Philippe, Louis (1773-1850)

Name:

Philippe, Louis (1773-1850)

Title:

Duc d'Orleans
King of the French

Other Names:

Louis-Philippe I, King of the French

Born:

10/06/1773

Birthplace:

Paris, France

Died:

08/26/1850

Death Location:

Claremont, Surrey, England

Residence:

Paris, France
Reichenau, Switzerland
Muonio, Scandinavia
Boston, United States
Havana, Cuba
Nova Scotia
England

Nationality:

French

Occupation:

French noble
Teacher during exile

Father:

Louis Philippe Joseph, Duc de Chartres

Mother:

Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon-Penthievre

Relations:

Friend of the Duke of Kent

Spouse:

Marie Amalie de Bourbon-Sicilies
Marianne Banzori
Beata Caisa Wahlbom

Children:

Ferdinand-Philippe, Prince Royal
Louise Queen of the Belgians
Marie d'Orleans, Duchess of Wurttemberg
Louis, duc de Nemours
Francisca d'Orleans
Clemintine, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Francois, Prince de Joinville
Charles, duc de Penthievre
Henri, duc d'Aumale
Antoine, duc de Montpensier
Erik Wahlbom (illigitimate)
Unnamed (Illigitimate)

Notes:

French nobleman, sympathetic to liberal cause during French Revolution. Exiled 1793, and spent the next 7 years in Europe and America, In several cases as a teacher. Spent the 15 years from 1800 to 1815 in England, then returned to France. Served in the Courts of Louis XVIII and Charles X, then was pronounced the new French King in 1830. Reigned until abdicated 24 February ,1848, during the February 1848 Revolution. He was replaced by the Second Republic two days later. He returned to England where he died in 1850. Buried in Dreux.