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Louis I of Orléans (13 March 1372 – 23 November 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. 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). He was the younger brother of King Charles VI of France, and a powerful ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Louis I, duke d’Orléans (born March 13, 1372, Paris—died Nov. 23, 1407, Paris) was the younger brother of King Charles VI and first in the second dynasty of dukes of Orléans. He initiated the power struggle with the dukes of Burgundy that became the dominating factor in 15th-century France.
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Louis I of Orléans (13 March 1372 – 23 November 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. 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).
The assassination of Louis I, Duke of Orléans took place on November 23, 1407 in Paris, France. The assassination occurred during the power struggles between two factions attempting to control the regency of France during the reign of Charles VI , who was seen as unfit to rule due to his mental illness.
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, he became the First Prince of the Blood ( Premier Prince du Sang) and Duke of Orléans. Known as Louis le Pieux and also as Louis le Génovéfain, Louis was a pious, charitable and cultured ...
- Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France
- Orléans
- 4 February 1752 (aged 48), Abbaye de Sainte Geneviève, Paris, France
Based at the Palais-Royal, the Duke of Orléans Louis-Philippe II contested the authority of his cousin Louis XVI in the adjacent Louvre. His son would eventually ascend to the throne in 1830 as Louis-Philippe I, King of the French. The descendants of the family are the Orléanist pretenders to the French throne.
Also known as. English. Louis I, Duke of Orléans. French prince, regent of France. Louis of Valois. Louis of France. Louis, Duke of Orleans. Louis I, Duque de Orléans.
