Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844–1925)

Not to be confused with her grand-daughter Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902–1953).

Françoise of Orléans
Duchess of Chartres
Spouse	Robert, Duke of Chartres
Issue
Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark Prince Robert Prince Henri Marguerite, Duchess of Magenta Jean, Duke of Guise
Full name
Françoise Marie Amélie d'Orléans
House	House of Orléans
Father	François of Orléans
Mother	Francisa of Brazil
Born	14 August 1844(1844-08-14) Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died	28 October 1925(1925-10-28) (aged 81) Château de Saint-Firmin, France
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Françoise of Orléans (Françoise Marie Amélie; 14 August 1844 – 28 October 1925) was a member of the House of Orléans and by marriage Duchess of Chartres.

1 Princess of Orléans
2 Duchess of Chartres
3 Issue
4 Ancestry
5 Titles, styles, honours and arms
- 5.1 Titles and styles
6 Bibliography

Princess of Orléans

Françoise d'Orléans was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine the daughter of Prince François, Prince of Joinville (son of King Louis Philippe I), and of Princess Francisca of Brazil (daughter of Emperor Peter I of Brazil).

Duchess of Chartres

On 11 June 1863, in Kingston upon Thames, England, she married her first cousin Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. They had five children. Princess Françoise died in Château de Saint-Firmin.

Issue

Marie of Orléans (1865–1909), who in 1885 married Prince Valdemar of Denmark, son of King Christian IX of Denmark.
Robert of Orléans (1866–1885);
Henri of Orléans (1867–1901);
Marguerite of Orléans (1869–1940), who in 1896 married Marie-Armand-Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta.
Jean of Orléans (1874–1940), "Duke of Guise", and Orléanist pretender to the throne of France as "Jean III", who, in 1899, married his first cousin Princess Isabelle of Orléans and had issue.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844–1925)

16. Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

8. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

17. Louise Henriette de Bourbon

4. Louis Philippe I

18. Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre

9. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon

19. Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este

2. Prince François, Prince of Joinville

20. Charles III of Spain

10. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

21. Maria Amalia of Saxony

5. Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily

22. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor

11. Maria Carolina of Austria

23. Maria Theresa of Austria

1. Françoise of Orléans

24. Peter III of Portugal

12. John VI of Portugal

25. Maria I of Portugal

6. Pedro I of Brazil

26. Charles IV of Spain

13. Carlota of Spain

27. Maria Luisa of Parma

3. Princess Francisca of Brazil

28. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor

14. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

29. Maria Luisa of Spain

7. Maria Leopoldina of Austria

30. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies =10

15. Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily

31. Maria Carolina of Austria =11

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

14 August 1844 – 11 June 1863 Her Royal Highness Princess Françoise of Orléans
11 June 1863 – 5 December 1910 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Chartres
5 December 1910 – 28 October 1925 Her Royal Highness the Dowager Duchess of Chartres

Bibliography

(French) Dominique Paoli, Fortunes et infortunes des princes d'Orléans 1848-1918, Artena, Paris, 2006.
(French) Jean-Charles Volkmann, Généalogie des rois et des princes, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, Paris, 1998.

Princesses of Orléans

The first generation are the children of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, son of Henry IV; the second is from Philippe, Duke of Orléans, son of Louis XIII;

1st Generation	Anne Marie Louise, Duchess of Montpensier^ · Marguerite Louise, Grand Duchess of Tuscany^ · Élisabeth Marguerite, Duchess of Guise^ · Françoise Madeleine, Duchess of Savoy^ · Princess Marie Anne^

2nd Generation	Marie Louise, Queen of Spain^ · Anne Marie, Queen of Sardinia^ · Élisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Lorraine^

3rd Generation	Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Berry^ · Louise Adélaïde, Abbess of Chelles^ · Charlotte Aglaé, Duchess of Modena^ · Louise Élisabeth, Queen of Spain^ · Philippine Élisabeth, Mademoiselle de Beaujolais^ · Louise Diane, Princess of Conti^

4th Generation	Princess Louise Marie^

5th Generation	Mademoiselle d'Orléans^ · Bathilde, Princess of Condé^

6th Generation	Françoise, Mademoiselle de Chartres^ · Adélaïde, Princess of Orléans

7th Generation	Louise, Queen of the Belgians · Marie, Duchess of Württemberg · Princess Françoise · Clémentine, Princess of Kohary

8th Generation	Marguerite Adelaide, Princess Czartoryska · Princess Blanche · Françoise, Duchess of Chartres · Marie Isabelle, Countess of Paris · Princess Amalia · Princess Cristina · Princess Maria de la Regla · Mercedes, Queen of Spain

9th Generation	Amélie, Queen of Portugal · Hélène, Duchess of Aosta · Isabelle, Duchess of Guise · Louise, Princess Carlos of the Two Sicilies · Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark · Margherite, Duchess of Magenta · Louise, Princess Alfons of Bavaria

10th Generation	Isabelle, Princess Pierre Murat · Françoise, Princess Cristopher of Greece and Denmark · Anne, Duchess of Aosta · Marie Louise, Princess Philip of the Two Sicilies · Princess Sophie · Genieviève, Marchioness of Chaponay

11th Generation	Isabelle, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim · Hélène, Countess Evrard of Limburg-Stirum · Anne, Duchess of Calabria · Diane, Duchess of Württemberg · Claude, Duchess of Aosta · Chantal, Baroness François Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue · Gerarda, Marchioness of Marchelina · Beatriz, Countess Tomasso Farini

12th Generation	Isabelle, Princess Gundakar of Liechtenstein · Princess Blanche · Princess Clothilde, Mrs. Edouard Crépy · Princess Adélaïde, Mrs. Pierre-Louis Dailly · Diane, Viscountess Alexis of Noailles · Princess Pilar, Mrs. Nicholas Henderson-Stewart · Princess Eulalia

13th Generation	Princess Thérèse Isabelle · Princess Louise Marie · Princesse Hélène · Princess Isabelle

^never styled Princess of Orléans

Princesses of Orléans by marriage

1st generation	none

2nd generation	Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Légitimée de France, "Mademoiselle de Blois"^

3rd generation	Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden^

4th generation	Louise Henriette de Bourbon, Duchess of Étampes, "Mademoiselle de Conti"^

5th generation	Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle de Penthièvre"^

6th generation	Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily^

7th generation	Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin · Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Princess Francisca of Brazil · Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies · Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain

8th generation	Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans* · Princess Françoise d'Orléans* · Infanta Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil · Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria · Infanta Eulalia of Spain

9th generation	Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria · Isabella, Marchioness of Valdeterrazo · Princess Isabelle d'Orléans* · Princess Henriette of Belgium · Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Marie Constance Say**

10th generation	Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza · Carla Parodi-Delfino**

11th generation	Duchess Marie Thérèse of Württemberg · Micaela Cousiño · Beatrice de Pasquier de Franclieu · Gersende de Sabran-Pontèves · Marion Gordon-Orr · Emilia Ferrara-Pignatelli · Giovanna San Martino d'Aglie di San Germano · Antonella Rendina**

12th generation	Philomena de Tornos · Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot · Diana, Duchess of Cadaval · Ileana Manos · Véronique Goeders · Anne Laure van Exter · Guadalupe Solís

*also a princess of Orléans in her own right **did not have a royal or noble title by birth ^never styled Princess of Orléans

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Name	Françoise Of Orléans, Princess
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 August 1844
Place of birth	Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Date of death	28 October 1925
Place of death	Château de Saint-Firmin, France