Marie Louise or Marie-Louise is a French feminine compound given name. In other languages, it may take one of several alternate forms: * Maria Luiza (Bulgarian, Portuguese) * Maria Luisa (Italian, Spanish) * Maria Luise (German) * Maria Louisa, Mary Louise or Mary Lou (English). Notable people with the name include:

Literature

* Marie Louise Andrews (1849–1891), American writer * Marie-Louise Belarbi (1928–2020), French-Moroccan writer * Marie-Louise Boudât (1916–1968), French letterist and author * Marie Louise Burgess-Ware (1870–?), American writer * Marie-Louise Colomb (1892–1965), Swiss writer * Marie-Louise Dreier (born 1936), Belgian poet * Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick (born 1962), Irish children's author and illustrator * Marie-Louise af Forsell (1823–1852), Swedish diarist * Marie Louise von François (1817– 1893), German writer * Marie-Louise Gagneur (1832–1902), French feminist writer *

Marie-Louise Gay Marie-Louise Gay (born June 17, 1952) is a Canadian children's writer and illustrator. She has received numerous awards for her written and illustrated works in both French and English, including the 2005 Vicky Metcalf Award, multiple Governor ...

(born 1952), Canadian children's writer and illustrator * Marie-Louise Haumont (1919–2012), Belgian writer *

Marie-Louise Jensen Marie-Louise Jensen (born 22 September 1964) is an English children's author. Biography Marie Louise Jensen (née Chalcraft) was born in Henley-On-Thames of an English father and Danish mother. Her early years were plagued by teachers telling ...

(born 1964), English children's author * Marie Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin (1902–1969), French novelist and poet * Marie Louise Hamilton Mack (1870–1935), Australian poet * Marie-Louise Marmette (1870–1928), Canadian author *

Marie Louise Mignot Marie Louise Mignot (February 12, 1712 – August 10, 1790) was a French literary figure. She was the daughter of Voltaire's sister, Catherine Arouet (1686–1726) and her husband Pierre-François Mignot (d. 1737). After the death of her widowed ...

(1712–1790), French literary figure * Marie-Louise Mumbu (born 1975), Congolese journalist * Marie Louise de la Ramee (1839–1908), English novelist * Marie Louise Shedlock (1854–1935), French storyteller * Marie Louise Victoire, La Rochejacquelein (1772–1857), French memoirist

Music

* Marie-Louise-Taos Amrouche (1913–1976), Algerian singer and writer * Marie-Louise Cantotti (1910–1999), American opera singer * Marie-Louise Cébron-Norbens (1888–1958), French opera singer * Marie-Louise Dähler, Swiss harpsichordist *

Marie-Louise Damien Marie-Louise Damien (born Louise Marie Damien; 5 December 1889 – 30 January 1978), better known by the stage name Damia, was a French singer and actress. Early life Louise Marie Damien was born on 5 December 1889 to Marie Joséphine Louise (n ...

(1889–1978), French singer and actress * Marie-Louise Desmatins ( fl. 1682–1708), French opera singer * Marie-Louise Gilles (born 1937), French opera singer * Marie-Louise Girod (1915–2014), French organist and composer * Marie-Louise Emma Cécile Lajeunesse (1847–1930), Canadian-British opera singer *

Marie Louise Marcadet Marie Louise Marcadet née ''Baptiste'' (3 December 1758 – 28 February 1804) was a Swedish opera singer and a dramatic stage actress of French origin. She was active in the Royal Swedish Opera as a singer, and in the Royal Dramatic Theatre ...

(1758–1804), Swedish opera singer and a dramatic stage actress

Nobility and royalty

Marie Louise Gonzaga Marie Louise Gonzaga ( pl, Ludwika Maria; 18 August 1611 – 10 May 1667) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage to two kings of Poland and grand dukes of Lithuania, brothers Władysław IV and John II Casimir. Together ...

(1611–1667), Princess of Gonzague-Nevers; daughter of Charles I, Duke of Mantua and Catherine of Guise * Marie Louise d'Aspremont (1652/1652–1692), daughter of Charles II, Count d’Aspremont; wife of Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine * Marie Louise of Orléans (1662–1689), daughter of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans; queen consort of Charles II of Spain *

Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel Dutch: ''Maria Louise'' , house =Hesse-Kassel , father =Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel , mother =Princess Maria Amalia of Courland , birth_date = , birth_place =Kassel , death_date = ...

