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Marie Louise d'Orléans (26 March 1662 – 12 February 1689) was Queen consort of Spain as the wife of [[Charles II of Spain|Carlos II, the last Spanish Habsburg. Carlos being physically, and mentally, disabled, their marriage produced no offspring.
from 1679 to 1689 as the first wife of King Charles II of Spain. She was a granddaughter of Louis XIII of France; this made her a petite-fille de France ("Granddaughter of France"). In her adopted country, she was known as Maria Luisa de Orléans.
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![]() Marie Louise by José García Hidalgo, 1679 | |||||
Queen consort of Spain | |||||
Tenure | 19 November 1679 – 12 February 1689 | ||||
Burial | El Escorial, Spain | ||||
Spouse | Charles II | ||||
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House | House of Habsburg House of Orléans | ||||
Father | Philippe de France, Duke of Orléans | ||||
Mother | Princess Henrietta Anne of England |
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