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Gaston Duke Of ORLEANS

Male 1608 - 1660  (51 years)


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  1. 1.  Gaston Duke Of ORLEANS was born on 25 Apr 1608; died on 02 Feb 1660.

    Notes:

    Gaston Jean-Baptiste, duc d'OrlČans (April 25, 1608, Fontainebleau ? February 2, 1660, Blois), was the third son of the French king Henry IV and of his wife Marie de' Medici.

    Known at first as the duc d'Anjou, he became duc d'OrlČans, comte de Blois and comte de Chartres in 1626, and had nominal command of the army which besieged La Rochelle in 1628, having already entered upon that course of political intrigue which would occupy the remainder of his life. On two occasions he had to leave France for conspiring against the government of his mother and of Cardinal Richelieu; and after waging an unsuccessful war in Languedoc, he took refuge in Flanders. Reconciled with his brother Louis XIII, he plotted against Richelieu in 1635, fled from the country, and then submitted to the king and the cardinal.

    Soon afterwards the same process repeated itself. Orleans stirred up Cinq-Mars to attempt Richelieu's murder, and then deserted his unfortunate accomplice (1642). In 1643, on the death of Louis XIII, Gaston became lieutenant-general of the kingdom, and fought against Spain on the northern frontiers of France; he was created duc d'AlenÁon in 1646. However, during the wars of the Fronde (1648?1653), he passed with great facility from one party to the other. Then exiled by Mazarin to Blois in 1652, he remained there until his death.

    Gaston married Marie Of BOURBON on 06 Aug 1626 in Nantes. Marie was born in 1605; died in 1627. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anne Duchess Of MONTPENSIER  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1627; died in 1693.

    Gaston married Margaret Of LORRAINE on 31 Jan 1632 in Nancy. Margaret was born in 1615; died in 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Marie Anne Of ORLEANS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Nov 1652 in Paris; died on 17 Aug 1695 in Blois.
    2. 4. Jean Gaston Duc DE VALOIS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1650 in Paris; died on 10 Aug 1652 in Paris.
    3. 5. Marguerite Louise Of ORLEANS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jul 1645 in Paris; died on 17 Sep 1721 in Paris.
    4. 6. Elizabeth Of ORLEANS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1646 in Paris; died on 17 Mar 1696 in Versailles.
    5. 7. Francoise Madeleine Of ORLEANS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Oct 1648 in st. Germain-en-Laye; died on 14 Jan 1664 in Turin.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anne Duchess Of MONTPENSIER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gaston1) was born in 1627; died in 1693.

  2. 3.  Marie Anne Of ORLEANS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gaston1) was born on 09 Nov 1652 in Paris; died on 17 Aug 1695 in Blois.

  3. 4.  Jean Gaston Duc DE VALOIS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gaston1) was born on 17 Aug 1650 in Paris; died on 10 Aug 1652 in Paris.

  4. 5.  Marguerite Louise Of ORLEANS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gaston1) was born on 28 Jul 1645 in Paris; died on 17 Sep 1721 in Paris.

    Marguerite married Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo DE'MEDICI, III on 20 Jun 1661. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Elizabeth Of ORLEANS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gaston1) was born on 26 Dec 1646 in Paris; died on 17 Mar 1696 in Versailles.

    Elizabeth married Louis Joseph Duke Of GUISE on 15 May 1667 in st. Germain-en-Laye. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Francoise Madeleine Of ORLEANS Descendancy chart to this point (1.Gaston1) was born on 13 Oct 1648 in st. Germain-en-Laye; died on 14 Jan 1664 in Turin.

    Francoise married Charles Emmanuel II Of SAVOY on 04 Mar 1663 in The Louvre. Charles (son of Victor Amadeus I Duke Of SAVOY and Christine Marie Duchess Of SAVOY) was born on 20 Jun 1634 in Palace of Venaria; died on 12 Jun 1675. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
  

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