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Marie Henriette of Austria
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| Queen of the Belgians | ||
| Titles | HM The Queen of the Belgians (1865-1902) HRH The Duchess of Brabant (1853-1865) HI&RH Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria (1836-1853) | |
| Born | August 23, 1836 | |
| Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Died | September 20, 1902 | |
| Spa, Belgium) | ||
| Consort | December 10, 1865 - September 20, 1902 | |
| Consort to | Léopold II | |
| Issue | Louise Marie, Léopold, Stéphanie, Clémentine | |
| Royal House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine | |
| Father | Archduke Josef of Austria | |
| Mother | Princess Marie Dorothée of Württemberg | |
Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians (Princess Imperial & Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary & Bohemia) (August 23, 1836, Pest, now Budapest, Hungary - September 20, 1902, Spa, Belgium) was the queen consort of King Léopold II of Belgium.
She was a daughter of Archduke Josef of Austria and Princess Marie Dorothée of Württemberg. When she was 17 she married 18 year old Prince Léopold of Belgium, the heir to the throne, on August 22, 1853.
They had four children:
- Princess Louise Marie of Belgium (1858-1924)
- Prince Léopold of Belgium (1859-1869)
- Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864-1945)
- Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872-1955)
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