Louise de Mérode
Countess Louise de Mérode (Louise Caroline Ghislaine de Merode-Westerloo; 22 May 1819 – 1 March 1868) was a member of the House of Merode by birth and Princess della Cisterna by marriage.
Princess Louise | |
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| Princess of La Cisterna | |
| Period | 28 September 1846 - 26 March 1864 |
| Full name
Louise Caroline Ghislaine de Mérode-Westerloo | |
| Born | 22 May 1819 Brussels, United Kingdom of the Netherlands (now The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg) |
| Died | 1 March 1868 (aged 48) Cisterna Palace, Turin, Province of Turin, Kingdom of Italy (now Republic of Italy) |
| Buried | Chapel of Madonna of Pietà, Reano, Turin |
| Noble family | Mérode-Westerloo |
| Spouse(s) | Prince Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna (m. 1972 - div. 2008) |
| Issue
Princess Maria Vittoria, Duchess of Aosta Princess Beatrice Giuseppa dal Pozzo | |
| Father | Count Werner de Mérode-Westerloo |
| Mother | Countess Victoire van Spangen d'Uyternesse. |
Life and family
Born in Brussels, she was the eldest of seven children born to Count Werner de Merode and Countess Victoire van Spangen d'Uyternesse . Her younger sister, Antoinette de Merode, was the future wife of Charles III, Prince of Monaco.
On 28 September 1846 at Brussels, she married Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince della Cisterna, an Italian nobleman from one of the few aristocratic families in the Kingdom of Sardinia to bear the title of "prince" as a noble title. It was a double wedding with her younger sister, Antoinette. Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo had been exiled from Sardinia in 1821 after having conspired against King Vittorio Emanuele I, but the couple returned to Turin in 1848.
In 1867, her daughter Maria married Prince Amadeo of Savoy, The Duke of Aosta, second son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and his wife Archduchess Adelaide of Austria. Prince Amadeo briefly occupied the Spanish throne from 1870 to 1873.
Upon the death of Louise's husband in 1864, their daughter Maria inherited his titles and properties, eventually passing them on to her son. In 1868, Louise died at the Palazzo dal Pozzo della Cisterna in Turin.
Issue
- Princess Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847–1876), married Prince Amedeo of Savoy, 1st Duke of Aosta; After the death of Carlo Emanuele, Maria Vittoria inherited her father's titles, which passed through her to the Aosta cadet branch of the House of Savoy.
- Princess Beatrice Giuseppa Antonia Luisa dal Pozzo (1851–1864), died during childhood.
Titles and styles
- 22 May 1819 – 28 September 1846 Countess Louise de Merode.
- 28 September 1846 – 26 March 1864 Princess della Cisterna.
- 26 March 1864 – 19 February 1867 Dowager Princess della Cisterna.
- 19 February 1867 – 1 March 1868 Her Highness The Dowager Princess della Cisterna.[1]
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References
- created Her Highness by decree in the same decree as her daughter, on the latter's wedding day, by King Vittorio Emanuele II
Louise de Mérode Cadet branch of the House of Mérode Born: 22 May 1819 Died: 1 March 1868 | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Maria Anna Balbo Bertone di Sambuy |
Princess of La Cisterna 28 September 1846 - 26 March 1864 |
Vacant Title next held by Prince Amadeo, Duke of Aostaas Prince |