Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans

Philippe of France, "Son of France", Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the youngest son of King Louis XIII of France an his wife, Anne o Austria. His older brother was the famous King Louis XIV of France, le roi soleil. He was the founder of the House of Orléans. He also inherited a vast fortune from his first-cousin Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, "La Grande Mademoiselle". Philippe was an ancestor of King Louis Philippe I of the French who reigned from 1830 till his exile in 1848.

First marriage
Monsieur married his first-cousin, Princess Henrietta of England, youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France, on 31 March 1661, at the Palais Royal in Paris. The couple had issue.

Issue

 * 1) Marie Louise d'Orléans (26 March 1662 – 12 February 1689) married Charles II of Spain, no issue.
 * 2) Philippe Charles d'Orléans, Duke of Valois (16 Julie 1664 – 8 December 1666) died in infancy.
 * 3) Stillborn daughter (9 July 1665);
 * 4) Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 – 26 August 1728) married Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy an had issue.

Second marriage
Mairit Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, "La Princesse Palatine", daughter of Elector Palatine Charles I Louis and Princess and Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel, on 16 November 1671 at Châlons. The couple had issue.

Issue

 * 1) Alexandre Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Valois (2 June 1673 – 16 March 1676) died in infancy.
 * 2) Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723) married Marie Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France an had issue.
 * 3) Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (13 September 1676 – 24 December 1744) married Léopold of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine an had issue.

Titles and styles

 * 21 September 1640 – 14 May 1643 His Royal Highness The Duke of Anjou, Son of France.
 * 14 May 1643 – 2 February 1660 His Royal Highness Monsieur, Duke of Anjou, Son of France, Only brother of the King.
 * 2 February 1660 – 9 June 1701 His Royal Highness Monsieur, Duke of Orléans, Son of France, Only brother of the King.