Maria Luisa of Orléans
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Marie Louise of Orléans (March 27, 1662- February 12, 1689) became Queen Consort of Spain.
She was daughter of Duke Philippe I of Orléans and his first wife Henrietta Anne Stuart. She descended from both the French and English royal families. Her paternal grandparents were Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria. Her maternal grandparents are Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France.
Her paternal uncle was Louis XIV of France. Her maternal uncles were Charles II of England, James II of England and Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester. Her maternal aunts included Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.
She was the first wife of Charles II of Spain, whom she married in 1679. They had no children.
Although renowned for her beauty at the time of her wedding, her loveless marriage with the imbecilic Spanish king caused her to suffer from depression and to become morbidly obese. She died at the age of only 27. At the time of her death, there were unconfirmed rumors that she had been poisoned at the behest of dowager queen Mariana of Austria, her mother-in-law, because she had not borne any children.
This biography of a member of a European royal house is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.| Preceded by: Mariana of Austria |
Queen Consort of Spain, Naples and Sicily Duchess Consort of Brabant, Guelders, Limburg, Lothier and Luxembourg Countess Consort of Flanders, Hainaut and Namur 1679-1689 |
Succeeded by: Maria Anna of Pfalz-Neuburg |
