Princess Henriette of Belgium
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Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
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, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. She was the younger twin sister of Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium
Princess Josephine Marie of Belgium
Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium was the daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. She was the older twin to Princess Henriette of Belgium. In 1872 Joséphine Marie's mother gave birth to another daughter, who was named Joséphine in her...
, who died at the age of six weeks in 1871.
Marriage
She married in BrusselsBrussels
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, Belgium
Belgium
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on 12 February 1896 Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, 8th Duke of Vendôme (18 January 1872 Austria
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– 1 February 1931 Cannes
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, France
France
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), He was a son of Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon
Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon
Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon was the son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary .-Marriage and issue:...
, and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, and was a great-grandson of King Louis-Philippe of France
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
.
The couple had four children:
- Princess Marie LouisePrincess Marie Louise of Orléans (1896–1973)Princess Marie Louise Ferdinande Charlotte Henriette of Orléans) 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:Marie Louise was the eldest daughter and child of...
(31 December 1897 – 8 March 1973); married Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrince Philip of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Family:Prince Philip was the tenth child of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and...
. - Princess Sophie Joséphine Louise Marie Immaculée Gabrielle Philippine Henriette d'Orléans (born 19 October 1898 Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
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– died 9 October 1928 FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), unmarried and without issue. - Princess Généviève d'Orléans (21 September 1901 Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
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– 1983 Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
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), married Antoine Marie François de Chaponay-Morance, Marquis de Chaponay-Morance (30 January 1983 ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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- 9 September 1956 Rabat, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
), on July 2, 1923, in Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
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, and had two children:- Pierre Emmanuel François Henri Baudoin de Chaponay-Morance was born January 24, 1925, in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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, and died October 2, 1943, killed in action in the Gulf of Mexico. He was unmarried and without issue. - Henryanne Maria Pierre Emmanuelle Constance de Chaponay-Morance was born May 8, 1926, in CannesCannesCannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
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, unmarried and without issue.
- Pierre Emmanuel François Henri Baudoin de Chaponay-Morance was born January 24, 1925, in Paris
- Prince Charles Philippe Emmanuel Ferdinand Louis Gérard Joseph Marie Ghislain Baudoin Christophe Raphaél Antoine Expédit Henri d'Orléans (4 April 1905 Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
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– 10 March 1970 Neuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-SeineNeuilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Although Neuilly is technically a suburb of Paris, it is immediately adjacent to the city and directly extends it. The area is composed of mostly wealthy, select residential...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), Duc de Nemours, de Vendôme et d'Alençon, married Marguerite Watson (12 Feb 1899 RichmondRichmond, VirginiaRichmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
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- 27 Dec 1993) on September 24, 1928, in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, without issue.
Life
Henriette was a great sportswoman, and was often considered the best shot among royal women. On one occasion, she killed a stag that had already killed another, making her very popular in Belgian sporting circles. She even earned the sobriquet the "Sporting Duchess". In 1908, she accompanied her husband to the Rocky MountainsRocky Mountains
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in the United States to shoot grizzly bears.
She often did royal visits for her brother King Albert
Albert I of Belgium
Albert I reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934.-Early life:Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen...
. In 1914 for instance, she visited a hospital in Neuilly
Neuilly
Neuilly is a common place name in France, deriving from the male given name Nobilis or Novellius:...
that was treating American troops. In two letters, Henriette and her sister-in-law Queen Elisabeth
Elisabeth of Bavaria
Elisabeth of Austria was the spouse of Franz Joseph I, and therefore both Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. She also held the titles of Queen of Bohemia and Croatia, among others...
expressed their appreciation and asked for more support from the American Commission For Relief in Belgium
Committee for Relief in Belgium
The Commission for Relief in Belgium or C.R.B. − known also as just Belgian Relief − was an international organization that arranged for the supply of food to German-occupied Belgium and northern France during the First World War.Its leading figure was chairman Herbert Hoover .- Origins :When the...
, which had been giving donations to the Belgian people ever since the German invasion.
Ancestry
| Henriette of Belgium | Father: Philip, Count of Flanders Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders align="right"|Prince Philippe of Belgium, Count of Flanders was the third born son of King Leopold I of the Belgians and his wife Louise d'Orléans . He was born at the Château de Laeken, near Brussels, Belgium... |
Paternal grandfather: Leopold I of Belgium Leopold I of Belgium Leopold I was from 21 July 1831 the first King of the Belgians, following Belgium's independence from the Netherlands. He was the founder of the Belgian line of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha... |
Paternal great-grandfather: Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld |
| Paternal great-grandmother: Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf Augusta Reuss-Ebersdorf Countess Augusta Caroline Reuss of Ebersdorf , was by marriage a duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born in Saalburg-Ebersdorf.-Family:... |
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| Paternal grandmother: Louise-Marie of France |
Paternal great-grandfather: Louis-Philippe of France Louis-Philippe of France Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the... |
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| Paternal great-grandmother: Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily sometimes known as Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies was a Princess of Naples and Sicily and later the Queen of the French from 1830–1848, consort to Louis Philippe I.... |
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| Mother: Princess Marie of Hohenzollern |
Maternal grandfather: Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern |
Maternal great-grandfather: Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen was Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen from 1831 to 1848.In 1833 Karl called a constitutional assembly together and created a constitutional charter that would be the law in his lands... |
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| Maternal great-grandmother: Marie Antoinette Murat Marie Antoinette Murat Marie Antoinette Murat, was a member of the House of Murat and a Princess Murat by birth... |
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| Maternal grandmother: Josephine of Baden |
Maternal great-grandfather: Karl Ludwig Friedrich of Baden Karl, Grand Duke of Baden Charles, Grand Duke of Baden became ruler of Baden on June 11, 1811 and ruled until his death. He was born in Karlsruhe.... |
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| Maternal great-grandmother: Stéphanie de Beauharnais Stéphanie de Beauharnais Stéphanie, Grand Duchess of Baden was the consort of Karl, Grand Duke of Baden.-Biography:... |