Luisa Fernanda

sister of Isabella II

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Luisa Fernanda was the younger sister of Isabella II, Queen of Spain. In 1846, she married Antoine, duc de Montpensier, the youngest son of King Louis-Philippe of France. This dual marriage, alongside Isabella II's own marriage, aimed to strengthen dynastic ties between Spain and France. However, it led to a breakdown in relations between England and France, as it was seen as a violation of previous agreements regarding royal marriages. Luisa Fernanda's marriage was part of a complex political maneuver that ultimately contributed to the downfall of Louis-Philippe in 1848.1

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Solidarity and discord
…Queen Isabella and her sister Luisa remained unmarried, the Spanish succession was an open prospect of great interest to governments concerned with maintaining the balance of power in Europe. If both sisters would marry princes of the house of Orléans, as Louis-Philippe and the sisters’ mother, Maria Cristina, originally suggested,…
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…Queen Isabella and her sister Luisa remained unmarried, the Spanish succession was an open prospect of great interest to governments concerned with maintaining the balance of power in Europe. If both sisters would marry princes of the house of Orléans, as Louis-Philippe and the sisters’ mother, Maria Cristina, originally suggested,…
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Quadruple Alliance
…when Isabella and her sister, Luisa, married French princes (see Spanish Marriages, Affair of the).
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…when Isabella and her sister, Luisa, married French princes (see Spanish Marriages, Affair of the).
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Affair of the Spanish Marriages
…and heiress to the throne, Luisa Fernanda, to Antoine, duc de Montpensier, the youngest son of King Louis-Philippe of France. The marriages revived dynastic ties between Spain and France but caused the breakdown of friendly relations between England and France.
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…and heiress to the throne, Luisa Fernanda, to Antoine, duc de Montpensier, the youngest son of King Louis-Philippe of France. The marriages revived dynastic ties between Spain and France but caused the breakdown of friendly relations between England and France.
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