and had no children). 2 of his daughters would marry English kings: Isabella married Richard II (first husband) and Catherine married Henry V (mother of not only Henry VI but of Owen and Jasper Tudor, making her grandmother to Henry VII).
-Marie: died at age 7.
-Louis: was made Louis I, Duke of Orleans. He married Valentina Visconti. They were the parents of 8 children, four of whom reached adulthood. They were the grandparents of Louis XII of France through their eldest son Charles. And of Francis I through their son John.
-Isabella: died at age 4.
-John: died at age 2.
-Catherine: the daughter her mother died shortly after giving birth to. Though she didn't reach adulthood, she did marry. She was married off to John of Valois, Count of Montpensier at the age of 8, her husband was 11. Since they were only children the marriage was never consummated before she died at age ten. Her husband would later marry Anne de Bourbon-La Marche but he had no children by his second wife and died before his father.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21084/jeanne-de_bourbon#view-photo=415030
Joanna was born in Vicennes France. Her father was Peter I, Duke of Bourbon. Her mother was Isabella of Valois. Isabella was a granddaughter of Philip III of France, a daughter of Philip's third son Charles, Count of Valois. Peter was a great-grandson of Louis IX (his paternal grandfather Robert was Louis' youngest son).Her parents had eight children, of whom 7 made it to adulthood. Joanna was their second born and eldest daughter,her older sibling succeeded her father as Louis II. Her sister Blanche married King Peter of Castille.
Joanna was a niece of Philip VI of France. He was her mother's half brother. Isabella's father was married three times. Philip was his son by his first wife Margaret, Countess of Anjou. Isabella was his daughter by his third wife Mahaut of Châtillon.
The original plans for her marriage was to Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy. Amadeus eventually backed out. He would seek several brides, before he would eventually end up married to her sister Bonne. Bonne bore him his heir Amadeus VII (two other children died shortly after birth).
Instead the choice of husband fell Charles of France . Charles was a grandson of her uncle Philip VI. His father was Philip's eldest son John.
The couple were married April 8, 1350 in Tain-l'Hermitage. Charles was 2nd in line to the throne at the time as his grandfather was still alive. They were both 12 at the time of the marriage. Her husband became the heir to the throne only months later when his grandfather Philip died August 22 of that year.
Their relationship wasn't easy in the early years due to her husband's infidelity. His mistress Biette de Cassinel caused some tension for the young couple. But the relationship ended before her husband became king.
in 1364 Charles became Charles V after his father died in London. Her husband is said to have asked her advice on matters of culture and even politics during their marriage.
Joanna seemed to possibly suffer from post pardum depression. She had a break down after the birth of her son Louis. Her husband who seemed quite devoted to her had made a pilgrimage to pray for her to recover which she did. He would name her as regent in case he died before his son was an adult.
Joanna would die at Hôtel Saint-Pol February 6, 1378, 3 days after her 40th birthday. She died 2 days after giving birth to her youngest. It seems she brought on labor taking a bath against doctor's orders and died from complications 2 days later. The king was devastated by the loss of his wife.
She was buried in three places. Her heart was at the Cordeliers Convent. Her entrails were buried at the Couvent des Célestins. And her body was buried at the Basilica of St Denis.Her husband died 2 years later, leaving their 11 year old son as Charles VI.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21084/jeanne-de_bourbon#view-photo=99510
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The couple had 9 children though only 2 of them reached adulthood.
-Joanna died at age three
-Bonne: died at age two
-John: died within months of birth
-Charles: succeeded his father as Charles VI at the age of 11. He was known as the beloved. He married Isabeau of Bavaria with whom he had 12 children, 8 of whom reached adulthood. He was succeeded though by his 11th child Charles as Charles VIII (while 2 of his 4 older sons reached adulthood and married, they died before him and had no children). 2 of his daughters would marry English kings: Isabella married Richard II (first husband) and Catherine married Henry V (mother of not only Henry VI but of Owen and Jasper Tudor, making her grandmother to Henry VII).
-Marie: died at age 7.
-Louis: was made Louis I, Duke of Orleans. He married Valentina Visconti. They were the parents of 8 children, four of whom reached adulthood. They were the grandparents of Louis XII of France through their eldest son Charles. And of Francis I through their son John.
-Isabella: died at age 4.
-John: died at age 2.
-Catherine: the daughter her mother died shortly after giving birth to. Though she didn't reach adulthood, she did marry. She was married off to John of Valois, Count of Montpensier at the age of 8, her husband was 11. Since they were only children the marriage was never consummated before she died at age ten. Her husband would later marry Anne de Bourbon-La Marche but he had no children by his second wife and died before his father.
