Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, duc de Chartres

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Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, lithograph by Gabriel Decker

Ferdinand Philippe Louis Charles Henri Rosolin d'Orléans, duc de Chartres, duc d'Orléans , (born September 3, 1810 in Palermo , † July 13, 1842 in Sablonville ) was the eldest son of King Louis-Philippe I of France and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples-Sicily .

Life

Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans took part in the French campaigns in Belgium in 1831/32 and in Algeria in 1835–40. He was a generous protector of the arts and sciences. He had been heir to the throne since his father's accession to the throne in 1830, but did not bear the old title of the French heir to the throne, Dauphin . This was abolished with the change of throne in 1830.

On May 30, 1837, he married Princess Helene Luise zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Fontainebleau Castle . From the common marriage two sons emerged:

On July 13, 1842, Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans died after jumping out of his carriage, whose horses had run through. His death sparked a dispute within the royal family over the establishment of a regency council, which seemed inevitable due to the old age of the king and the fact that the new heir to the throne, Prince Louis Philippe Albert, was only four years old when his father died. The main opponents in the dispute were Ferdinand's widow and his brother, Louis Duke of Nemour , who ultimately prevailed. There was no reign, however, as the monarchy in France was eliminated during the revolution of 1848 .

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