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Marie Louise was a great-granddaughter of Empress Maria Theresa through both her parents, as they were double first cousins. She was also a maternal granddaughter of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, [1] Marie Antoinette's favorite sister. Marie Louise's formative years were during a period of conflict between France and her family.
Marie Louise was born in Rome on 17 January 1870 as Maria Luisa Pia Teresa Anna Ferdinanda Francesca Antonietta Margherita Giuseppina Carolina Bianca Lucia Apollonia di Borbone-Parma, the eldest daughter of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. The couple produced eleven more children before Maria Pia died in ...
On March 10, Austrian troops advanced on Parma, and the government submitted to Marie-Louise, who revoked all the measures taken by the provisional government. [97] Between June and July 1831, members of the provisional government were tried, with most receiving amnesty. On August 8, Marie-Louise returned to Parma in a freezing atmosphere. [98]
The Second World War and post-war years brought further difficulties, and not until 1961, was the Museo Glauco Lombardi able to reopen in new premises, within the Palazzo di Riserva in the center of Parma. From 1997 to 1999, the museum underwent a major restoration, in order to account for the new museum premises and modern and effective ...
In 1816, upon the arrival of the new Duchess of Parma, Marie Louise (1791–1847), Napoleon's second wife, the old ducal palace still presented a rather labyrinthine and heterogeneous appearance, as depicted in a painting by Giuseppe Alinovi from around 1830. The large space left by the demolitions of the 18th century was now occupied by a ...
A list of cultural depictions of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, the second wife Napoleon and empress of France (1810-1814) Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
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On November 28, 1807, after the annexation of the Duchy of Parma to the French Empire, the palace was declared "imperial property" and new restoration works were started. After the Congress of Vienna, the duchy went to Marie Louise, Napoleon's wife, who made the Reggia her favourite residence and created a wide English-style garden.