Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

[2] Though she was considered "quite lovely" by his family, her Roman Catholic religion barred her from being a suitable consort for the head of the Anglican church.[2] On 25 April 1867 at St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, she married Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, second son of King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise-Marie of Orléans.[1] They had five children: Princess Marie was an accomplished artist, even occasionally exhibiting her paintings at the Brussels Fair.She had a literary salon, which was the gathering place of many authors as well as a feature of Brussels social life for forty years.[1] She also demonstrated appreciation for music, on one occasion awarding a gold medal to the Zoellner Quartet after it performed for the Belgian royalty.
Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Countess of Flanders in middle age, 1880s
Countess of FlandersSigmaringenHohenzollern-SigmaringenBrusselsBelgiumChurch of Our Lady of LaekenPrince Philippe, Count of FlandersPrince BaudouinPrincess Henriette, Duchess of VendômePrincess Joséphine-Caroline, Princess Karl Anton of HohnezollernAlbert I, King of the BelgiansKarl Anton, Prince of HohenzollernPrincess Josephine of BadenHohenzollernLeopold I of BelgiumKing Albert IPrince Karl Anton, Prince of HohenzollernPrince Leopold, Prince of HohenzollernKing Carol I of RomaniaQueen Stephanie, Queen Consort of PortugalEdward VII of the United KingdomRoman CatholicSt. Hedwig's CathedralBerlinLouise-Marie of OrléansPrince Baudouin of BelgiumPrincess Henriette of BelgiumPrince Emmanuel, Duke of VendômePrincess Joséphine Caroline of BelgiumPrince Karl Anton of HohenzollernKing Albert I of the BelgiansDuchess Elisabeth in BavariaZoellner QuartetKingdom of BavariaOrder of Saint ElizabethKingdom of Spain723rd DameOrder of Queen Maria LuisaStarry CrossOrder of the Iron CrownOrder of Saint IsabelAnton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-SigmaringenKarl, Prince of Hohenzollern-SigmaringenPrincess Amalie Zephyrine of Salm-KyrburgMarie Antoinette MuratCharles Louis, Hereditary Prince of BadenCharles, Grand Duke of BadenPrincess Amalie of Hesse-DarmstadtClaude de Beauharnais, comte des Roches-BaritaudStéphanie de BeauharnaisBelgian princesses by marriageArchduchess Marie Henriette of AustriaPrincess Astrid of SwedenLilian BaelsDonna Paola Ruffo di CalabriaLéa WolmanCountess Mathilde d'Udekem d'AcozClaire CoombsPrincesses of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by marriagePrincess Maria Antonia Koháry of Csábrág and SzitnyaPrincess Louise of OrléansPrincess Alexandrine of BadenVictoria, Queen of the United KingdomMaria II, Queen of Portugal and the AlgarvesPrincess Clémentine of OrléansPrincess Alexandra of DenmarkGrand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of RussiaPrincess Louise Margaret of PrussiaPrincess Helen of Waldeck and PyrmontPrincess Stephanie of Hohenzollern-SigmaringenPrincess Maria Pia of SavoyPrincess Louise of BelgiumPrincess Leopoldina of BrazilPrincess Marie Louise of Bourbon-ParmaPrincess Eleonore Reuss of KöstritzPrincess Victoria Mary of TeckPrincess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of FifePrincess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-GlücksburgPrincess Amélie of OrléansArchduchess Karoline Marie of AustriaPrincess Mathilde of BavariaPrincess Giovanna of SavoyCountess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-BaruthPrincess Augusta Victoria of HohenzollernMargarita Gómez-Acebo y CejuelaFabiola de Mora y AragónPaola Ruffo di CalabriaMiriam Ungría y LópezMaría del Rosario Nadal y Fuster de PuigdórfilaMathilde d'Udekem d'AcozKelly RondestvedtBritish princess