▁life ▁Isabel le ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁the ▁Ch âteau ▁d ' E u , ▁Eu ▁, ▁France , ▁the ▁third ▁daughter ▁and ▁fifth ▁child ▁of ▁Prince ▁Philippe , ▁Count ▁of ▁Paris ▁and ▁Inf anta ▁Maria ▁Isabel ▁of ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old , ▁a ▁law ▁was ▁prom ul g ated ▁by ▁the ▁Third ▁Republic ▁that ▁effectively ▁ex iled ▁all ▁dynast ies ▁who ▁formerly ▁ruled ▁France , ▁where up on ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁England . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁issue ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁woman , ▁Isabel le ▁had ▁many ▁suit ors , ▁chief ▁among ▁them ▁being ▁the ▁future ▁Albert ▁I ▁of ▁Belg ium . ▁Albert , ▁however , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁court ship ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁his ▁uncle ▁King ▁Leopold ▁II , ▁who ▁fe ared ▁that ▁a ▁marriage ▁to ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁an ▁ex iled ▁pret ender ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁throne ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁back l ash ▁from ▁the ▁republic an ▁government ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Isabel le ▁married ▁her ▁first ▁cousin ▁Prince ▁Jean , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Gu ise ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 9 4 0 ). ▁Jean ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁prince ▁Robert , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Chart res ▁( 1 8 4 0 – 1 9 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Fran ço ise ▁d ' O rl é ans ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 9 2 5 ). ▁Upon ▁the ▁death ▁of