Her godfather was
Aleksandar Malinov. She was enrolled at the Medical Nurse College of the
Spanish Red Cross Society, which she graduated with honours. After the abolition of the monarchy in 1946, Princess Marie Louise left the country with her mother and brother. They first lived in
Egypt and then moved to
Spain. With her brother, she took part in the ship tour organized by King
Paul of Greece and
Queen Frederica in 1954, which became known as the "
Cruise of the Kings" and was attended by over 100 royals from all over Europe.
Marriage and issue She married
Prince Karl of Leiningen (2 January 1928,
Coburg,
Germany – 28 September 1990,
Vered Hagalil,
Israel) in a civil ceremony on 14 February 1957 in
Amorbach and in a religious ceremony on 20 February 1957 in
Cannes. Karl and Marie Louise divorced on 4 December 1968. The couple had two sons: in
Toronto, Canada. Subsequently they lived in
New Jersey, United States and have a daughter and a son: •
Princess Alexandra-Nadejda of Koháry (born 14 September 1970), She holds a degree in English literature from
Bishop's University and in graphic design from
Pratt Institute of New York, and is a member of the board of trustees of the King Boris and Queen Giovanna Fund who manages
Vrana Palace in
Sofia. Alexandra is very active in the study and promotion of the historical relations between
Portugal and the
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. In 2005 she organized the signing of a cultural cooperation protocol between the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha family Foundation and the Parques de Sintra, that manages
Pena National Palace, built by her great-great-grand uncle
Ferdinand II of Portugal. She also donated a portrait of the said king to the national museum of Saint Anton in
Slovakia in a ceremony at the
Palácio das Necessidades, seat of the Portuguese Foreign Affairs Ministry. • Prince Pawel Alastair Antoni of Koháry (born 3 May 1972), On 13 May 2012, at the 18th commencement ceremony, Princess Marie Louise received an honorary doctoral degree in Humane Letters from the
American University in Bulgaria. In 2001, she visited and toured the church of
St John of Rila the Wonderworker in Chicago's
Portage Park community area. ==Honours==