Friday, December 5, 2008

Princess Marie Louise of Orleans to marry an American

December 5, 1928

Princess Marie Louise of Orleans' engagement was announced today. The Princess, who is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess de Vendome, is to marry an American Walter F. Kingsland, Jr, son of Walter F. Kingsland of New York.

The Duchess de Vendome is the former Princess Henriette of Belgium, sister of King Albert.
Mr. Kingsland lives in Paris with his father, who has a home in the Bois de Boulogne. He is a member of the Union and Knickerbocker Clubs.

In April of this year, Marie Louise's brother, Prince Charles, the Duke de Nemours, was married to an American, Marguerite Watson, of Washington, D.C.

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