Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de Berry
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Caroline Ferdinande Louise, duchesse de Berry (1798–1870) was the daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies. She married Charles Ferdinand, duc de Berry in 1816, thus becoming duchess of Berry. She became an important figure during the Restoration after the assassination of her husband in 1820. Her son, Henri, comte de Chambord, was named the "miracle child" because he was born after his father's death and continued the Bourbon line.
She unsuccessfully attempted to restore the Bourbon dynasty in the reign of Louis Philippe (1798–1890), known as the July Monarchy. Her failed rebellion in the Vendee in 1832 was followed by her arrest and imprisonment in November 1832. She was released in June 1833 only after giving birth to a child and revealing her secret marriage to an Italian prince.
She also attempted to set up her son, Henri V as king of France in 1832. Dumas wrote two stories about her and her plotting.
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- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia.
