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- Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent. He was the son of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Madame Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans.
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Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent. He was the son of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Madame Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans.
- 1 September 1715 –, 15 February 1723
- Guillaume Dubois
Mar 29, 2024 · Philippe II, duc d’Orleans, regent of France for the young king Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. He extinguished the claim of Louis XIV’s grandson, King Philip V of Spain, to the French throne, but his domestic policies brought political confusion and economic hardship to France.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Feb 3, 2023 · 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).
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph; 13 April 1747 – 6 November 1793), was a French Prince of the Blood who supported the French Revolution. Louis Philippe II was born at the Château de Saint-Cloud to Louis Philippe I, Duke of Chartres , and Louise Henriette de Bourbon .
- Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, 13 April 1747, Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, France
- Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent. He was the son of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Madame Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans.
Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans (1674-1723), was regent of France during the minority of Louis XV. He failed in his efforts to reverse the tendency toward absolutism by restoring the power of the nobles. Philippe II d'Orléans was the son of Philippe I d'Orléans, the second son of Louis XIII.
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, or Philippe Charles, was a French royal who became the regent of the kingdom in 1715 and held that position until 1723. The period of his rule became known as "the Regency". His birth occurred at Saint-Cloud, a palace belonging to his father, Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, the younger brother of Louis XIV.