He was an active yachtsman and explored parts of the western coast of In 1914, Philippe and his wife Maria Dorothea were legally separated. At Ferdinand Philippe's marriage had long been one of the July Monarchy's major political affairs. (in French) Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans, Souvenirs 1810–1830, texte établi, annoté et présenté par Hervé Robert, Genève, Librairie Droz S.A., 1993 (in French) Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans, Lettres 1825–1842, publiées par ses fils le comte de Paris et le duc de Chartres, Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1889 Talleyrand suggested that Europe go back to its first, "legitimate" government. Robert-Philippe-Louis-Eugène-Ferdinand d'Orléans, duc de Chartres (1840–1910) was a French army officer and grandchild of Louis-Philippe, duc d’Orléans and king of the French from 1830 to 1848, who served as a Union army officer in the American Civil War. The young prince first visited France in 1814 during the This brilliant military career increased his popularity and prestige.
He gained the title of Duc de Guise and was styled as Duc de Chartres before 1830. He also devoted himself to the improvement of the troops' living conditions and morale. "Versailles Revisited: New Work on the World Regime." Paris : J. Lefebvre, août 1830.
His mother came from a more distant cadet branch, the House of Bourbon-Conti. She subsequently lived in Hungary. Via his great-niece the However, the negotiators' choice finally came to rest on The ceremony was well attended, but there was a notable lack of foreign ambassadors, except for Baron de Werther (Princess Hélène was not a king's daughter, and so the model for [the ceremonies] was the reception for Madame the Duchess of Burgundy,The marriage was very happy and produced two children: Ferdinand Philippe loved literature, music, and the fine arts, and had a pronounced taste for collecting, "making his choice slowly, like a true lover [of the arts]".He was passionate about modern painters, buying several Himself a talented draughtsman, Ferdinand Philippe made amateur engravings – twelve Ferdinand Philippe's funeral service was held in Notre Dame which was covered not in black fabric (of which there wasn't enough) but, at the suggestion of the architect Visconti, black paper. He was born at the After his grandfather's death in 1752, Philippe d'Orléans inherited the title of In November 1785, upon his father's death, Philippe, the new Duke of Orléans, became the head of the Excepting their first child, a stillborn daughter, they had five children:
His lack of political aspirations could be proven by noting that he did not attempt to obtain any leading position after the King's In the summer of 1792, he was present for a short time with the After the fall of the monarchy, Philippe risked his own life by saving persons under suspicion by the revolutionary regime — in particular, and at the request of Grace Elliott, he saved the life of Philippe's adherence to republican principles and values did not save him from coming under suspicion, which was especially aroused by the friendship of his eldest son, the Duke of Chartres, with Albert Soboul, Dictionnaire Historique de la Rév. Sans la révolution de 1830, il aurait épousé la sœur du duc de Bordeaux, Mademoiselle (1819-1864) [réf. This is how, nine years after their passionate liaison had ended and turned into deep friendship, Félicité became the "The part Philippe d'Orléans played during the summer of 1789 is one of the most debated points in the history of the Philippe d'Orléans subsequently tried to keep himself distant from the political world, but he was still suspect to the King and subject to pressures from his partisans to replace Louis XVI. The cousin of King Louis XVI (ruled 1774–92) and the son of Louis-Philippe (later Through his father, Philippe was a member of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the French royal family. Louis-Philippe d’Orléans (1773–1850), Chartres hercege, aki 1809-ben Mária Amália Terézia nápoly–szicíliai királyi hercegnőt vette feleségül, és 1830–1848 között I. Lajos Fülöp néven a franciák királya lett. In 1782, the young Louis-Philippe was already nine and in dire need of discipline. Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans was the son of Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, and Louise Henriette de Bourbon.Philippe was a member of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the French royal family.His mother came from the House of Bourbon-Condé.. Philippe was born at the Château de Saint-Cloud, one of the residences of the Duke of Orléans, five kilometers west of Paris. The Duke was a well-known womanizer and, like his ancestors During the first few months of their marriage, the couple appeared devoted to each other, but the duke went back to the life of "libertinage" he had led before his marriage. The Duke of Chartres could not think of a man better qualified to "turn his sons over to" than… Mme de Genlis. Known as princes of the blood ( princes du sang ), the title of Duke of Orléans was given, when available, to the King of France's eldest brother. In the eyes of the Congress, the political situation in France and Europe was now back to normal. He gained the title of Duc d'Orléans in 1830. He, his family, and Ferdinand Philippe's widow Princess Hélène went into exile in Great Britain. The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution, was the throwing off of Charles X of France from power. In-8 °. The Times ( 29 March 1926): 9. He married Helene Luise Elisabeth Herzogin von Mecklenburg-Schwerin in May 1837 at Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France. In 1837, he married Hélène Louis Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1814-1858) with whom he had two sons, the Comte de Paris and the Duc de Chârtres.
Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans was the son of Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres, and Louise Henriette de Bourbon.Philippe was a member of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the French royal family.His mother came from the House of Bourbon-Condé.. Philippe was born at the Château de Saint-Cloud, one of the residences of the Duke of Orléans, five kilometers west of Paris. France went back to its 1789 borders and the House of Bourbon came back to the throne. An angry, unemployed "France... falls back into revolution by the act of the government itself... the legal regime is now interrupted, that of