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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 it, is the fourth holder of a surname previously used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet.
The descendants of the family are the Orléanist pretenders to the French throne. Île d'Orléans, in Canada, is named after Duke of Orléans Henri II, and the city of New Orleans in the United States is named after Duke of Orléans Philippe II. The holder of the title held the style of Serene Highness.
Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston in 1660. He was also granted the dukedoms of Valois , Chartres and Nemours . Known as le Petit Monsieur or simply Monsieur , Philippe was a distinguished military commander and took part in the War of Devolution and the Franco-Dutch War , the ...
Son of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Maria Amalia of Austria: Married Maria Louisa, Duchess of Lucca: 2 children, 1 son, 1 daughter 7: Maria Antonia: 28 November 1774: 20 February 1841: Daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Parma and Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria. Unmarried, a nun: No Issue 8: Charlotte of Parma: September 7, 1777: 1812: Daughter ...
Jean d'Orléans was born on 19 May 1965 in Boulogne-Billancourt, the son of Henri of Orleans and Maria Theresa of Württemberg. He was baptized in the Catholic Church on 14 June 1965 in the Royal Chapel of Dreux. He received as godfather, his maternal uncle, Carl of Württemberg, and as godmother, his paternal aunt, Princess Chantal of Orleans. [5]
Charles X and his family, including his grandson, went into exile in the United Kingdom. The young ex-king, the Duke of Bordeaux, in exile took the title of Comte de Chambord. Later he became the pretender to the throne of France and was supported by the Legitimists. Louis Philippe was sworn in as King Louis Philippe I on 9 August 1830. [23]
Louis I 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 (1386?–1406) Blois (1397–1407), Angoulême (1404–1407), Périgord (1400–1407) and Soissons (1404–07).
François was born on 5 January 1854 at Orleans House in Twickenham, London. His parents had been in England in exile since 24 February 1848 because of the February 1848 Revolution where they settled in Orleans House upon the death of Louis Philippe I in 1850. [1] François received the title of Duke of Guise from birth.