DUKE OF ORLéANS

'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.
==Dukes of Orléans, first creation (1344)==

★ Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans (1336–1376) son of Philip VI, King of France.
==Dukes of Orléans, second creation (1392)==

★ Louis I de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1372–1407) son of Charles V, King of France.

★ Charles I de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1391–1465).

★ Louis II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1462–1515), succeeded as Louis XII, King of France in 1498.
==Dukes of Orléans, third creation (1540)==

★ Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans (1522–1545) son of Francis I, King of France.

Contents

Dukes of Orléans of the House of Valois-Angoulême (continued)

Dukes of Orléans of the House of Bourbon

Dukes of Orléans, fourth creation (1607)

Members of the House of Orleans

See also

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 (1550–1574) son of King Henri II, King of France; styled Duke of Orléans from 1550, succeeded as King Charles IX in 1560

★ Henri de Valois, Duc d'Orléans (1551–1589) son of King Henri II; styled Duke of Orléans from 1560, created Duke of Anjou in 1566, succeeded as King Henri III in 1574

Dukes of Orléans of the House of Bourbon

Dukes of Orléans, fourth creation (1607)

★ Nicholas Henri de France, Duc d'Orléans (1607–1611) son of King Henri IV.
===Dukes of Orléans, fifth creation (1626)===

★ Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France, Duc d'Orléans (1608–1660) son of King Henri IV, previously styled Duke of Anjou
==Dukes of Orléans of the House of Orléans, sixth creation (1661)==

★ Philip I of France, 1st Duke of 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 Duke of Orléans (1674–1723), Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. ''As being only "petit-fils de France" (King's son son) Philip II had to assume the name "d'Orléans", after his father's apanage. Still now (2006) members of Orleans family are not allowed by French law to call themselves Bourbon.''

★ Louis d'Orléans, 3rd Duke of Orléans (1703–1752).

★ Louis Philippe I d'Orléans, 4th Duke of Orléans (1725–1785).

★ Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, 5th Duke of Orléans (1747–1793). Also known as Philippe Égalité.

★ Louis Philippe II d'Orléans, 6th Duke of 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

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

See also

★ Count of Orléans

★ Orleanist

★ Orléans

★ Legitimist

★ New Orleans