Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Duchess of Orléans Princess Royal of France
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Born	(1814-01-24)24 January 1814 Schloss Ludwigslust, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Died	17 May 1858(1858-05-17) (aged 44) Richmond upon Thames, London, England, United Kingdom
Burial	Chapelle royale de Dreux
Spouse	Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans ​ ​ (m. 1837; died 1842)​
Issue Detail	Prince Philippe, Count of Paris Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
Names Helene Luise Elisabeth
House	Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Father	Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Mother	Princess Caroline Louise of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Religion	Lutheran

Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Helene Luise Elisabeth; 24 January 1814 – 17 May 1858) was a French Crown Princess after her marriage in 1837 to the eldest son of Louis Philippe I. She is known as the mother of the future Count of Paris and Duke of Chartres.^[1]

Her descendants include present-day pretenders to the throne of France, Romania and Italy, and the kings of Spain and Belgium.^{[citation needed]}