Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Marie of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Countess of Flanders Spouse Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders Issue Prince Baudouin
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Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Marie Luise Alexandrine Karoline; 17 November 1845 – 26 November 1912) was a Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, and mother of King Albert I of Belgium.[1]

Contents

1 Family

2 Marriage

3 Titles, styles, honours and arms

3.1 Titles and styles

3.2 Honours

4 Ancestry

5 References

6 Sources

7 External links

Family

Marie Luise was a daughter of Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Prime minister of Prussia and Princess Josephine of Baden, and as such a sister of Carol I of Romania and aunt of his successor, Ferdinand of Romania.

Marriage

Marie was considered as a potential wife to the future Edward VII of the United Kingdom.[2] Though she was considered "quite lovely" by his family, her Roman Catholic religion barred her from being a suitable consort.[2]

She married on 25 April 1867 in Berlin with Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, second son of King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise-Marie of Orléans.[1]

They had 5 children:

Name Birth Death Notes Prince Baudouin 3 June 1869 23 January 1891(1891-01-23) (aged 21) died of influenza at the age of 21. Princess Henriette of Belgium 30 November 1870 28 March 1948(1948-03-28) (aged 77) twin of Joséphine Marie; married Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme. Princess Joséphine Marie of Belgium 30 November 1870 18 January 1871(1871-01-18) (aged 0) twin of Henriette; died as an infant. Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium 18 October 1872 6 January 1958(1958-01-06) (aged 85) married Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern. Albert I, King of the Belgians 8 April 1875 17 February 1934(1934-02-17) (aged 58) third King of the Belgians; married Elisabeth of Bavaria.

Princess Marie was an accomplished artist, even occasionally exhibiting her paintings at the Brussels Fair. She had a literary salon, which was the gathering place of many authors as well as a feature of Brussels social life for forty years.[1]

Marie Luise died in Belgium at the age of 67, after suffering from pneumonia for several days.[1] She was buried in the Church of Our Lady of Laeken.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

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

Dame of the Order of Louise

Ancestry

References

Sources

Hibbert, Christopher (2007). Edward VII: The Last Victorian King. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.