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Jeanne de Bourbon was actually also baptized on the same day as her cousin and future husband Charles V of France at the church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Montreuil near Paris.
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8th of February 1393- Death of Blanche de France ,Duchess d'Orléans
Blanche was the posthumous daughter of King Charles IV the Fair by his third wife Jeanne d'Évreux.
In 1345 she was married to Philippe,Duke d'Orléans,however the marriage was childless.Blanche's body was buried at St Denis ,her at the Cathedral Sainte-Croix d'Orléans and her entrails at l'Abbaye du Pont-aux-Dames.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_France,_Duchess_of_Orléans
Blanche was the posthumous daughter of King Charles IV the Fair by his third wife Jeanne d'Évreux.
In 1345 she was married to Philippe,Duke d'Orléans,however the marriage was childless.Blanche's body was buried at St Denis ,her at the Cathedral Sainte-Croix d'Orléans and her entrails at l'Abbaye du Pont-aux-Dames.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_of_France,_Duchess_of_Orléans
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On this day, February 10, 1606 ~ Birth of Marie Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy, wife of Duke Victor Amadeus I of Savoy
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12th of February 1517 : Death of Catherine I, Queen of Navarre.
Catherine was born in April 1468 the daughter of Gaston de Foix,Prince de Viane and Madeleine de France.Upon the death of her childless brother François Fébus king of Navarre in 1483 she became Queen of Navarre,Duchess of Nemours ,Countess of Foix ,Bigorre and Viscountess of Béarn. In 1484 she married French noble Jean III d'Albret ,Count of Périgord and Viscount of Limoges.
The couple had several children including :
Henri II of Navarre (1503-1555)
Madeleine d'Albret (1494 -1504)
Catherine d'Albret (1495 -1532 ) Abbess
Anne d'Albret (1492 -1532 )
Quiterie d'Albret (1499 -1536 ) Abbess
Charles d'Albret ( 1510-1528)
Isabeau d'Albret (1512 -1560) married René I ,Viscount de Rohan
Catherine died at Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France amd is buried at Notre Dame de Lescar in Béarn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Navarre
Catherine was born in April 1468 the daughter of Gaston de Foix,Prince de Viane and Madeleine de France.Upon the death of her childless brother François Fébus king of Navarre in 1483 she became Queen of Navarre,Duchess of Nemours ,Countess of Foix ,Bigorre and Viscountess of Béarn. In 1484 she married French noble Jean III d'Albret ,Count of Périgord and Viscount of Limoges.
The couple had several children including :
Henri II of Navarre (1503-1555)
Madeleine d'Albret (1494 -1504)
Catherine d'Albret (1495 -1532 ) Abbess
Anne d'Albret (1492 -1532 )
Quiterie d'Albret (1499 -1536 ) Abbess
Charles d'Albret ( 1510-1528)
Isabeau d'Albret (1512 -1560) married René I ,Viscount de Rohan
Catherine died at Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France amd is buried at Notre Dame de Lescar in Béarn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Navarre
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13th of February 1604 : Death of Catherine de Bourbon,Duchess of Lorraine
Catherine was born in 1559 the daughter of Jeanne III of Navarre and Antoine de Bourbon,Duke of Vendôme ,she was also the younger sister of the future Henri IV of France. Catherine was named in honour of her godmother Catherine de Médicis. A committed Huguenot Catherine lived for many years at the French court under the protection of Queen Catherine who tried in vein to have her abjure Calvinism .Following her brothers accession to the French Throne in 1589 he created her Duchess d'Albret and Countess of Armagnac in her own right.
In January 1599 she married the Catholic Charles III, Duke of Lorraine but again refused to convert to Catholicism. The marriage was childless .
Catherine was buried beside her parents at the now demolished Collegiate Church of Saint-Georges in Vendôme.
The Ducal church was ransacked and pillaged in 1793 and later demolished the tombs were also destroyed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_de_Bourbon
Catherine was born in 1559 the daughter of Jeanne III of Navarre and Antoine de Bourbon,Duke of Vendôme ,she was also the younger sister of the future Henri IV of France. Catherine was named in honour of her godmother Catherine de Médicis. A committed Huguenot Catherine lived for many years at the French court under the protection of Queen Catherine who tried in vein to have her abjure Calvinism .Following her brothers accession to the French Throne in 1589 he created her Duchess d'Albret and Countess of Armagnac in her own right.
In January 1599 she married the Catholic Charles III, Duke of Lorraine but again refused to convert to Catholicism. The marriage was childless .
Catherine was buried beside her parents at the now demolished Collegiate Church of Saint-Georges in Vendôme.
The Ducal church was ransacked and pillaged in 1793 and later demolished the tombs were also destroyed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_de_Bourbon
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On this day, February 15, 1710 ~ Birth of King Louis XV of France at the Palace of Versailles
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At the time of his birth he was the 3rd son of Louis,Duke of Burgundy and a great grandson of Louis XIV.
Louis was styled The Duke of Anjou until 1712,Dauphin of France from 1712 until his accession in 1715.
Louis was styled The Duke of Anjou until 1712,Dauphin of France from 1712 until his accession in 1715.
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On this day, February 22, 1403 ~ Birth of King Charles VII of France in Paris, France
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At the time of his birth he had 2 older brothers the Dauphin Louis and Jean Duc de Touraine.
Charles was given the title Count of Ponthieu.
By 1417 both of his older brothers had died.
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23rd of February 1270 : Death of Isabelle de France.
Isabelle was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile and a sister of Louis IX.There were many proposed marriage alliances but in the end the Princess settled for a religious life and founded the Royal Abbey of Notre Dame Longchamp where she died and was buried. Her magnificent tomb survived until October 1792 when the last nuns were evicted and the abbey ransacked and pillaged. It was later demolished in 1794.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_de_France_(1225-1270)
Isabelle was the daughter of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile and a sister of Louis IX.There were many proposed marriage alliances but in the end the Princess settled for a religious life and founded the Royal Abbey of Notre Dame Longchamp where she died and was buried. Her magnificent tomb survived until October 1792 when the last nuns were evicted and the abbey ransacked and pillaged. It was later demolished in 1794.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_de_France_(1225-1270)
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February 25, 1953 death of Princess Francoise of Orleans, Princess of Greece and Denmark.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...le-louise_marie-oldenburg#view-photo=77367742
She was born December 25, 1902 in Paris France. Her father was Prince Jean, Duke of Guise. Her mother was Princess Isabelle of Orléans. Her parents were first cousins, both grandchildren of Ferdinand Philipe, Duke of Orleans. Isabelle's father was Ferdinand's eldest son and heir, Philippe,Count of Paris (her mother was Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain). Jean's father was his younger son Robert, Duke of Chartres. When Isabelle's brother Philippe died without male heir, her husband Jean succeeded to the Orleanist claim to the throne as he was the senior male member of the family.
She was named for her paternal grandmother Princess Francoise of Orleans.
Francoise was the second of four children. She had two sisters and one brother. Her brother was Henri was the grandfather of the current Count of Paris, Jean. Her older sister Isabelle was married twice, first to Marie Hervé Jean Bruno, Count of Harcourt and second to Prince Pierre Murat (had four children from her first husband). Her sister Anne married Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta with whom she had two daughters (her husband was succeeded by his younger brother Aimone who was the father of the current Duke of Aosta).
Her family moved to Morocco when she was 6 in 1909. They eventually moved into a villa in 1918. Their home was unique as their house was on the borders (Morocco part under French and part Spanish control). The house was in the Spanish zone and the farm on the French zone.
She was such a skilled horsewoman that she would later become the only woman ever allowed to train at the calvary school in Rome.
The family returned to France during WWI as her father joined the red cross. Her grandmother, the Countess of Paris, had created a military hospital in her Chateau. Francoise with her mother and siblings would help with wounded soldiers at the hospital. The eventually returned to Morocco but following the end of the war they would make regular visits to France.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...le-louise_marie-oldenburg#view-photo=77367713
In 1925 she attended the wedding of Princess Mafalda of Italy. There she met Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark. Christopher was the 37 year old youngest child of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. Christopher was a widower, his first wife Princess Anastasia had died in 1923 from cancer. The marriage had been childless. He had a stepson who would marry his niece Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia. She was 23.
Though he was 14 years older then her she was attracted to his sense of humor and that he was an artist. They wished to marry but since he was Orthodox and she was catholic they required permission from the Pope. It took some time of negotiation but they finally received permission to marry.
They were married February 10, 1929 in a civil ceremony and later in the Palatine chapel in the royal palace of Palermo. Christopher's nephew George II, her brother in law the Duke of Aosta, Manuel II of Portugal and the future Umberto II (Prince of Piedemont at the time) served as witnesses.
