Monday, May 31, 2004

Orl�ans, Louis-philippe-joseph, Duc D' (duke Of)

The cousin of King Louis XVI (ruled 1774 - 92) and the son of Louis-Philippe (later duc d'Orl�ans), he became duc de Chartres in 1752 and succeeded to his father's title in 1785. Orl�ans's hostility to Louis XVI's queen, Marie-Antoinette, caused him to live away from the royal court

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