Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier

Antoine
Duke of Montpensier
Predecessor	Prince Antoine Philippe d'Orléans
Successor	Prince Ferdinand d'Orléans
Born	(1824-07-31)31 July 1824 Château de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died	4 February 1890(1890-02-04) (aged 65) Palacio de Orléans-Borbón, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain
Spouse	Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain (m 1846)
Issue	Marie Isabelle, Countess of Paris Princess Marie Christine Mercedes, Queen of Spain Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera
Full name
Antoine Marie Philippe Louis d'Orléans
House	Orléans
Father	Louis-Philippe of France
Mother	Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
Burial	(1890-02-08)8 February 1890 Infantes Pantheon, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Signature
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (Antoine Marie Philippe Louis d'Orléans; 31 July 1824 - 4 February 1890), was a member of the French royal family in the House of Orléans. He was the youngest son of King Louis Philippe of France and his wife Maria Amelia Teresa of the Two Sicilies. He was styled the Duke of Montpensier.

Marriage

On 10 October 1846 at Madrid, Spain, he married Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain, sister of Queen Isabel II of Spain and daughter of King Ferdinand VII of Spain.

Issue

1. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (21 September 1848 – 23 April 1919) married Prince Philippe, Count of Paris and had issue.
2. Maria Amelia (1851–1870) died unmarried.
3. Princess María Cristina of Orléans (29 October 1852 – 28 April 1879) died unmarried.
4. Maria de la Regla of Orléans (1856–1861)
5. [?] (1857-1857)
6. Fernando of Orléans (1859–1873)
7. Mercedes of Orléans (24 June 1860 – 26 June 1878) married Alfonso XII of Spain, no issue.
8. Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (23 February 1866 – 24 December 1930) married Infanta Eulalia of Spain and had issue.

Titles and styles

In France

• 13 July 1824 - 21 September 1824 His Most Serene Highness Prince Antoine d'Orléans, Prince of the French royal blood.
• 21 September 1824- 9 August 1830 His Royal Highness Prince Antoine of Orléans.
• 9 August 1830 - 16 August 1830 His Royal Highness The Prince Antoine.
• 16 August 1830 - 5 February 1890 His Royal Highness The Duke of Montpensier.

In Spain

• 10 October 1846 - 10 October 1859 His Royal Highness The Duke of Montpensier.
• 10 October 1859 - 5 February 1890 His Royal Highness Infante Don Antonio, Duke of Montpensier.

Honours

• Kingdom of France: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, 9 November 1845
• Spain:
  • Knight of the Golden Fleece, 10 October 1846
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar
  • Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Hermenegild
  • Grand Cross of Military Merit, with Red Decoration
• Baden:
  • Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1846
  • Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1846
• Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 11 December 1844
• Kingdom of Portugal: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
• Beylik of Tunis: Husainid Family Order
• Two Sicilies: Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit