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House of Orléans, Name of the cadet or junior branch of the Valois and Bourbon houses of France. Of the four dynasties of princes, Philippe I (1336–75) died without an heir. Descendants of the second dynasty, headed by Louis I (1372–1407), held the title until 1545. The third dynasty was headed by.
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House of Orléans. For naming conventions, see Medieval Kingdoms of Western Europe. Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an ...
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The house was founded by Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger son of Louis XIII and younger brother of Louis XIV, the "Sun King". Quick Facts House of Orléans Bourbon-Orléans, Parent house ... From 1709 until the French Revolution, the Orléans dukes were next in the order of succession to the French throne after members of the senior branch ...
of Orleans 1709–1742: Louise Diane of Orléans 1716–1736: Louis François 1717–1776 Prince of Conti: Louise Henriette of Bourbon 1726–1759: Louis Philippe I 1725–1785 Duke of Orléans: Henriette 1727–1752: Marie Louise Élisabeth 1727–1759: Philip 1720–1765 Duke of Parma: Maria Josepha of Saxony 1731–1767: Louis 1729–1765 ...
House of Orléans-Braganza Casa de Orléans e Bragança; Parent house: House of Orléans Brazilian imperial family (House of Braganza) Country: Brazil France: Founded: 1864; 160 years ago () Founder: Isabel of Braganza, Princess Imperial of Brazil and Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu: Current head: Vassouras branch: Prince Bertrand of ...
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Louis-Philippe I (1773 - 1850) Born in Paris on October 6, 1773, and dying in exile in Claremont, UK, on August 26, 1850, Louis-Philippe attended Saint-Cloud as a child, when the estate belonged to his grandfather Louis-Philippe d'Orléans. You can still discover two reminders of his childhood at the estate. The carré des 24 Arpents houses the ...
The House of Orléans was a French noble and royal family. It descends from Louis XIV of France and his only brother Philippe, Duke of Orléans. The families main traditional home was the Palais Royal in Paris. The family later became very powerful during the reign of Louis Philippe I.
