Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans Royalty

Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans known as Mademoiselle de Beaujolais (Philippine Élisabeth Charlotte; 18 December 1714 – 21 May 1734) was the daughter of Philippe d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (Regent from 1715 to 1723) and his wife, Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, the youngest legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, and of the House of Orléans, Philippine Élisabeth was a Princesse du Sang. She died of smallpox at the age of nineteen.

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Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans
Birth dateDecember 18, 1714
Birth place
Palace of Versailles
Date of deathMay 21, 1734
Place of death
Château de Bagnolet Paris
Resting place
Val-de-Grâce
Parents
Philippe II Duke of Orléans
Françoise Marie de Bourbon
TitleMademoiselle de Beaujolais

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