#maria luisa

[fucciwilliams]

[digitalfountains]

Maria Luisa by Ellen von Unwerth

- New York, 1992

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Plaza de España en Sevilla, Andalucía, ESPAÑA

[drinkthemlock]

what kind of pets would Marilu have if any

she’d have one of those insufferable little fluffy dogs and like 4 hunting dogs that look exactly alike (all named after us presidents but since she cannot differentiate them she calls them all jefferson. as in “mr. jefferson just ate one of the neighbors’ chickens” and “i found mr. jefferson chewing on the chair legs again” etc. etc.)

perhaps a bird too. whatever kind those hipster nobles had in the 1800s. she’d try to get a pet monkey but the one she’d have brought to her, sensing her terrible vibes, would perish on the spot

[fyblackwomenart]

Maria Luisa Bartual

[oldsardens]

Maria Luisa Sanz - Madrid Norte. 1987

[royalty-nobility]

Maria Luisa of Parma (1751–1819), Later Queen of Spain

Artist: Laurent Pécheux (French, 1729–1821)

Date: 1765

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, United States

Description

This portrait of Maria Luisa of Parma, granddaughter of both King Louis XV of France and Philip V of Spain, was sent to Madrid in advance of her marriage to her first cousin, the future Carlos IV of Spain. It is exemplary of formal eighteenth-century court portraits. Painted in Italy for Spanish eyes, it teems with French decorative arts, evidence of Parisian craftsmen’s international preeminence in the period. The bronze clock case is supported by an exoticized elephant, the gold snuff box is fitted with a miniature portrait of Maria Luisa’s future husband, and the impressive chair comes from a suite of furniture commissioned in Paris by her mother a decade prior.

[dibujosdelavelikiy]

You already know that I only upload little things, illustrations about Charles II of Spain here. That's why I take so long to upload content.

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Ya saben que sólo subo cosillas, ilustraciones a cerca de Carlos II de España por aquí. Por eso tardo en subir contenido.

El destino de Marie Louise d’Orléans quedó entrelazado con el de España en el tablero de la política europea, donde reyes y princesas eran piezas sacrificadas por la estabilidad de los imperios. La Paz de Nimega, firmada en 1678, puso fin a la guerra entre Francia y la monarquía hispánica, pero Luis XIV, el Rey Sol, supo que la verdadera garantía de su influencia sobre Madrid no sería un tratado, sino la sangre. Así, dispuso que su sobrina, la vivaz y encantadora Marie Louise, se desposara con Carlos II, el rey enfermizo y atormentado, cuyo trono se tambaleaba sobre la decadencia de su propia estirpe.

El 19 de noviembre de 1679, entre los murmullos de la corte y las expectativas de dos reinos, la joven princesa atravesó el umbral de su nueva vida. La España que la recibió no era la dorada visión de sus trovadores, sino una corte sombría, dominada por el luto, la severidad y las intrigas. Sin embargo, Carlos II la amó desde el primer instante con una pasión que ningún rey de su linaje había demostrado antes. Rompiendo siglos de protocolo, almorzaba, cenaba y dormía junto a ella cada día, como si en su presencia encontrara el único refugio contra las sombras de su vida. La idolatraba con una devoción casi infantil, confiando en ella más que en nadie, tratándola no solo como esposa, sino como única amiga en un mundo de desconfianza y complots.

Pero la alegría le estaba vedada. La falta de un heredero se convirtió en un tormento constante para Marie Louise, que soportaba la presión de una corte hostil y la nostalgia de su patria. Su muerte prematura en 1689 dejó a Carlos devastado, un espectro más en su propio reino. Nunca dejó de llorarla, murmurando su nombre entre sollozos, mientras España, como él, seguía desmoronándose en el crepúsculo de su grandeza.

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The fate of Marie Louise d’Orléans became intertwined with that of Spain on the chessboard of European politics, where kings and princesses were pieces sacrificed for the stability of empires. The Peace of Nijmegen, signed in 1678, put an end to the war between France and the Spanish monarchy, but Louis XIV, the Sun King, knew that the true guarantee of his influence over Madrid would not be a treaty, but blood. Thus, he arranged for his niece, the lively and charming Marie Louise, to marry Charles II, the sickly and tormented king, whose throne was tottering over the decline of his own lineage.

On November 19, 1679, amidst the murmurs of the court and the expectations of two kingdoms, the young princess crossed the threshold of her new life. The Spain that welcomed her was not the golden vision of its troubadours, but a sombre court, dominated by mourning, severity and intrigue. However, Charles II loved her from the first moment with a passion that no king of his lineage had ever shown before. Breaking centuries of protocol, he had lunch, dinner and sleep next to her every day, as if in her presence he found the only refuge from the shadows of his life. He idolised her with an almost childlike devotion, trusting her more than anyone else, treating her not only as a wife, but as his only friend in a world of mistrust and plots.

But joy was forbidden to her. The lack of an heir became a constant torment for Marie Louise, who endured the pressure of a hostile court and nostalgia for her homeland. Her premature death in 1689 left Charles devastated, one more spectre in his own kingdom. He never stopped crying for her, murmuring her name between sobs, while Spain, like him, continued to crumble in the twilight of its greatness.

By the way, this was one of the songs that accompanied me the most when drawing. LINK

[from-a-spiders-web]

Art by Bartholomeus van der Helst and Anton Raphael Mengs

[silly-inky]

These were the first drawings I made for the Princess Luisa Au (some details have changed when it comes to the story so it'll be a little different further on when it comes to the ballroom stuff)

But with the original idea this was how Princess Luisa and Queen Boo met, at a ball Maria was hosting to which Queenie actually decided to show up to which was out of the norm for the normally Recluse Queen, again like I said previously few details have changed since I first drew this as now it's actually the second time they have met, the previous time was a couple of months before this

(Anyways have Luisa having a slight gay panic over Queenie)

Here is what Maria and Luisa's usually princess get up looks like, I think Maria looks stupendously cute with her short hair (for some reason I only earased Maria's legs and not Luisa's as well)

Anyways I hope you enjoy

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[film-o-teka]

Le sorprese dell'amore, 1959

[uumuii]

Wila | María Luisa Pacheco | 1972

[totaly-obsessed]

Fc Bayern München Appreciation

Request a player | with @alotofpockets

[dinonfissatoaffetto]

-Maria Luisa Spaziani, A sipario abbassato

[babsi-and-stella]

Monica Vitti by Pierluigi Praturlon, 1967.

[tiny-librarian]

Coloured lithograph of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies and her two daughters. She holds two year old Infanta Luisa Fernanda, and to the right is a 4 year old Isabella II.