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Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

French royal (1725-1785) · France · On the map · Politicians · Died at 60

Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, known as le Gros, 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.

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Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Knight of the Order of Saint Michael
Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

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He greatly augmented the already huge wealth of the House of Orléans.

Country
France
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1725 to 1785 · aged 60