Search results
While at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Philippe-Charles died of a chest infection, [a] like his elder sister, Anne-Élisabeth de France who had died six years before his birth. Upon his death, the appanage of the Duchy of Anjou reverted to the Crown and was given to his younger brother, Louis François.
People also ask
Who was Philippe Charles?
What happened to the Duke of Anjou?
Why did King Charles II choose Anjou as his successor?
What happened to Philippe IV?
While at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Philippe-Charles died of a chest infection, like his elder sister, Anne-Élisabeth de France who had died six years before his birth. Upon his death, the appanage of the Duchy of Anjou reverted to the Crown and was given to his younger brother, Louis François.
- 5 August 1667
- 10 July 1671
- Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
That Spanish king, Philippe IV, died in 1665, leaving a somewhat dubious successor in the form of Charles II, a malignant child suffering from epilepsy, also born from Philippe IV’s second marriage.
As a result, Philippe died at Versailles on 7 April 1733, at the age of two which devastated his pregnant mother, Queen Marie Leszczyńska. He was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint-Denis outside Paris.
- Early Years
- Alençon and The Huguenots
- Courting Elizabeth I
- Anjou in The Netherlands
- Death
- Titles
- Bibliography
He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, and his pitted face and slightly deformed spine did not suit his birth name of Hercule. He changed his name to Francis in honour of his late brother Francis II of France when he was confirmed. The royal children were raised under the supervision of the governor and governess of the royal children, Claude d'U...
During the night of 13 September 1575, Alençon fled from the French court after being alienated from his brother King Henry III as they had had some differences. Both Henry III and Catherine de' Medici feared he would join the Protestant rebels. These fears proved well-founded; Francis joined the prince of Condé and his forces in the south. In Febr...
In 1579, negotiations commenced for marrying Anjou to Elizabeth I of England. The Duke of Anjou was in fact the only one of Elizabeth's foreign suitors to court her in person. He made two visits to England, in 1579 and 1581. He was 24 and Elizabeth was 46. Despite the age gap, the two soon became very close, Elizabeth dubbing him her "frog". While ...
Anjou continued on to the Netherlands. In 1579 William the Silent had invited him to become hereditary sovereign of the United Provinces, and on 29 September 1580 the Dutch States General (with the exception of Zeeland and Holland) had signed the Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours with the Duke, who would assume the title "Protector of the Liberty of the ...
The debacle at Antwerp marked the end of Anjou's military career. His mother, Catherine de' Medici, is said to have written to him that "would to God you had died young. You would then not have been the cause of the death of so many brave gentlemen." Another insult followed when Elizabeth Iformally ended her engagement to him after the massacre. Th...
1560–1584: Duke of Évreux1566–1584: Duke of Alençon; Duke of Château-Thierry; Count of Perche; Count of Meulan; Count of Mantes1576–1584: Duke of Anjou; Duke of Berry; Duke of Touraine1580–1584: Lord of the NetherlandsAnselme de Sainte-Marie, Père (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). Vol. 1...Holt, Mack P. (1986). The Duke of Anjou and the Politique Struggle during the Wars of Religion. Cambridge University Press.Knecht, Robert J. (2002). The French Religious Wars 1562-98. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-84176-395-8.Lockyer, Roger (1985). Tudor and Stuart Britain 1471-1714. Longman Group UK Limited.He was given the title Duke of Anjou at birth. He died aged 2 in 1671 and was eventually buried at the Royal Basilica o Saint Denis outside Paris while his heart was placed in the Val-de-Grâce which was an abbey set up by his grandmother Anne of Austria .
Philippe-Charles, Duke of Anjou (5 August 1668 – 10 July 1671) was the fifth child and second son of King Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain, and as such was a fils de France.
Searches related to philippe charles duke of anjou death cause
