Belgian Monarch. Born Archduchess of Austria with the name of Henrietta Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine, she ascended the throne with her husband Leopold II on December 17, 1865, but has never showed an interest for his adopted homeland. After the death of his only son, she lived almost exclusively away from the Court and was generally ignored by the Belgians.
Belgian Monarch. Born Archduchess of Austria with the name of Henrietta Maria of Habsburg-Lorraine, she ascended the throne with her husband Leopold II on December 17, 1865, but has never showed an interest for his adopted homeland. After the death of his only son, she lived almost exclusively away from the Court and was generally ignored by the Belgians.
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