Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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| Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | ||
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| Countess of Flanders | ||
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| Born | 17 November 1845 Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |
| Died | 26 November 1912 (aged 67) Palace of the Count of Flanders, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Spouse | Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders | |
| Issue | Prince Baudouin Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme Princess Joséphine Marie Joséphine Caroline, Princess Karl Anton of Hohnezollern Albert I, King of the Belgians | |
| Full name | ||
| Marie Luise Alexandra Karoline | ||
| House | Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen | |
| Father | Karl Anton, Prince of Hohenzollern | |
| Mother | Princess Josephine of Baden | |
| Burial | Church of Our Lady of Laeken | |
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Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Marie Luise Alexandra Karoline; 17 November 1845 – 26 November 1912), later Countess of Flanders, was a princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern. She married Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, second son of King Leopold I of Belgium, and she was the mother of King Albert I.
Marriage[edit]
On 25 April 1867 at Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, she married Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, son of King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans.
Issue[edit]
- Prince Baudouin of Belgium (3 June 1869 – 23 January 1891) died unmarried.
- Princess Henriette of Belgium (30 November 1870 – 28 March 1948) married Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme and had issue.
- Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium (30 November 1870 – 18 January 1871) she died ageed one month old.
- Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium (18 October 1872 – 6 January 1958) she married Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern and had issue.
- Albert I of Belgium (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and had issue.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 17 November 1845 – 25 April 1867 Her Serene Highness Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
- 25 April 1867 – 17 November 1905 Her Royal Highness The Countess of Flanders.
- 17 November 1905 – 26 November 1912 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Countess of Flanders.
Honours[edit]
- Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross (Austria)
- Dame of the Order of Saint Elisabeth (Bavaria)
- Dame of the Order of Saint Isabel (Portugal)
- Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa (Spain)
Categories:
- 1845 births
- 1912 deaths
- Princesses of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- People from Sigmaringen
- Belgian princesses
- House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Belgium)
- Princesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Deaths from pneumonia
- Burials at the Church of Our Lady of Laeken
- Countesses by marriage
- Dames of the Order of the Starry Cross
- Dames of the Order of Saint Elisabeth
- Dames of the Order of Saint Isabel
- Dames of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa
- Dowager countesses