• known as the "Orléans branch" of the Bourbons. Based at the Palais-Royal, the Duke of Orléans Louis-Philippe II contested the authority of his cousin Louis...
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    Charles of Orléans (24 November 1394 – 5 January 1465) was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans. He was...
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    founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the ruling House of Bourbon. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the...
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    Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom...
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    Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife...
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    the new Duke of Orléans and Louis Philippe II became Duke of Chartres. When his father died in 1785, he became Duke of Orléans and First Prince of the Blood...
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    of Orléans (13 March 1372 – 23 November 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death in 1407. He was also Duke of Touraine (1386–1392), Count of Valois...
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    Louis, Duke of Orléans (4 August 1703 – 4 February 1752) was a member of the House of Bourbon, and as such was a prince du sang. At his father's death...
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    Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (French: Louis Philippe Robert; 6 February 1869 – 28 March 1926) was the Orléanist pretender to the throne of France from...
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    The 4th House of Orléans (French: Maison d'Orléans), sometimes called the House of Bourbon-Orléans (French: Maison de Bourbon-Orléans) to distinguish...
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    House of Orléans from birth. Following his father's succession as King of the French in 1830, he became the Prince Royal of France and Duke of Orléans. He...
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    Philip of Orléans (1 July 1336 – 1 September 1375) was a Duke of Orléans, Touraine, and Count of Valois, the fifth son of King Philip VI of France and...
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    wealth of the House of Orléans. Louis Philippe d'Orléans was born at the Palace of Versailles on 12 May 1725. As the only son of Louis, Duke of Orléans, and...
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    of Orléans, Duke of Guise (Jean Pierre Clément Marie; 4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940), was the third son and youngest child of Prince Robert, Duke...
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    capital of the duchy of Orléans, this city held symbolic significance in early 15th century politics. The dukes of Orléans were at the head of a political...
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    for the role of Joan of Arc during the siege of Orléans. Every first week of May since 1432, the city pays homage to the "Maid of Orléans" during the Johannic...
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    Dauphin of France (Francis I's eldest son), in 1536, Charles was known as the Duke of Angoulême. After his brother's death, he became Duke of Orléans, a title...
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    Dukes of Bourbon, Montpensier, Vendôme, Anjou, Kings of the Two Sicilies, Dukes of Parma, Dukes of Orléans, Princes of Orléans and Braganza Princes of Condé...
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    Valois-Orléans Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1392–1407), younger son of Charles V of France Charles, Duke of Orléans (1407–1465) Louis II, Duke of Orléans (1465–1515)...
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    1999. Henri was the direct descendant of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, son of Louis XIII. He was also a descendant of Louis XIV through a female line, from...
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    ideas were put into practice when the Duke of Orléans, as regent during Louis XV's minority, created a form of government known as polysynody, in which...
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    Jean, Count of Paris (Jean Carl Pierre Marie d'Orléans, born 19 May 1965) is the current head of the House of Orléans. Jean is the senior male descendant...
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  • Louis of Orléans may refer to: Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372–1407), younger brother of Charles VI of France Louis of Valois (1549–1550), son of Henry...
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    children: Don Aiden de Orléans-Borbón y Acosta (born 19 June 2009) Doña Amelia de Orléans-Borbón y Acosta (born 2017) Donna Beatriz de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino...
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    the abbot of Saint-Denis. Present also was a large assembly of noblemen and ladies. The infant was carried to the font by Duke Louis of Orléans, Pierre...
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  • Raphael of Orléans, b. 2021 Prince James, Duke of Orléans, b. 1941 Charles-Louis of Orléans, b. 1972 Philip of Orléans, b. 1998 Constantine of Orléans, b....
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    I, Duke of Orléans (1640–1701) (2) Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723) (3) Louis, Duke of Chartres (1703–1752) Further down the French line of succession...
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  • the Declaration of Brussel), the Duke of Orléans being present. The dynastic pact created the title of Prince of Orléans-Braganza for the Count d'Eu and...
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    Françoise Marie Amélie of Orléans (14 August 1844 – 28 October 1925) was a member of the House of Orléans and by marriage Duchess of Chartres. Françoise...
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    Isabeau of Bavaria. His younger brother, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, also aspired to the regency and saw his influence grow. The enmity between Orléans and...
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