(1688–1765), daughter of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel; wife of John William Friso, Prince of Orange * Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695–1719), daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans; wife of Charles, Duke of Berry (1686–1714) * Marie Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (1698–1743), daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans *

Marie Louise de Rohan Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tr ...

(1720–1803), daughter of Jules de Rohan, Prince of Soubise; wife of Gaston, Count of Marsan *

Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne (Marie Louise Henriette Jeanne; 15 August 1725 – 1793) was a French noblewoman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. She was the Princess of Guéméné by marriage. Biography Marie Louise was the ...

(1725–1793), daughter of Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne; wife of Jules, Prince of Guéméné * Marie Louise Élisabeth of France (1727–1759), daughter of King Louis XV of France; wife of Philip, Duke of Parma *

Marie Louise of France (1728–1733) Marie Louise of France (28 July 1728 – 19 February 1733) was a French princess, daughter of Louis XV of France and queen Marie Leszczyńska. Biography Born at Versailles, the third child of Louis XV of France and his Queen Marie Leszczyńska, ...

, daughter of Louis XV of France *

Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (16 March 1729 – 11 March 1818); also known as ''Princess George'', was heiress to the barony of Broich and by marriage Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was the grandmother and ...

(1729–1818), daughter of Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg; wife of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt *

Princess Marie Louise of Savoy Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

(1749–1792), daughter of Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano; wife of Louis Alexandre, Prince de Lamballe *

Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma , house = Bourbon-Parma , father = Robert I of Parma , mother = Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies , spouse = Ferdinand I, Prince of Bulgaria , consort = yes , reign = 20 April 1893 – 31 January 1899 , issue = Boris IIIKiril, ...

(1751–1819), daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma; queen consort of Charles IV of Spain *

Marie-Louise Coidavid Queen Marie Louise Coidavid (1778 – 11 March 1851), was the Queen of the Kingdom of Haiti 1811–20 as the spouse of Henri Christophe. Early life Marie-Louise was born into a free black family; her father was the owner of Hotel de la Couronne, ...

(1778–1851), Queen of the Kingdom of Haiti * Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791–1847), the second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte and Empress of the French *

Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , house = Mecklenburg-Schwerin , father = Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin , mother = Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia , birth_date = , birth_place = Ludwigslust Palace, Ludwigslust, Du ...

(1803–1862), daughter of Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin; wife of Georg, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg *

Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel Princess Marie Luise Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel (9 May 1814 – 28 July 1895) was a member of the House of Hesse-Kassel by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, she became a princess of Anhalt-Dessau. Family ...

(1814–1895), daughter of Prince William of Hesse-Kassel; wife of Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau * Countess Marie Louise Larisch von Moennich (1858–1940), illegitimate daughter of Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria *

Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma , house = Bourbon-Parma , father = Robert I of Parma , mother = Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies , spouse = Ferdinand I, Prince of Bulgaria , consort = yes , reign = 20 April 1893 – 31 January 1899 , issue = Boris III Kiril ...

(1870–1899), daughter of Robert I, Duke of Parma; Princess Consort of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria *

Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (Franziska Josepha Louise Augusta Marie Christina Helena; 12 August 1872 – 8 December 1956) was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Early life Princess Marie Louise was born at Cumberland Lodge in ...

(1872–1956), daughter of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom; wife of Prince Aribert of Anhalt *

Princess Marie Louise of Hanover Princess Marie Louise of Hanover and Cumberland (11 October 1879 – 31 January 1948) was the eldest child of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, and Princess Thyra of Denmark, the youngest daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of ...

(1879–1948), daughter of Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover; wife of Prince Maximilian of Baden *

Princess Marie Louise of Orléans (1896–1973) , image = MLdOrleans.jpg , caption = , reign = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = , spouse = , issue = Prince Gaetano , house = Orléans , father = Prince E ...

, daughter of Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme; wife of Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *

Princess Marie-Louise of Madagascar Princess Marie-Louise Razafinkeriefo of Madagascar (1 May 1897 – 18 January 1948) was the last heir apparent and pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She was a grandniece, and the adoptive daughter, of Ranavalona III. During ...

