▁officials ▁became ▁concerned ▁that ▁Mad agas car ▁might ▁launch ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁French ▁rule . ▁Queen ▁Ran aval ona ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁Ré union ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁source ▁of ▁encourag ement ▁for ▁Mal ag asy ▁reb els , ▁so ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁was ▁re located . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁they ▁board ed ▁the ▁steam ship ▁Yang - T se ▁and ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Marse illes . ▁They ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁several ▁months ▁before ▁being ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁villa ▁in ▁Must ap ha ▁Super ieur ▁in ▁French ▁Al ger ia . ▁Despite ▁being ▁Catholic , ▁Marie - Lou ise ▁attended ▁Protest ant ▁services ▁at ▁a ▁Re formed ▁church ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁central ▁Al gi ers . ▁ ▁Marie - Lou ise ▁left ▁Al ger ia ▁for ▁France ▁to ▁attend ▁secondary ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁de ▁Je unes ▁fill es ▁de ▁Vers a illes . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁her ▁great - a unt ▁Queen ▁Ran aval ona ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁In ▁France , ▁Marie - Lou ise ▁met ▁a ▁French ▁agricult ural ▁engineer ▁named ▁Andre ▁Bos sh ard . ▁They ▁married ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁small ▁p ension ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁government , ▁but ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁nur se . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁for ▁her ▁medical ▁services