Amélie of Orléans
| Amélie of Orléans | |||||
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Portrait by Vittorio Matteo Corcos (1905).
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| Queen consort of Portugal and the Algarves | |||||
| Tenure | 19 October 1889 – 1 February 1908 | ||||
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28 September 1865 Twickenham, London, United Kingdom |
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| Died | 25 October 1951 (aged 86) Le Chesnay, Yvelines, France |
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| Burial | Pantheon of the Braganzas | ||||
| Spouse | Carlos I of Portugal | ||||
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Philippe, Count of Paris | ||||
| Mother | Marie Isabelle of Orléans | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Marie Amélie Louise Hélène d'Orléans |
Princess Amélie of Orléans (28 September 1865 – 25 October 1951) was the last Queen consort of Portugal, known to her husband's subjects as "Maria Amélia de Orleães". As the eldest daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, and his wife, Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans, she was a "Princess of Orléans" by birth.
Amélie's paternal grandparents were Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Duchess Helena of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Her maternal grandparents were Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and the Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain.
The Dukes of Orléans and Montpensier were siblings, both sons of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, and Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies.
On 22 May 1886, Amélie married Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal. He was the eldest son of King Luís I of Portugal and Maria Pia of Savoy. He was at the time the heir apparent to the throne. The bride was almost twenty-one years old and the groom about twenty-three. The marriage had been arranged by their families after several attempts to arrange a marriage for her with a member of the Austrian or Spanish dynasties. At first, the marriage was not popular and Queen Maria Pia was expecting to marry Carlos to the Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Princess Viktoria of Prussia or Princess Victoria of Wales. However, Amélie and Carlos came to live quite harmoniously with each other.
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