Marie Henriette of Austria

Marie Henriette of Austria
The Queen in 1875
Queen consort of the Belgians
Tenure	10 December 1865 – 19 September 1902
Born	(1836-08-23)23 August 1836 Buda Castle, Buda, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire
Died	19 September 1902(1902-09-19) (aged 66) Hôtel du Midi,[1] Spa, Belgium
Burial	Church of Our Lady of Laeken
Spouse	Leopold II of Belgium ​ ​ (m. 1853)​
Issue	Louise, Princess Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant Stéphanie, Crown Princess of Austria Clémentine, Princess Napoléon
Names Marie Henriette Anne
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
Mother	Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg

Marie Henriette of Austria (Marie Henriette Anne; 23 August 1836 – 19 September 1902) was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Leopold II. The marriage was arranged against the will of both Marie Henriette and Leopold and became unhappy due to their dissimilarity, and after 1872 the couple lived separate lives, though they continued to appear together in public. Queen Marie Henriette was described as an energetic and intelligent horsewoman, foremost devoted to her animals. In 1895, she openly retired from public life and lived her last seven years in the city of Spa, where she became known as "The Queen of Spa".