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title: Marie Louise of Austria, Empress of the French
author: Robert Lefevre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17983/marie-louise-of-austria-empress-of-the-french/
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updated: 2023-10-03
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# Marie Louise of Austria, Empress of the French
_Authored by Robert Lefevre_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17983.jpg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of Marie Louise of Austria (l. 1791-1847), oil on canvas by Robert Lefevre, 1812.
Daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria, she was the second wife of French Emperor [Napoleon I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Napoleon_Bonaparte/) and was therefore Empress of the French from 1810 until [Napoleon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Napoleon/)'s first abdication in April 1814. She was the mother of Napoleon II.
Museo Glauco Lombardi, Parma.
## Cite This Work
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie-Louise_of_Austria,_Empress_of_French.jpg) by [**Robert Lefevre**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie-Louise_of_Austria,_Empress_of_French.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 03 October 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.