Duke of Orléans
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Duke of Orléans (French: Duc d'Orléans) is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. Known as princes of the blood (princes du sang), the Dukes of Orleans were always attributed to princes of the royal family and was thus a junior branch of the ruling house.
In the ancien régime the holder of the title often had an important political role. The Orléans came to the throne with Louis XII (15th century) and Louis-Philippe (19th century). The descendants of the family are the Orléanist pretenders to the French throne, and the title has been used by several members of the House. The holder of the title held the stlye of Serene Highness.
[edit] Dukes of Orléans, first creation (1344)
[edit] Dukes of Orléans, second creation (1392)
- Louis I de Valois, duc d'Oléans (1372–1407) son of Charles V, King of France.
- Charles I de Valois, duc d'Oléans (1391–1465).
- Louis II de Valois, duc d'Orléans (1462–1515), succeeded as Louis XII, King of France in 1498.
[edit] Dukes of Orléans, third creation (1540)
[edit] Dukes of Orléans of the House of Valois-Angoulême (continued)
- Louis III de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1549–1550) son of King Henry II, King of France; styled Duke of Orléans from birth
- Charles Maximilien de Valois, duc d'Orléans (or Charles III, Duc d'Orléans) (1550–1574) son of King Henri II, King of France; styled Duke of Orléans from 1550, enthroned as King Charles IX in 1560; succeeded by younger brother Henry III of France (Henri de Valois, Duc d'Orléans) in 1574.
- Henri de Valois, duc d'Orléans (1551–1589) son of King Henri II; styled Duke of Orléans from 1560, created duc d'Anjou in 1566, succeeded his older brother Charles IX of France as King Henry III of France in 1574
[edit] Dukes of Orléans of the House of Bourbon
[edit] Dukes of Orléans, fourth creation (1607)
- Nicholas Henri de France, duc d'Orléans (1607–1611) son of King Henri IV.
[edit] Dukes of Orléans, fifth creation (1626)
- Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France, duc d'Orléans (1608–1660) son of King Henri IV, previously styled duc d'Anjou
[edit] Dukes of Orléans of the House of Orléans, sixth creation (1661)
- Philip de France, duc d'Orléans (1640–1701) son of Louis XIII, King of France.
- As "fils de France" (King's son), Philip I bore the name "of France".
- Philip II d'Orléans, 2nd duc d'Orléans (1674–1723), Regent of France from 1715 to 1723.
- As being only Petit-Fils de France (King's grandson) Philip II had to assume the name "d'Orléans", after his father's apanage. Still now (2008) members of Orleans family are not allowed by French law to call themselves Bourbon.
- Louis d'Orléans, 3rd duc d'Orléans (1703–1752).
- Louis Philippe I d'Orléans, 4th duc d'Orléans (1725–1785).
- Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, 5th duc d'Orléans (1747–1793).
- Also known as Philippe Égalité.
- Louis Philippe II d'Orléans, 6th duc d'Orléans (1773-1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848.
- Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1810–1842) eldest son of King Louis Philippe.
- Note that in some sense, all heads of the House of Orléans since 1830 have been entitled to the use of the title Duke of Orléans, whether or not they have done so.
- Philippe d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1869– 1926) eldest son of Louis-Philippe, comte de Paris
[edit] Members of the House of Orleans
- François Gaston Michel Marie d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1935–1960) second son of Henri, comte de Paris (posthumous creation)
- Jacques Jean Jaroslav Marie d'Orléans, Duc d'Orléans (b. 1941) fourth son of Henri, comte de Paris
