Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise
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Jean Pierre Clément Marie d'Orléans (born September 4, 1874 in Paris , † August 25, 1940 in Larache , Morocco ) was head of the House of Orléans from 1926 until his death and, as "Jean III.", Its pretender to the French Throne. He held the courtesy title of duc de Guise and since 1926 duc d'Orléans .
Life
He was the son of Robert d'Orléans, duc de Chartres , and Françoise d'Orléans. After studying in Paris, he lived in Denmark from 1891 to 1899 , in whose army he served as an officer from 1894. Because he was denied service in the French army at the outbreak of the First World War , he became involved in the Red Cross .
After his brother-in-law and cousin Louis Philippe d'Orleans died in 1926 without heir, Jean d'Orléans succeeded him in the management of the house. In this capacity he carried out in 1937, supported by the entire family, a public break with the extremist Action française , since its goals and positions are not in line with those of the "House of France". After his death in his exile in Spanish Morocco , he was buried in the family grave in the Chapelle royale Saint-Louis in Dreux .
He married his cousin Isabelle d'Orléans in Twickenham on October 30, 1899 , with whom he had four children:
- Isabelle Françoise Hélène Marie (1900–1983) ∞ Bruno d'Harcourt (1899–1930)
- Françoise Isabelle Louise Marie, (1902-1953); ⚭ 1929 Christoph Prince of Greece and Denmark (1888–1940)
- Anne Hélène Marie (1906–1986); ⚭ 1927 Amadeus Duca d'Aosta (1898–1942)
- Henri Robert Ferdinand Marie Louis Philippe d'Orléans (1908–1999)
literature
- Klaus Malettke : The Bourbons. Volume 3: From Louis XVIII. up to Louis Philippe. 1814-1848. W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-17-020584-0 , p. 213.
Web links
- Sources in Gotha
- Newspaper article about Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Louis Philippe Robert d'Orléans |
.svg) Head of the House of Orléans orléanist pretender to the throne of France 1926–1940 |
Henri d'Orléans |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jean d'Orléans duc de Guise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jean Pierre Clément Marie d'Orléans duc de Guise |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Head of the House of Orléans-Bourbon and its pretender to the throne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1874 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1940 |
| Place of death | Larache , Morocco |