Louis d'Orléans Duke of Orléans Royalty

Louis d'Orléans (Louis d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans) (4 August 1703 – 4 February 1752) was the Duke of Orléans and a member of the royal family of France, the House of Bourbon, and as such was a prince du sang. At his father's death, he became the First Prince of the Blood (Premier Prince du Sang). Known as Louis le Pieux and also as Louis le Génovéfain, Louis was a pious, charitable and cultured prince, who took very little part in the politics of the time.

Personal facts

Louis d'Orléans Duke of Orléans
Birth dateAugust 04, 1703
Birth place
Palace of Versailles
Date of deathFebruary 04, 1752
Place of death
Abbey of St Genevieve
Resting place
Val-de-Grâce
Parents
Philippe II Duke of Orléans
Françoise Marie de Bourbon
Spouse
Margravine Auguste of Baden-Baden
Title
Duke of Orléans
First Prince of the Blood

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