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- Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (l. 1747-1793) was a French noble of royal blood. He was the head of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the royal Bourbon dynasty, and was a cousin of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792).
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The history of New Orleans, Louisiana traces the city's development from its founding by the French in 1718 through its period of Spanish control, then briefly back to French rule before being acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
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The House of Valois-Burgundy originated from Charles V's youngest brother, Philip the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy. Both their respective namesake duchies of Orléans and Burgundy were held in the status of appanage, as none of its holders were first in the line of succession to the French throne.
Aug 2, 2023 · By the end of the 17th century, the French consumed parts of Louisiana with the arrival of French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and his brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. Sent by King Louis XIV, the brothers sailed for the mouth of the Mississippi to expand the French territory.
Duke of Orléans (French: Duc d'Orléans) was a French royal title usually granted by the King of France to one of his close relatives (usually a younger brother or son), or otherwise inherited through the male line.
May 8, 2023 · The French royal namesakes of our city and state — Philippe II, the Duke of Orleans, and King Louis XV — never set foot in what would become New Orleans or Louisiana. But a great-grandson...
