Born: 1778, Haiti
Died: 11 March 1851
Country most active: Haiti
Also known as: NA
Marlene Daut on Queen Marie-Louise of Haiti transcript
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Marie-Louise Coidavid was the first and only Queen of an independent Haiti. She and her husband, Henri I of Haiti endured the difficulties of military life and she was forced to witness the assassination of her first born child. After she lost her husband she settled in Italy, in exile.