(1897–1948), last heir apparent and pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of Madagascar *

Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria ( bg, Княгиня Мария Луиза Българска; born 13 January 1933, Sofia) is the daughter of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Ioanna and the older sister of Simeon II of Bulgaria. Montgomery-Mas ...

(born 1933), daughter of Boris III of Bulgaria, wife of Prince Karl of Leiningen

Politics

Marie Louise Berneri Marie Louise Berneri (born Maria Luisa Berneri; 1 March 1918 – 13 April 1949) was an anarchist activist and author. Born in Italy, she spent much of her life in Spain, France, and England. She was involved with the short-lived publication, '' ...

(1918–1949), Italian activist and author *

Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin (1863-1952), was a Métis Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians attorney, a Native American rights activist, and a suffragist. In 1914 Baldwin was the first Native American student to graduate from the Washing ...

(1863-1952), Native American rights activist *

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, (born 7 December 1958) is a Maltese politician who served as President of Malta from 2014 to 2019. She has been president of Eurochild since 2019. Previously, as a member of the Labour Party, Coleiro Preca was a Me ...

(born 1958), former President of Malta * Marie-Louise Correa (born 1943), Senegalese politician *

Marie-Louise Fort Marie-Louise Fort (3 December 1950 – 24 September 2022)Marie-Louise Kehoe Marie-Louise Kehoe (born December 12, 1928) is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. She was first elected in 1982 and was reelected in every election through 1992, after which she chose to step down. She also served for ...

(born 1928), American politician * Marie-Louise Loubet (1843–1925), wife of the President of France Émile Loubet * Marie-Louise Mwange (born 1961), Congolese politician * Marie-Rose Morel (1972–2011), Flemish-Belgian politician *

Marie Louise Nignan-Bassolet Marie Louise Nignan-Bassolet is a Burkinabé politician. She served as Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. ...

, Burkinabe politician *

Marie-Louise O'Donnell Marie-Louise O'Donnell (born 5 September 1952) is an Irish academic, and later broadcaster and politician, who served as a Senator from 2011 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. She played a key role in the arts at Dublin City Unive ...

(born 1952), Irish politician * Marie-Louise Puech-Milhau (1876–1966), French pacifist *

Marie-Louise Potter Marie-Louise Potter (born March 15, 1959) is a Seychellois politician and diplomat member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. She is a member of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front United Seychelles is a political party in Seychel ...

(born 1959), member of the National Assembly of Seychelles * Marie-Louise Rochebillard (1860–1936), French trade unionist * Marie-Louise Sibazuri (born 1960), Burundian activist * Marie-Louise Tardif, Canadian politician * Marie Louise Yovanovitch (born 1958), American diplomat

Religion

* Marie Louise Burke (1912–2004), American Hindu religious writer * Marie Louise Clinton (1871–1934), American church leader * Marie Louise De Meester (1857–1928), French missionary * Marie Louise Habets (1905–1986), Belgian nurse and religious sister * Marie-Louise-Élisabeth de Lamoignon de Molé de Champlâtreux (1763–1825), French Catholic saint *

Marie Louise Trichet Marie Louise Trichet, also known as ''Marie-Louise de Jésus'' (1684–1759), was a French Catholic figure who, with Louis de Montfort, founded the Congregation of religious women called Daughters of Wisdom and since the age of seventeen devoted ...

(1684–1759), French Catholic saint * Marie-Louise Valade (1808–1861), Canadian Catholic nun

Science and engineering

* Marie-Louise Bauchot (born 1928), French ichthyologist * Marie-Louise de Beauvoir (1776–1855), Belgian educator * Marie Louise Marguerite Belèze (1851-1913), French botanist * Marie Louise Compernolle (1909–2005), Flemish chemical engineer *

Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin (7 July 1905 – 19 October 1972) was a French mathematician, the second woman to obtain a doctorate in pure mathematics in France, the first woman to become a full professor of mathematics in France, the president o ...

