In 1832, King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, brother of the Duchess of Berry, had proposed to marry his younger brother, the Count of Lecce who was 16 years old, to Louise who was then 13. The project fizzled. The Duchess of Angoulême, the princess guardian, declined this proposal. Besides the young age of the princess, the prince of the Two Sicilies was her uncle and only a younger brother in a large family with little prospects, and in spite of his youth, the Count of Lecce already had a deserved reputation as a womanizer. He would have a tragic end. The Duchess of Angoulême also discarded the idea of marrying her nice to any Austrian Archduke. She was adamant that Louise should marry a Bourbon. as there were very few princes from where to chose from, Louise reached twenty-five still unmarried and advanced age for a single Princess of her time. Finally in 1845, the Duchess of Angouleme arranged her marriage to Hereditary Prince Ferdinand Charles of Lucca. A few years younger than her, Ferdinand was the only child of the reigning duke of Lucca. He used to spend some summers near Froshdorf and they had met when they were still children.