Leopold II of the Belgians & Queen Marie Henriette (Archduchess of Austria)

[Eric_Lowe]

She was "the stable boy" while her husband was known as "the nun"...

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

Queen Marie Henriette

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[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

The religious marriage of Leopold II and Baroness Vaughan
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[Eric_Lowe]

Scandalous !!! 

[toontjebe]

[KarlandZita]

Leopold and Marie Henriette at the beginning of their marriage :

[Eric_Lowe]

The "Nun" & The "Stable Boy".

[KarlandZita]

The "Nun" & The "Stable Boy".

Queen Victoria who appreciated and knew well the couple, wrote on their subject, shortly after their marriage : " On all the subjects, I found her (Marie Henriette) particularly intelligent and sound in mind, very educated and very cultivated. All these gifts give her a net superiority on Léo and unfortunately, there is no community of tastes and ideas between them ".

[Eric_Lowe]

I agree with Theo Aronson that Leo set up to break his wife's high spirits and turned her into a sour old woman.

[KarlandZita]

The duchess of Brabant and her two brothers Stephane, ex palatine of Hungary, and Joseph spouses of a niece of Léopold Ier, to Wiesbaden :



Marie Henriette had remained very attached to her native family and returned her frequent visits.

[Eric_Lowe]

Love to see a picture of Marie Henriette and her elder sister Elisabeth. They look very similar as young women. :-) 

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

The young Duchess of Brabante, 1853



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*****Source: The Royal Collection, all credits to it!!!*****

[Yelena Aleksandrovna]

Newly married Duke and Duchess of Brabant



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