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Marie Louise of Orleans
Marie Louise of Orleans

On 1676, a marriage between Infante Peter of Portugal and Marie Louise of Orleans, she would be pleased by this new marriage, however, her role as queen would be demanding as she would have to produce heirs soon and there would only be four that would survive and brought into term that would even survive adulthood, Infanta Maria (June 4, 1679), Infante Felipe (May 10, 1683), Infanta Luisa (December 2, 1686) and Infante Gaston (December 2, 1689).

Prior to the birth of his three first children, King Peter II of Portugal would have been worried about the succession and Infanta Luisa would be married off to Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, Peter II of Portugal would be crowned alongside his queen on 1683, when his brother died, however, Queen Marie Louise of Orleans would die due to puerperal fever on the spring of 1690 due to her weak constitution, he would remarry to Maria Sophia of Neuberg.

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