- Prince Charles, Duke of Penthièvre
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Charles Duke of Penthièvre Charles' tomb at Dreux Full name Charles Ferdinand Louis Philippe Emmanuel d'Orléans House House of Orléans Father Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans Mother Maria Amalia of Naples Born 16 January 1820
Palais-Royal, Paris, FranceDied 25 July 1828 (aged 8)
Château de Neuilly, Paris, FranceBurial Chapelle royale de Dreux Charles d'Orléans (Charles Ferdinand Louis Philippe Emmanuel; 16 January 1820 – 25 July 1828[1]) was the eighth child of the Duke and Duchess of Orléans, future Louis Philippe I and la Reine Marie Amélie. He was created Duke of Penthièvre, a title previously held by his great grandfather.
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Biography
Charles d'Orléans was born at the Palais Royal in Paris, the official city residence of the Orléans family since 1692.[2]
He was the fourth of six sons born to the Orléans; Ferdinand Philippe born in 1810; the Duke of Nemours born in 1814; the Prince of Joinville born in 1818 who was followed by Charles. His younger brother's were the Duke of Aumale and the Duke of Montpensier. His oldest sister Louise married Leopold I of Belgium. Another sister Clémentine was the mother of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.
Charles was given the title of Duke of Penthièvre, which had passed to the House of Orléans by inheritance; Charles paternal grandmother Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, wife of Philippe Égalité, was a great heiress and inherited the Penthièvre fortune from her father prior to the Revolution. As such, the Orléans family were one of the wealthiest in Europe rivalling that of the mainline in the previous century.
As a member of the House of Orléans, he was a prince of the Blood by birth and this entitled him to the style of His Serene Highness. It was not till September, 1824, when the then King Charles X, gave the Duke of Orléans and his family the style of Royal Highness.
He died at the Château de Neuilly on the outskirts of Paris in 1828 aged 8. Possible brides included his first cousin Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies, also born in 1820. She later married Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin but died childless.
Charles was buried at the Chapelle royale de Dreux, burial place of the House of Orléans remodelled by his patenal grandmother Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon whom he never met. Under two years after his death, his father became the King of the French on 9 August 1830.
Ancestry
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 1 January 1820 – 21 September 1824 His Serene Highness the Duke of Penthièvre (Son Altesse sérénissime le duc de Penthièvre)
- 21 September 1824 – 25 July 1828 His Royal Highness the Duke of Penthièvre (Son Altesse Royal le duc de Penthièvre)
References and notes
- ^ van de Pas, Leo. "Charles d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre". Genealogics .org. http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00002182&tree=LEO. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ The palace became the official residence of the Orléans family having been given to the Duke of Orléans by Louis XIV in 1692; it was a gift to encourage the marriage between Monsieur's son and Louis XIV's daughter. As such, the palace was part of the dowry
See also
1st generation Jean Gaston, Duke of Valois^2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation 6th generation Louis Philippe, King of the French^ · Antoine, Duke of Montpensier^ · Louis Charles, Count of Beaujolais^7th generation Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans · Louis, Duke of Nemours · François, Prince of Joinville · Charles, Duke of Penthièvre^ · Henri, Duke of Aumale · Antoine, Duke of Montpensier8th generation Philippe, Count of Paris · Robert, Duke of Chartres · Gaston, Count of Eu · Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon · Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre · Louis Philippe, Prince of Condé · François Louis, Duke of Guise · Prince Fernando · Prince Felipe · Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera · Prince Luis9th generation Philippe, Duke of Orléans · Prince Charles · Prince Jacques · Ferdinand, Duke of Montpensier · Prince Robert · Prince Henri · Jean, Duke of Guise · Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme · Alfonso, Duke of Galliera · Prince Luis Fernando10th generation Prince Henri, Count of Paris · Charles Philippe, Duke of Nemours · Álvaro, Duke of Galliera · Prince Alonso · Prince Ataúlfo11th generation Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France · François, Duke of Orléans · Michel, Count of Évreux · Jacques, Duke of Orléans · Thibaut, Count of La Marche12th generation François, Count of Clermont · Jean, Duke of Vendôme · Eudes, Duke of Angoulême · Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou · Prince François · Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres · Foulques, Duke of Aumale · Robert, Count of La Marche · Prince Louis Philippe ·13th generation Prince Gaston · Prince Pierre · Prince Philippe · Prince Constantin^ never styled Prince of OrléansCategories:- 1820 births
- 1828 deaths
- People from Paris
- House of Orléans
- House of Bourbon
- Dukes of Penthièvre
- Princes of France (Bourbon)
- 19th-century French people
- Princes of France (Orléans)
- Burials at the Chapelle royale de Dreux
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