Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
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Not to be confused with Louis Philippe I, King of the French.
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (12 May 1725 – 18 November 1785), known as le Gros (the Fat), was a French royal of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. 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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First Prince of the Blood Duke of Orléans | |
Born | Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (1725-05-12)12 May 1725 Palace of Versailles, France |
Died | 18 November 1785(1785-11-18) (aged 60) Château de Sainte-Assise à Seine-Port, France |
Burial | Val-de-Grâce, Paris |
Spouse | |
Issue | Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Bathilde, Princess of Condé |
House | Orléans |
Father | Louis, Duke of Orléans |
Mother | Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden |
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