(1905–1972), French mathematician * Marie-Louise von Franz (1915–1998), Swiss psychologist * Marie Louise Killick (1914–1964), English audio engineer * Marie-Louise Michelsohn (born 1941), American mathematician *

Marie-Louise Nosch Marie-Louise Bech Nosch (January 1970 -; née Gregersen) is a Professor in the University of Copenhagen and an expert in the interdisciplinary study of prehistoric textiles. Her main research focus is on the evidence for textile production in Myce ...

(born 1970), French archaeologist *

Marie-Louise Paris Marie-Louise Paris (20 October 188928 April 1969), known as ''Mademoiselle Paris'' was a French engineer who founded the l'Institut électro-mécanique féminin (the Women's Electro-mechanical Institute) in 1925, which became the l'École poly ...

(1889–1969), French engineer * Marie-Louise Saboungi (born 1948), American physicist *

Marie Louise Stig Sørensen Marie Louise Stig Sørensen (born 1954) is a Danish archaeologist and academic. She is Professor of European Prehistory and Heritage Studies at the University of Cambridge and a Professor of Bronze Age Archaeology at the University of Leiden. Her ...

(born 1954), Danish archaeologist *

Marie-Louise Sjoestedt Marie-Louise Sjoestedt-Jonval (20 September 1900 – 26 December 1940) was a French linguist and literary scholar who specialized in Celtic studies, especially Irish mythology. Together with Joseph Loth, she was co-editor of ''Revue Celtique'' and d ...

(1900–1940), French linguist and literary scholar *

Marie Louise Uhr Marie Louise Uhr (26 July 1923 – 28 July 2001) was an Australian biochemist and leader in the movement advocating for the ordination of women in the Catholic Church. Early life and education Marie Louise Uhr was born on 26 July 1923 in Br ...

(1923–2001), Australian biochemist

Sports

* Marie-Louise Bévis (born 1972), French sprinter * Marie-Louise Castenskiold (born 1960), Danish equestrian * Marie-Louise Dräger (born 1981), German Olympic rower *

Marie-Louise Eta Marie-Louise Eta (; born 7 July 1991) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder for Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. She has also played for Turbine Potsdam. Club career Eta retired from playing at the end of the 2017–18 ...

(born 1991), German footballer * Marie-Louise Hamrin (born 1957), Swedish long-distance runner *

Marie-Louise Horn Marie-Luise "Marlies" Horn (15 March 1912 – 26 July 1991) was a German tennis player who was active in the 1930s. Personal Horn was born at Wiesbaden on 15 March 1912.Der Tennissport, November 1938 She married businessman Joachim Hinrich (190 ...

(1912–1991), German tennis player * Marie-Louise Hosdey (born 1945), Belgian sports shooter * Marie Louise Kirkland (1899–1999), American sports commentator * Marie-Louise Ledru, French long-distance runner *

Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen Marie-Louise Jean Joséphine Linssen-Vaessen (19 March 1928 – 15 February 1993) was a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

(1928–1993), Dutch freestyle swimmer * Marie-Louise Perrenoud (born 1947), French speed skater * Marie-Louise Pierre (born 1955), Haitian sprinter *

Marie Louise Reilly Marie Louise Reilly (born 1 April 1980) is an Irish female rugby union player from Summerhill, County Meath. She played Lock for at the 2010, 2014, and 2017 Womens World cup. In 2014, Reilly was named to the tournament Dream Team. She retired ...

(born 1980), Irish rugby union player * Marie Sirois (1865–1920), erroniously known as Marie Louise Sirois, French-Canadian strongwoman * Marie Louise Steffensen (born 1996), Danish badminton player

Visual arts

* Marie Louise Amiet (1879–1944), French painter and illustrator * Marie Louise Asseu (1966–2016), Ivorian actress, director and film producer * Marie Louise Anna Beaudet (1859–1947), Canadian actress and dancer * Marie-Louise Bousquet (1885–1975), French fashion journalist * Maria Luise Katharina Breslau (1856–1927), Swiss painter * Marie Louise Brimberg (born 1948), Danish photographer *

Marie-Louise Bruyère Marie-Louise Bruyère, mostly known as Madame Bruyère, or simply as Bruyère (pronounced Broo-yair), was a French fashion designer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, operating out of Paris, and importing her fashion lines abroad. Biography Marie-Lou ...

