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Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma

1791–1847 · 19th century · Also known as Marie Louise of Austria

Marie Louise was an Austrian archduchess, daughter of Emperor Francis I, who married Napoleon in 1810 and bore his son, Napoleon II. After Napoleon's fall the Congress of Vienna gave her the Duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla for life. She ruled it until her death in 1847, after which Parma passed to the Bourbons.

Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
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Duchy of Parma and PiacenzaDecline

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Duchy of Parma and PiacenzaDuchy of Lucca

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