The Palace and Park by Phillips, Forbes, Latham, Owen, Scharf, and Shenton

[Born 1790. Still living.] Head of the House of Coburg. He was educated in Germany, and in 1816, married Charlotte, the daughter of George IV. of England. She died the following year. In 1832, he married a daughter of Louis Philippe of France; and in 1850, she also died. He was called to the sovereignty of Belgium in 1832. Although a foreign prince, and a Protestant ruling over a Catholic country, he has succeeded in winning the respect of all political parties, and the sympathies of all religious sects. He is the type of a constitutional king on the continent of Europe, and his personal influence, in European politics, is considered to be weightier than in proportion to the size of his dominions. He is the uncle of Queen Victoria. [From the marble by G. Geefs, in Windsor Castle.] 383.* LOUISE MARIE. _Queen of the Belgians._ [Died 1850.] She was the daughter of Louis Philippe, King of the French, and second wife of King Leopold I. of Belgium. [From the marble by G. Geefs, in Windsor Castle.]