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Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (28 July 1645 – 17 September 1721) was Grand Duchess of Tuscany, as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. Deprived of her lover, Charles V of Lorraine, Marguerite Louise despised her husband and his family, whom she often quarrelled with and falsely suspected of attempting to poison her. Marguerite Louise reconciled with the Medici on more than one occasion, however, only to promptly resume hostilities.
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Marguerite Louise d'Orléans | |||||
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Grand Duchess of Tuscany | |||||
Consort | 23 May 1670 – 17 September 1721 | ||||
Born | Château de Blois, France | 28 July 1645||||
Died | 17 September 1721 76) 15 Place des Vosges, Paris, France | (aged||||
Burial | Picpus Cemetery, Paris, France | ||||
Spouse | Cosimo III de' Medici | ||||
Issue Detail | Ferdinando, Grand Prince of Tuscany Anna Maria Luisa, Electress Palatine Gian Gastone, Grand Duke of Tuscany | ||||
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House | House of Bourbon House of Medici | ||||
Father | Gaston, Duke of Orléans | ||||
Mother | Marguerite of Lorraine |
Having become Grand Duke of Tuscany upon his father's death, in 1670, Cosimo III, under the sway of his mother, Vittoria della Rovere, refused to grant Marguerite Louise entry to the Privy Council. Thus without political influence, Marguerite Louise sorted the education of her eldest son, Grand Prince Ferdinando. Two more children followed: Anna Maria Luisa, Electress Palatine, and Gian Gastone, the last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany.
In June 1675, Marguerite Louise was allowed to return to France to live in a convent in Paris. She was a daughter of Gaston de France, Duke of Orléans. Although the contract, banned her from leaving the convent, Marguerite Louise often went to her cousin Louis XIV's court at Versailles. She was at the centre of many scandals at the convent, including an attempt to burn it down, which greatly irritated her husband, who, despite the separation, took great interest in Marguerite Louise's life. While still technically married, Marguerite Louise had several affairs.
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