François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville

François d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville (François Ferdinand Philippe Louis Marie; 14 August 1818 – 16 June 1900) was the third son of Louis Philippe, King of the French, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. An admiral of the French Navy, François was famous for bringing the remains of Napoleon from Saint Helena to France, as well as a talented artist, with 35 known watercolours. He married Princess Francisca of Brazil, daughter of Emperor Pedro I and sister of Emperor Pedro II. The dowry received by François upon the marriage became the Brazilian city of Joinville.

Marriage
Rio de Janeiro on 1 May 1843, he married Princess Francisca of Brazil, a daughter of Pedro I of Brazil.

Issue

 * 1) Princess Françoise of Orléans (14 August 1844 – 28 October 1925) married Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres and had issue.
 * 2) Prince Pierre of Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre (4 November 1845 – 17 July 1919) never married, but had issue with Angélique Lebesgue.
 * 3) Princess Marie Léopoldine of Orléans (30 October 1849) stillborn daughter.

Honours

 * Kingdom of France: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
 * 🇪🇸 Spain: Knight of the Golden Fleece, 29 October 1846
 * Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1864
 * Beylik of Tunis: Husainid Family Order
 * Kingdom of Portugal: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 22 March 1842

Titles and styles

 * 14 August 1818 — 22 September 1824 His Most Serene Highness François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Prince of the French royal blood.
 * 22 September 1824 — 9 August 1830 His Royal Highness François d'Orléans, prince de Joinville, Prince of the French royal blood.
 * 9 August 1830 — 16 June 1900 His Royal Highness Prince François of Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Prince of the French royal blood.