Prince Charles, Duke of Penthièvre

Charles
Duke of Penthièvre
Charles' tomb at Dreux
Full name
Charles Ferdinand Louis Philippe Emmanuel d'Orléans
House	House of Orléans
Father	Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Mother	Maria Amalia of Naples
Born	16 January 1820(1820-01-16) Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Died	25 July 1828(1828-07-25) (aged 8) Château de Neuilly, Paris, France
Burial	Chapelle royale de Dreux

Charles d'Orléans (Charles Ferdinand Louis Philippe Emmanuel; 16 January 1820 – 25 July 1828^[1]) was the eighth child of the Duke and Duchess of Orléans, future Louis Philippe I and la Reine Marie Amélie. He was created Duke of Penthièvre, a title previously held by his great grandfather.

Biography

Charles d'Orléans was born at the Palais Royal in Paris, the official city residence of the Orléans family since 1692.^[2]

He was the fourth of six sons born to the Orléans; Ferdinand Philippe born in 1810; the Duke of Nemours born in 1814; the Prince of Joinville born in 1818 who was followed by Charles. His younger brother's were the Duke of Aumale and the Duke of Montpensier. His oldest sister Louise married Leopold I of Belgium. Another sister Clémentine was the mother of Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.

Charles was given the title of Duke of Penthièvre, which had passed to the House of Orléans by inheritance; Charles paternal grandmother Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, wife of Philippe Égalité, was a great heiress and inherited the Penthièvre fortune from her father prior to the Revolution. As such, the Orléans family were one of the wealthiest in Europe rivalling that of the mainline in the previous century.

As a member of the House of Orléans, he was a prince of the Blood by birth and this entitled him to the style of His Serene Highness. It was not till September, 1824, when the then King Charles X, gave the Duke of Orléans and his family the style of Royal Highness.

He died at the Château de Neuilly on the outskirts of Paris in 1828 aged 8. Possible brides included his first cousin Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies, also born in 1820. She later married Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin but died childless.

Charles was buried at the Chapelle royale de Dreux, burial place of the House of Orléans remodelled by his patenal grandmother Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon whom he never met. Under two years after his death, his father became the King of the French on 9 August 1830.

Ancestry

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 1 January 1820 – 21 September 1824 His Serene Highness the Duke of Penthièvre (Son Altesse sérénissime le duc de Penthièvre)
• 21 September 1824 – 25 July 1828 His Royal Highness the Duke of Penthièvre (Son Altesse Royal le duc de Penthièvre)

References and notes

1. ^ van de Pas, Leo. "Charles d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre". Genealogics .org. http://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00002182&tree=LEO. Retrieved 2009-12-22. 
2. ^ The palace became the official residence of the Orléans family having been given to the Duke of Orléans by Louis XIV in 1692; it was a gift to encourage the marriage between Monsieur's son and Louis XIV's daughter. As such, the palace was part of the dowry

See also

Persondata
Name	Charles, Prince, Duke Of Penthievre
Alternative names
Short description	Duke of Penthièvre
Date of birth	1 January 1820
Place of birth	Palais-Royal, Paris, France
Date of death	25 July 1828
Place of death	Château de Neuilly, Paris, France