They settled in the Villa Anastasia in Rome. Unfortunately her husband's financial administrator stole their money. Francoise was forced to seek financial help from her father. She also caused a bit of a scandal posing for some advertisement photos.
The couple's finances were helped when the Greek monarchy was restored. The couple returned to Greece on occasions for major events like the wedding of Paul and Friedrike as well as funerals.
Sadly in 1939 her husband travelled to Greece to meet with his nephew George to discus the war. While there he suffered from an abscess of the lungs. She traveled to Greece to be at her husband's side but he died before she arrived January 21, 1940. Their only son was a year old at the time.
Selling some of the jewels her mother in law gave her for her wedding, Francoise headed home to Paris. Having decided against staying in Fascist Italy and deciding against Greece, she eventually settled in her parent's home in Morocco with her son. When her mother could no longer afford to support them after her father's death she and her son settled in Spain for a time but eventually moved back to Paris. They lived with her sister Isabelle and her second husband Prince Murat.
Sadly she suffered from depression over the following years and her health went into decline. She died just two months after her 50th birthday in Paris. Though her funeral was held in Dreux, and attended by many European royals, she was buried with her husband in the royal cemetery at Tatoi palace.
The couple had one son:
Prince Michael: born just over a year before his father died, in January 1939. He is a writer and historian. He married Marina Karella and the two have two daughters. Their daughter Olga is married to Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Apulia.
She currently has 2 granddaughters, four great-grandsons (2 each from Olga and her sister Alexandra) and one great-granddaughter (from Olga).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...le-louise_marie-oldenburg#view-photo=35516461
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...le-louise_marie-oldenburg#view-photo=77367742
She was born December 25, 1902 in Paris France. Her father was Prince Jean, Duke of Guise. Her mother was Princess Isabelle of Orléans. Her parents were first cousins, both grandchildren of Ferdinand Philipe, Duke of Orleans. Isabelle's father was Ferdinand's eldest son and heir, Philippe,Count of Paris (her mother was Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain). Jean's father was his younger son Robert, Duke of Chartres. When Isabelle's brother Philippe died without male heir, her husband Jean succeeded to the Orleanist claim to the throne as he was the senior male member of the family.
She was named for her paternal grandmother Princess Francoise of Orleans.
Francoise was the second of four children. She had two sisters and one brother. Her brother was Henri was the grandfather of the current Count of Paris, Jean. Her older sister Isabelle was married twice, first to Marie Hervé Jean Bruno, Count of Harcourt and second to Prince Pierre Murat (had four children from her first husband). Her sister Anne married Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta with whom she had two daughters (her husband was succeeded by his younger brother Aimone who was the father of the current Duke of Aosta).
Her family moved to Morocco when she was 6 in 1909. They eventually moved into a villa in 1918. Their home was unique as their house was on the borders (Morocco part under French and part Spanish control). The house was in the Spanish zone and the farm on the French zone.
She was such a skilled horsewoman that she would later become the only woman ever allowed to train at the calvary school in Rome.
The family returned to France during WWI as her father joined the red cross. Her grandmother, the Countess of Paris, had created a military hospital in her Chateau. Francoise with her mother and siblings would help with wounded soldiers at the hospital. The eventually returned to Morocco but following the end of the war they would make regular visits to France.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...le-louise_marie-oldenburg#view-photo=77367713
In 1925 she attended the wedding of Princess Mafalda of Italy. There she met Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark. Christopher was the 37 year old youngest child of King George I of Greece and Olga Constantinovna of Russia. Christopher was a widower, his first wife Princess Anastasia had died in 1923 from cancer. The marriage had been childless. He had a stepson who would marry his niece Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia. She was 23.
Though he was 14 years older then her she was attracted to his sense of humor and that he was an artist. They wished to marry but since he was Orthodox and she was catholic they required permission from the Pope. It took some time of negotiation but they finally received permission to marry.
They were married February 10, 1929 in a civil ceremony and later in the Palatine chapel in the royal palace of Palermo. Christopher's nephew George II, her brother in law the Duke of Aosta, Manuel II of Portugal and the future Umberto II (Prince of Piedemont at the time) served as witnesses.
They settled in the Villa Anastasia in Rome. Unfortunately her husband's financial administrator stole their money. Francoise was forced to seek financial help from her father. She also caused a bit of a scandal posing for some advertisement photos.
The couple's finances were helped when the Greek monarchy was restored. The couple returned to Greece on occasions for major events like the wedding of Paul and Friedrike as well as funerals.
Sadly in 1939 her husband travelled to Greece to meet with his nephew George to discus the war. While there he suffered from an abscess of the lungs. She traveled to Greece to be at her husband's side but he died before she arrived January 21, 1940. Their only son was a year old at the time.
Selling some of the jewels her mother in law gave her for her wedding, Francoise headed home to Paris. Having decided against staying in Fascist Italy and deciding against Greece, she eventually settled in her parent's home in Morocco with her son. When her mother could no longer afford to support them after her father's death she and her son settled in Spain for a time but eventually moved back to Paris. They lived with her sister Isabelle and her second husband Prince Murat.
Sadly she suffered from depression over the following years and her health went into decline. She died just two months after her 50th birthday in Paris. Though her funeral was held in Dreux, and attended by many European royals, she was buried with her husband in the royal cemetery at Tatoi palace.
The couple had one son:
Prince Michael: born just over a year before his father died, in January 1939. He is a writer and historian. He married Marina Karella and the two have two daughters. Their daughter Olga is married to Prince Aimone of Savoy, Duke of Apulia.
She currently has 2 granddaughters, four great-grandsons (2 each from Olga and her sister Alexandra) and one great-granddaughter (from Olga).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...le-louise_marie-oldenburg#view-photo=35516461
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On this day, February 28th,1518 : Birth of François, Dauphin of France and Duke of Brittany.
The Dauphin was the eldest son of François I of France and Claude of Brittany and was born at the Chateau d'Amboise.
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The Dauphin was the eldest son of François I of France and Claude of Brittany and was born at the Chateau d'Amboise.
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February 28th,1453 : Death of Isabelle,Duchess of Lorraine ,Anjou and Countess of Maine ,Provence and de Guise.
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Isabelle was born in 1410 the daughter of Charles II ,Duke of Lorraine and Marguerite of Bavaria .In 1420 she was married to René d'Anjou ,duke of Anjou and Comte de Guise. Her daughter Margaret of Anjou born in 1429 later married Henry VI of England. In 1431 Isabelle succeeded her father as Duchess of Lorraine and died at Angers in 1453.Isabelle was buried in a magnificent tomb at Angers Cathedral which was sadly destroyed in 1794 during the French Revolution.
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Isabelle was born in 1410 the daughter of Charles II ,Duke of Lorraine and Marguerite of Bavaria .In 1420 she was married to René d'Anjou ,duke of Anjou and Comte de Guise. Her daughter Margaret of Anjou born in 1429 later married Henry VI of England. In 1431 Isabelle succeeded her father as Duchess of Lorraine and died at Angers in 1453.Isabelle was buried in a magnificent tomb at Angers Cathedral which was sadly destroyed in 1794 during the French Revolution.
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March 4, 1710 death of Louis, Prince of Conde.
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Louis was born a prince of the royal blood at the Hotel Conde in Paris November 10, 1668. He was the son of Henri Jules, Prince of Condé. His mother was Anne Henriette of Bavaria. His maternal grandparents were Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern and Anna Gonzaga. His paternal grandfather was known as the Grande Conde.His parents had 10 children, 5 of whom died in childhood. Louis was the third born child, and second son but his elder brother died in 1670 at the age of three. Louis was the only son to reach adulthood.
His father became Prince of Conde in 1686 on the death of the Grand Conde. Louis was known as the Duke of Bourbon during his father's life time.
Louis and his siblings were quite small in stature, some of his sisters seemed to be hunchbacks. Louis himself was a macrocephalic. In his youth he was said to be quite intelligent.
Louis would only be Prince of Conde for less then a year as his father died in April 1709. Unfortunately mental illness ran in the family. His father had been known to be cruel and of brutal temper due to his mental instability. Louis sadly did not escape mental illness. By the time he became Prince of Conde he had already slipped into insanity several years before. He died at 42.
He was married in 1685 to Louise Françoise de Bourbon. She was the daughter of Louis XIV with his mistress Madame de Montespan. The bride was turning 12 at the time and the groom 17. Louise because of her natural birth was considered an inferior bride to Louis. But Louis' grandfather who was head of the family at the time agreed, hoping to win favor with the king.
The couple had 9 children. Though they all reached adulthood only 3 married, and 3 had children (one of the ones who had children never married).
-Marie Anne Éléonore: she was a nun. She outlived all of her siblings dying at the age of 69.