(1884–1959?), French fashion designer * Marie-Louise Carven (1909–2015), French fashion designer *

Marie-Louise Ekman Marie-Louise Ester Maude Ekman, ''née'' Fuchs, and known during her first marriage under the surname De Geer, and during and after her second as De Geer Bergenstråhle (born 5 November 1944) is a Swedish painter and film director. She is a profes ...

(born 1944), Swedish painter and filmmaker * Marie Louise Fuller (1862–1928), American actress and dancer * Marie-Louise Hairs (1912–1998), Belgian art historian * Marie Louise Kold (born 1974), Danish artist * Marie-Louise Laleyan (1935–2014), American architect *

Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Marie-Louise von Motesiczky (October 24, 1906 – June 10, 1996) was an Austrian painter who lived in Britain from 1939 onwards, becoming a naturalised subject in 1948. Early life Marie-Louise von Motesiczky was born in Vienna in 1906 to ...

(1906–1996), Austrian painter * Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer (1920–1967), French film actress * Marie-Louise Pichot (1885–1947), French painter * Marie Louise Thomsen (1823–1907), Danish photographer * Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun (1755–1842), French painter

Other

Marie-Louise Arconati-Visconti Marie Louise Jeanne Peyrat (1840–1923), better known as the Marquise Arconati Visconti, was a French philanthropist, salonnière and art collector. She is remembered for donating the outstanding Italian artworks she had inherited from her husba ...

(1840–1923), French philanthropist, salonnière and art collector *

Marie-Louise Ayres Marie-Louise Ayres is a librarian whose work has centered on providing digital access to cultural resources throughout Australia. Since 2017 she has been the Director-General of the National Library of Australia. Early life and education Marie ...

(born 1963), Australian librarian * Marie-Louise Bertschinger (1910/1911–1970), Swiss humanitarian * Marie-Louise Bouglé (1883-1936), French feminist, librarian, and archivist * Marie-Louise Charles (1765–after 1807), French businesswoman and former slave * Marie-Louise Charpentier (1905-1998), French Resistance member *

Marie-Louise Cloarec Marie-Louise Joséphine Cloarec (10 May 1917 – 18 January 1945) was a French heroine of World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive and was executed by the Nazi government. She was born in Carhaix, Finistère, France and became a ...

(1917–1945), French Resistance member * Marie-Louise Dissard (1881–1957), French Resistance member * Marie-Louise Driancourt (1887–1914), French pilot * Marie Louise Garibaldi (1934–2016), American jurist. * Marie-Louise Giraud (1903–1943), French abortionist * Marie-Louise Jaÿ (1838–1925), French businesswoman * Marie-Louise Lachapelle (1769–1821), French midwife * Marie-Louise Lacoste (1849–1919), Canadian philanthropist * Marie-Louise Marchand-Thébault (died 2007), French historian and archivist * Marie Louise Madeleine Victoire d'Argenton (1684-1749), royal mistress of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans * Marie-Louise Meilland (1920–1987), French rose breeder and business owner *

Marie-Louise Meilleur Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur (née Chassé; August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998) was a Canadian supercentenarian. Meilleur is the oldest validated Canadian ever and upon the death of longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment, became the world ...

(1880–1998), the oldest validated Canadian ever * Marie Louise Scudder Myrick (1854–1934), American newspaper owner *

Marie-Louise O'Murphy Marie-Louise O'Murphy (; 21 October 1737 – 11 December 1814), also variously called ''Mademoiselle de Morphy'', ''La Belle Morphise'', ''Louise Morfi'' or ''Marie-Louise Morphy de Boisfailly'', was one of the lesser mistresses (''petites maî ...

(1737–1814), mistress of King Louis XV of France *

Marie-Louise Theile Marie-Louise Theile (born 1966) is a former Australian news presenter. She presented '' Ten News at Five'' in Brisbane and Melbourne. She is currently the Director of New Initiative - a niche branding, marketing and place making creative agency ...

(born 1966), Australian news presenter * Marie Louise Angélique Aimée Caroillon des Tillières (1797–1853), French heiress * Marie-Louise Tromel (1717–1755), French Breton bandit * Marie-Louise Victoire Girardin (1754–1794), French explorer