Marie Louise

[ muh-ree loo-eez; French ma-ree -lweez ]

/ məˈri luˈiz; French maˈri ˈlwiz /

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noun

1791–1847, 2nd wife of Napoleon I: empress of France; duchess of Parma 1816–31 (daughter of Francis II of Austria; mother of Napoleon II).

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German Maria Luisa.

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British Dictionary definitions for Marie Louise

Marie Louise

/ (French mari lwiz) /

noun

1791–1847, empress of France (1811–15) as the second wife of Napoleon I; daughter of Francis I of Austria. On Napoleon's abdication (1815) she became Duchess of Parma

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