-Louis Henri: succeeded his father as Prince of Conde and Duke of Bourbon.He would serve as regent and prime minister in his time. He was married twice. His first wife Marie Anne de Bourbon was his cousin (she was the daughter of Louis' older sister and the Prince of Conti). They had no children before her death in 1720. He later married Caroline of Hesse, daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg. The couple had one son Louis Joseph. He also had a natural daughter Henriette who he officially recognized. His son led the army of Conde during the French revolutionary wars.
-Louise Elisabeth: She married her cousin Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (brother of Louis Henri's first wife Marie Anne). The couple had 2 children to make it out of childhood (3 died young). A daughter and a son Louis Francois who succeeded his father.
-Louise Anne: She never married dying at 62, though she was romantically linked to the Duke of Richelieu.
-Marie Anne: She married Louis, Duke of Joyeuse. They had been in love and married in secret. Sadly her husband disappeared on a hunting trip five years later never to be found. They had no children, and distraught over her husband's death she would never remarry. She would serve as senior lady in waiting to Marie Leszczyńska.
-Charles: Count of Charolais. He never married but he did have two children with Marguerite Caron de Rancurel.
-Henriette Louise: she became a nun and died at 69.
-Elisabeth Alexandrine: She never married. Though never playing a political role she was a favorite of Madame de Pompadour, and she became a very wealthy woman in her life time. She died at 59.
-Louis: Count of Clermont. He was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of France. He died unmarried at 62.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis..._from_the_workshop_of_Rigaud_(Versailles).jpg
Louis was born a prince of the royal blood at the Hotel Conde in Paris November 10, 1668. He was the son of Henri Jules, Prince of Condé. His mother was Anne Henriette of Bavaria. His maternal grandparents were Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern and Anna Gonzaga. His paternal grandfather was known as the Grande Conde.His parents had 10 children, 5 of whom died in childhood. Louis was the third born child, and second son but his elder brother died in 1670 at the age of three. Louis was the only son to reach adulthood.
His father became Prince of Conde in 1686 on the death of the Grand Conde. Louis was known as the Duke of Bourbon during his father's life time.
Louis and his siblings were quite small in stature, some of his sisters seemed to be hunchbacks. Louis himself was a macrocephalic. In his youth he was said to be quite intelligent.
Louis would only be Prince of Conde for less then a year as his father died in April 1709. Unfortunately mental illness ran in the family. His father had been known to be cruel and of brutal temper due to his mental instability. Louis sadly did not escape mental illness. By the time he became Prince of Conde he had already slipped into insanity several years before. He died at 42.
He was married in 1685 to Louise Françoise de Bourbon. She was the daughter of Louis XIV with his mistress Madame de Montespan. The bride was turning 12 at the time and the groom 17. Louise because of her natural birth was considered an inferior bride to Louis. But Louis' grandfather who was head of the family at the time agreed, hoping to win favor with the king.
The couple had 9 children. Though they all reached adulthood only 3 married, and 3 had children (one of the ones who had children never married).
-Marie Anne Éléonore: she was a nun. She outlived all of her siblings dying at the age of 69.
-Louis Henri: succeeded his father as Prince of Conde and Duke of Bourbon.He would serve as regent and prime minister in his time. He was married twice. His first wife Marie Anne de Bourbon was his cousin (she was the daughter of Louis' older sister and the Prince of Conti). They had no children before her death in 1720. He later married Caroline of Hesse, daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg. The couple had one son Louis Joseph. He also had a natural daughter Henriette who he officially recognized. His son led the army of Conde during the French revolutionary wars.
-Louise Elisabeth: She married her cousin Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti (brother of Louis Henri's first wife Marie Anne). The couple had 2 children to make it out of childhood (3 died young). A daughter and a son Louis Francois who succeeded his father.
-Louise Anne: She never married dying at 62, though she was romantically linked to the Duke of Richelieu.
-Marie Anne: She married Louis, Duke of Joyeuse. They had been in love and married in secret. Sadly her husband disappeared on a hunting trip five years later never to be found. They had no children, and distraught over her husband's death she would never remarry. She would serve as senior lady in waiting to Marie Leszczyńska.
-Charles: Count of Charolais. He never married but he did have two children with Marguerite Caron de Rancurel.
-Henriette Louise: she became a nun and died at 69.
-Elisabeth Alexandrine: She never married. Though never playing a political role she was a favorite of Madame de Pompadour, and she became a very wealthy woman in her life time. She died at 59.
-Louis: Count of Clermont. He was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of France. He died unmarried at 62.
