Princess Henriette of Belgium
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| Princess Henriette of Belgium | |
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| Duchess of Vendôme | |
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| Princess Henriette of Belgium in circa 1895. | |
| Born | 30 November 1870 Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 28 March 1948 (aged 77) Sierre, Valais, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme (m 12 February 1896) |
| Issue | Marie Louise, Princess Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Sophie Geneviève, Marquise of Chaponay-Morance Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Nemours |
| Full name | |
| Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette | |
| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Father | Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders |
| Mother | Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen |
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Princess Henriette of Belgium (30 November 1870 – 28 March 1948), was the daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern. She was the younger twin sister of Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium, who died at the aged six weeks in 1871.
Marriage[edit]
She married in Brussels, Belgium on 12 February 1896 Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, a son of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon, and Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, and a great-grandson of King Louis Philippe I.
Issue[edit]
- Princess Marie Louise of Orléans (31 December 1896 – 8 March 1973) married Prince Filippo of the Two Sicilies and had issue.
- Princess Sophie of Orléans (19 October 1898 – 9 October 1928) died unmarried.
- Princess Geneviève of Orléans (21 September 1901 – 22 August 1983) married Antoine de Chaponay, Marquis of Chaponay-Morance and had issue.
- Prince Charles Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Nemours (4 April 1905 – 10 March 1970) married Marguerite Watson (1899–1993) nae issue.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 30 November 1870 - 12 February 1896 Her Royal Highness Princess Henriette of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Duchess of Saxony.
- 12 February 1896 - 1 February 1931 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Vendôme.
- 1 February 1931 - 28 March 1948 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Vendôme.
Honours[edit]
- Dame of the Order of Saint Elizabeth.
- Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross.
- Dame of the Order of Theresa.
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
Categories:
- 1870 births
- 1948 deaths
- Belgian princesses
- Princesses of Orléans by marriage
- 19th-century Belgian people
- 20th-century Belgian people
- Twin people
- Duchesses of Vendôme
- Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- People from Brussels
- Burials at the Chapelle royale de Dreux
- House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgium)
- Dames of the Order of Saint Elisabeth
- Dames of the Order of the Starry Cross
- Dames of the Order of Theresa
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre