Princess Louise of Belgium
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| Louise of Belgium | |
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| Princess Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | |
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| Princess Louise in the 1890s. | |
| Born | 18 February 1858 Royal Palace, Brussels, Belgium |
| Died | 1 March 1924 (aged 66) Hotel Nassauer Hof, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| Spouse | Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m 4 February 1875) |
| Issue | |
| Full name | |
| Louise Marie Amélie | |
| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Father | Leopold II of Belgium |
| Mother | Marie Henriette of Austria |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Princess Louise Marie Amélie of Belgium (18 February 1858 – 1 March 1924) was the eldest child and daughter of King Leopold II and Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium. She was a member of the House of Wettin in the branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. By her marriage with her first cousin once removed Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, she retained her birth titles of Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony. She was named in honour of her grandmother Louise of Orléans.
Marriage[edit]
On 4 February 1875, she married Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha though they divorced in 1906.
Issue[edit]
- Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (19 July 1878 – 27 April 1916) never married.
- Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (30 April 1881 – 21 January 1967) married Ernst Gunther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein but had no issue.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 18 February 1858 – 4 February 1875 Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony.
- 4 February 1875 – January 15 1906 Her Royal Highness Princess Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- 15 January 1906 – 1 March 1924 Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Belgium.
Honours[edit]
- Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross
- Dame of the Order of Saint Catherine.
- Dame of the Order of Saint Isabel.