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On this day, March 4, 1188 ~ Birth of Blanche of Castile, Queen of France, spouse of King Louis VIII of France
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Blanche was also a granddaughter of Henry II & Eleanor of Aquitaine & royal cousin to both Richard I & King John.
Of all the French queens,Blanche was the most beloved.
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March 6, 1817 birth of Princess Clementine of Orleans.
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Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde of Orleans was born at Château de Neuilly. She was born shortly after the Bourbon restoration in 1815. Her father Louis Philippe was the Duke of Orleans at the time of her birth. He was a cousin of the newly crowned Louis XVIII but much friendlier with Louis' brother the eventual Charles X. Her mother was Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, a daughter of Ferdinand I. Her parents had 10 children, of whom Clementine was the 6th born (8 children reached adulthood). She had six brothers and 3 sisters though one sister died in infancy.
Her father came to the French throne at 1830.
Her marriage was arranged in Vienna February 24, 1843 to Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, by Leopold I of Belgium. August was the second son of Prince Ferdinand of Sax-Coburg and Gotha. Ferdinand was the brother of King Leopold, Ernst I Duke of Sax-Coburg (father of Prince Albert) and the Duchess of Kent (mother of Queen Victoria). His elder brother was Ferdinand II of Portugal (married Maria II of Portugal). His younger sister Victoria would marry Clementine's brother Louis, Duke of Nemours.
The couple had considered living in Vienna. But they were told before they were married that while Clementine would be recognized as a royal princess in Vienna, her husband would not. The couple instead settled in France at first.
The revolution in 1848 saw the end of her father's reign. The family had to flee France. While her husband headed back to Austria where he rejoined the army, she traveled at first with her father to London. The couple settled in the Palais Coburg in Vienna and also had Bürglaß Castle in Coburg. When her mother in law died in 1862 her husband inherited her vast estates, making him one of the richest land owners in Hungary. She campaigned for the return of her family's estates and turned down an offer from Emperor Naooleon III for 200,000 francs.
Her husband died in 1881. Clementine would remain single for the rest of her life following the death.
Clementine worked to try and gain a throne for her favored son Ferdinand. Her son was named Prince of Bulgaria. Clementine moved wit her son to Bulgaria where the very wealthy royal became popular in her adopted homeland. She gained popularity and good will for her son by donating money to charities and building things like schools for the blind. Clementine was a close friend of Victoria and when Victoria would visit Coburg the two women would lunch.
During the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising in 1903 she helped raise donations and supplies for the influx of refugees into the country.
Clementine was increasingly deaf in the later years and needed to use an ear horn when she conversed with people. But she still often traveled to Paris.
She died a year before she saw her plans for Ferdinand come to completion. While she succeeded in getting him named Prince of Bulgaria, he did not become monarch during her life time (though he did).
She suffered bouts of influenza in the last years and died February 17, 1907 just short of her 90th birthday in Vienna.
She was buried in the church of St Augustin in Coburg which her husband had founded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ..._and_Gotha#/media/File:Coburg-St.Augustin.jpg
The couple had five children:
-Philipp: served in the Hungarian army and was a close confident of Crown Prince Rudolph (he was among those who discovered his body after he committed suicide). He had a disasterous marriage with Princess Louise of Belgium (daughter of Leopold II) which produced 2 children before it ended. He had no grandchildren as his only son died from an acid attack by a former lover and his daughter was childless.
-Ludwig August:admiral in the Brazilian navy. He married Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, a daughter of Pedro II. The couple had four sons together.
-Clotilde: she was married to Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. The couple had seven children.
-Amalie: She married Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, a brother of Empress Elisabeth who helped arrange the marriage for them after her brother wrote his sister of his feelings for Amalie. The couple had three sons and reportedly had a loving happy marriage.
-Ferdinand: his mother's favorite. He became Tsar of Bulgaria in October 1908, a year after his mother died. He married twice. His first wife Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma was the daughter of Robert I of Parma. They had four children together. He remained single when his wife died after giving birth to their youngest, the children being raised by their grandmother, until after his mother died. Then he remarried to Princess Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz. Both marriages were loveless marriages of convenience, he was a known bi-sexual who had numerous affairs and natural children. His eldest son would become Borris III.
She is the great-grandmother of Tsar Simeon II (Ferdinand's grandson), and great-great grandmother of Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis (through her daughter Clotilde) among others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ..._by_Franz_Xaver_Winterhalter_(Versailles).jpg
Marie Clémentine Léopoldine Caroline Clotilde of Orleans was born at Château de Neuilly. She was born shortly after the Bourbon restoration in 1815. Her father Louis Philippe was the Duke of Orleans at the time of her birth. He was a cousin of the newly crowned Louis XVIII but much friendlier with Louis' brother the eventual Charles X. Her mother was Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, a daughter of Ferdinand I. Her parents had 10 children, of whom Clementine was the 6th born (8 children reached adulthood). She had six brothers and 3 sisters though one sister died in infancy.
Her father came to the French throne at 1830.
Her marriage was arranged in Vienna February 24, 1843 to Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, by Leopold I of Belgium. August was the second son of Prince Ferdinand of Sax-Coburg and Gotha. Ferdinand was the brother of King Leopold, Ernst I Duke of Sax-Coburg (father of Prince Albert) and the Duchess of Kent (mother of Queen Victoria). His elder brother was Ferdinand II of Portugal (married Maria II of Portugal). His younger sister Victoria would marry Clementine's brother Louis, Duke of Nemours.
The couple had considered living in Vienna. But they were told before they were married that while Clementine would be recognized as a royal princess in Vienna, her husband would not. The couple instead settled in France at first.
The revolution in 1848 saw the end of her father's reign. The family had to flee France. While her husband headed back to Austria where he rejoined the army, she traveled at first with her father to London. The couple settled in the Palais Coburg in Vienna and also had Bürglaß Castle in Coburg. When her mother in law died in 1862 her husband inherited her vast estates, making him one of the richest land owners in Hungary. She campaigned for the return of her family's estates and turned down an offer from Emperor Naooleon III for 200,000 francs.
Her husband died in 1881. Clementine would remain single for the rest of her life following the death.
Clementine worked to try and gain a throne for her favored son Ferdinand. Her son was named Prince of Bulgaria. Clementine moved wit her son to Bulgaria where the very wealthy royal became popular in her adopted homeland. She gained popularity and good will for her son by donating money to charities and building things like schools for the blind. Clementine was a close friend of Victoria and when Victoria would visit Coburg the two women would lunch.
During the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising in 1903 she helped raise donations and supplies for the influx of refugees into the country.
Clementine was increasingly deaf in the later years and needed to use an ear horn when she conversed with people. But she still often traveled to Paris.
She died a year before she saw her plans for Ferdinand come to completion. While she succeeded in getting him named Prince of Bulgaria, he did not become monarch during her life time (though he did).
She suffered bouts of influenza in the last years and died February 17, 1907 just short of her 90th birthday in Vienna.
She was buried in the church of St Augustin in Coburg which her husband had founded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princ..._and_Gotha#/media/File:Coburg-St.Augustin.jpg
The couple had five children:
-Philipp: served in the Hungarian army and was a close confident of Crown Prince Rudolph (he was among those who discovered his body after he committed suicide). He had a disasterous marriage with Princess Louise of Belgium (daughter of Leopold II) which produced 2 children before it ended. He had no grandchildren as his only son died from an acid attack by a former lover and his daughter was childless.
-Ludwig August:admiral in the Brazilian navy. He married Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, a daughter of Pedro II. The couple had four sons together.
-Clotilde: she was married to Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria. The couple had seven children.
-Amalie: She married Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, a brother of Empress Elisabeth who helped arrange the marriage for them after her brother wrote his sister of his feelings for Amalie. The couple had three sons and reportedly had a loving happy marriage.
-Ferdinand: his mother's favorite. He became Tsar of Bulgaria in October 1908, a year after his mother died. He married twice. His first wife Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma was the daughter of Robert I of Parma. They had four children together. He remained single when his wife died after giving birth to their youngest, the children being raised by their grandmother, until after his mother died. Then he remarried to Princess Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz. Both marriages were loveless marriages of convenience, he was a known bi-sexual who had numerous affairs and natural children. His eldest son would become Borris III.
She is the great-grandmother of Tsar Simeon II (Ferdinand's grandson), and great-great grandmother of Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis (through her daughter Clotilde) among others.
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By all accounts ,Princess Clémentine of Orléans enjoyed a long friendship with Queen Victoria over the years.
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On this day, March 8, 1955 ~ Demise of Princess Clementine of Belgium, Princess Napoleon
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On this day, March 11, 1810 ~ The Wedding of Emperor Napoleon I of France and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria
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That was the Proxy Wedding at the Augustinerkirche in Vienna. The civil Wedding took place at the chateau Saint-Cloud in Paris on the 1st of April 1810 and the Religious Wedding at the chapel of Salon Carré du Louvre in Paris on April 2nd.
