Duke of Orléans

The title Duke of Orléans (French duc d' Orléans ) was created by King Philip VI. , Of him, together with the surrounding area raised to a duchy ( the Orléanais ), as Paragium his younger son Philip gave. Philip died in 1375 without male issue. 1392, King Charles VI. the vacant title with the Paragium to his younger brother Louis. This inherited both his major as a poet son Charles, who in turn passed it on to his son Ludwig. As this 1498 Louis XII. Became King of France, fell Title and Duchy back to the crown.

1626 revived Louis XIII. the title again and gave it to his younger brother, Jean-Baptiste Gaston. After this had died in 1660 without heirs, the title the following year, Louis XIV was assigned to his younger brother Philip. This inherited him his son Philip II of Orléans ( the 1715-1723 for the young Louis XV. Regency exercised ) and founded a branch line of the House of Bourbon, which still exists today as the House of Orléans and from which emerged, for example, Louis-Philippe of France, which was followed in 1830 as " citizen king " Charles X abdicated the throne to the French (which he in 1848 but lost his hand by abdication ).

From around 1400, founded by Louis of Orléans line Valois - Orléans are two other important lines emerged: his illegitimate son John founded the line of the counts of Angoulême, the first time presented a king of France Francis I; be legitimized illegitimate son John was the progenitor of the Dukes of Longueville from the House of Orléans - Longueville.

Title holders

• Philip of Valois (1336-1375), Duke since 1344

From the line of Valois - Orléans:

• Louis of Orléans (1372-1407), Duke since 1392
• Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394-1465)
• Louis XII. of France (1462-1515)
• Karl (1522-1545), Duke since 1540

From the line Orléans - Bourbon

Fourth Ceremony 1626

• Jean -Baptiste Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608-1660), Duke since 1626

Fifth award 1661

• Philip I of Orléans (1640-1701) Duke since 1661
• Philip II of Orléans (1674-1723), Duke 1701-1723, Regent of France 1715-1723
• Louis, Duke of Orléans, (1703-1752) Duke since 1723
• Louis -Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1725-1785)
• Called Louis -Philippe -Joseph, Duke of Orléans (1747-1793), Duke since 1787, after 1789 also Philippe Egalite
• Louis-Philippe of France (1773-1850), King of France, 1830-1848

House of Orléans

• Prince Ferdinand Philippe of France (1810-1842), Duke since 1830

The descendants of Ferdinand set to the present day the French pretender to the throne of the Orleans line.

For other members of these houses, see Category: House of Orléans -Valois and Category: House of Bourbon - Orléans

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• Historical territory (France)