00:00This French princess became the very first queen of the Belgians.
00:04In 1832, Princess Louise of Orleans married Leopold I, the newly established kingdom's
00:11first king.
00:12Louise was the daughter of Louis-Philippe I, king of the French.
00:16Through her marriage, French royal heritage became woven into the new Belgian monarchy.
00:22A French princess had entered Belgium's royal family, and her bloodline would become part
00:27of its history.
