- Born
- Died
- Birth namePhilippe Charles d'Orléans
- Nickname
- Le Régent
- Philippe d'Orléans was born on August 2, 1674 in Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, Kingdom of France [now Hauts-de-Seine, France]. Philippe was a composer, known for Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975). Philippe was married to Françoise Marie de Bourbon. Philippe died on December 2, 1723 in Versailles, Île-de-France, Kingdom of France [now Yvelines, France].
- SpouseFrançoise Marie de Bourbon(February 18, 1692 - December 2, 1723) (his death, 8 children)
- Princess Hélène d'Orléans, his 5th great-granddaughter, was courted by Prince Albert Victor, eldest son of King Edward VII, but her Catholic faith made a marriage impossible. Czar Aleksandr III chose Hélène to marry his son, the future Tsar Nicholas II, but a romance never blossomed. King Umberto then chose Hélène to marry his son, the future King Victor Emmanuel III, but he showed no interest in her. Hélène eventually married Victor Emmanuel's cousin, The Duke of Aosta.
- Appointed Régent of the Kingdom of France and Navarre by his uncle, Louis XIV. In his will, Louis structured the Régence in such a way so that Philippe would head it in name only. But Louis had a change of heart, ordering his ministers and courtiers to obey Philippe as "he will govern the kingdom". The day after Louis's death, the Parlements gave Philippe permission to form his own council. 72 years earlier, Louis's mother had Parlements annul her husband's will, in which he had set up a Régence, making her Régent until Louis was declared of age. Philippe served as Régent from September 2, 1715 to February 15, 1723, when Louis XV, Louis's great-grandson, was declared of age on his 13th birthday.
- King Louis XIV offered Philippe a dowry of two million livres and the Palais-Royal for Philippe's parents if Philippe married Louis's daughter, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, one of several of his illegitimate children he legitimized. Upon hearing that he agreed to the marriage, Philippe's mother slapped his face in full view of the court, and turned her back on the king as he bowed to her. In addition to his 8 children with Françoise Marie, Philippe fathered several illegitimate children, 4 of whom he acknowledged.
- 5th great-grandfather of Duc de Montpensier and Queen Amélie.
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