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Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
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1725 – 1785
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Who was Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans?
Louis Philippe d'Orléans known as le Gros, was a French prince, a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the dynasty then ruling France. The First Prince of the Blood after 1752, he was the most senior male at the French court after the immediate royal family. He was the father of Philippe Égalité. He greatly augmented the already huge wealth of the House of Orléans.
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- Born
- May 12, 1725
Palace of Versailles - Also known as
- Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orleans
- Louis Philippe d'Orléans
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Louise Henriette de Bourbon
(1743/12/17 - ) - Madame de Montesson
(1773 - ) - Étiennette Le Marquis
- Louise Henriette de Bourbon
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- Nov 18, 1785
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on July 23, 2013
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