- Eudes, duc d'Angoulême
Prince Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans, Duc d'Angoulême (born
18 March 1968 ) is the youngest son ofHenri, comte de Paris, duc de France ,Orleanist claimant to the throne ofFrance , and of Duchess Marie-Thérèse ofWürttemberg .Biography
Eudes was born in
Paris . After his parents separated, he was raised by his mother.On
September 27 1987 , Eudes was given the title "duc d'Angoulême" by his grandfather,Henri, comte de Paris .On
19 June 1999 , Eudes was married in a civil ceremony atDreux to Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot, elder daughter of Count Louis Mériadek de Rohan-Chabot and of his wife, Princess Isabelle de Bauffremont-Courtenay. [Philippe Séguy, "Un marriage endeuillé", "Point de Vue" (no. 2657, 23 au 29 juin 1999): 16-17.] ["Couple on hold", "The Evening Standard" (June 17, 1999).] ["European royalty to attend wedding of Count of Paris grandson", "Agence France Presse" (June 10, 1999).] That same evening Eudes' grandfather, the comte de Paris, died.Eudes and Marie-Liesse's religious wedding took place on
10 July 1999 atAntrain . The ceremonies were muted and there was no ball or public reception on account of the state of mourning for the comte de Paris. [Antoine Michelland, ""Un marriage en Bretagne", "Point de Vue" (no. 2660, 14 au 20 juillet 1999): 18-20.] Eudes' witnesses were his brotherJean, duc de Vendôme , Prince Gennaro of Bourbon-Sicily, and Henry Lecharny. Marie-Liesse's witnesses were her mother, her sister Eléonore, and Florence Bouteiller.Eudes and Marie-Liesse have two children:
* Princess Thérèse Isabelle Marie Eléonore d'Orléans (bornCannes 23 April 2001 ).
* Prince Pierre d'Orléans (born6 August 2003 ).Eudes is second in line to the Orleanist succession to the French throne after his brother,
Jean, duc de Vendôme .Ancestry
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1= 1.Eudes, duc d'Angoulême
2= 2.Henri, comte de Paris, duc de France
3= 3. Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg
4= 4.Henri, comte de Paris
5= 5.Isabelle, comtesse de Paris
6= 6.Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
7= 7. Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
8= 8.Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise
9= 9. Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
10= 10.Prince Pedro de Alcantara of Orléans-Braganza
11= 11. Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky of Dobrzenicz
12= 12.Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
13= 13. Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
14= 14.Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany
15= 15.Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Footnotes
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