Nicholas Henri, Duke of Orléans

Nicholas Henri of France, duc d'Orléans, was the second son and fourth child of Henry IV of France and his Italian Queen Marie de' Medici. As a Fils de France, he bore the name of "de France"Fact|date=September 2008.

Life

Nicholas Henri de France (sometimes just "Nicholas de France")Fact|date=September 2008 was born at the Château de Fontainebleau on April 16 (or April 13) 1607 and died on November 17 1611 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He was the second son of his parents and the couples fourth child.

He was said to have been adored by his older brother Louis XIII of France, then the Dauphin of France (heir to the throne) and his mother, he was given the traditional title and appanage of the Duchy of Orléans and from birth was called the duc d'OrléansFact|date=September 2008.

His siblings were:

*Louis de France (September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643)
**Later King of France
*Élisabeth de France (November 22, 1602 - October 6, 1644)
**Later Queen of Spain
*Christine Marie de France (February 10, 1606 - December 27, 1663)
**Later the Sovereign Duchess of Savoy
*Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France (April 25, 1608 – February 2, 1660)
**Later duc d'Orléans
*Henriette Marie de France (November 25 1609 – September 10 1669)
**Later Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland

Prince without a Name

He was known as Monsieur d'Orléans or the "Prince sans nom" (prince without name) until the family, the House of Bourbon, could come up with a name and was then called "Nicholas Henri" at his baptism.A year after his birth in 1608, his youngest brother was born. He was named Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France and was titled as duc d'Anjou as was customary for the third son.

From a young age, he had been engaged to Marie de Bourbon , "duchesse de Montpensier" and hieress of to the House of Bourbon-Montpensier.

Nicholas Henri died at the age of four as a result of an epileptic attack. The title of duc d'Orléans reverted back to the crown and was later given to Gaston who outlived him for another four decades. His brother would also later marry Marie in 1626.

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Ancestors

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1= 1. Nicholas Henri de France, duc d'Orléans
2= 2. Henry IV of France
3= 3. Marie de' Medici
4= 4. Antoine of Navarre
5= 5. Jeanne III of Navarre
6= 6. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
7= 7. Johanna of Austria
8= 8. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
9= 9. [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7oise_d'Alen%C3%A7on Françoise d'Alençon]
10= 10. Henry II of Navarre
11= 11. Marguerite de Navarre
12= 12. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
13= 13. Eleonora di Toledo
14= 14. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
15= 15. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

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