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1608 - 1660 (51 years)
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Name |
Gaston Duke Of ORLEANS [1] |
Birth |
25 Apr 1608 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
02 Feb 1660 [1] |
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.
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Person ID |
I42079 |
Main Tree |
Family 2 |
Margaret Of LORRAINE, b. 1615 d. 1672 (Age 57 years) |
Marriage |
31 Jan 1632 |
Nancy [1] |
Children |
| 1. Marie Anne Of ORLEANS, b. 09 Nov 1652, Paris d. 17 Aug 1695, Blois (Age 42 years) [Natural] |
| 2. Jean Gaston Duc DE VALOIS, b. 17 Aug 1650, Paris d. 10 Aug 1652, Paris (Age 1 year) [Natural] |
| 3. Marguerite Louise Of ORLEANS, b. 28 Jul 1645, Paris d. 17 Sep 1721, Paris (Age 76 years) [Natural] |
| 4. Elizabeth Of ORLEANS, b. 26 Dec 1646, Paris d. 17 Mar 1696, Versailles (Age 49 years) [Natural] |
| 5. Francoise Madeleine Of ORLEANS, b. 13 Oct 1648, st. Germain-en-Laye d. 14 Jan 1664, Turin (Age 15 years) [Natural] |
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Family ID |
F17511 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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