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Marguerite of Lorraine. Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his ...
Gaston, Duke of Orléans, born in 1608, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a 'Fils de France' and later acquired the title Duke of Orléans. He was the heir presumptive to the throne of France and known at court by the honorific Monsieur. He had to leave France twice for conspiring against his brother and his Prime Minister. Gaston was married thrice and had six children, including Anne Marie, Marguerite Louise, Élisabeth ...
This is perhaps when the painter, in Brussels at that time, was called upon to paint this portrait. The date on the painting is indeed a subject of debate, and the actual date of painting is still discussed to this day. Van Dyck renders Gaston’s costume with breath-taking technique, bathing it in an opulent atmosphere of warm, golden shades.
Gaston, Duke of Orleans (24 April 1608-2 February 1660) was Duke of Orleans from 6 August 1626 to 2 February 1660; he was the third son of King Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici and the eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII of France. Gaston was born at the Palace of Fontainebleau on 24 April 1608, the son of King Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici. In 1626, he received the titles of Duke of Orleans and Chartres and Count of Blois, and he held nominal command of the army that besi
Jean Gaston d'Orléans, petit-fils de France, Duke of Valois (17 August 1650 – 10 August 1652) was a French Prince and Grandson of France. He was a member of the House of Bourbon. Biography. Born at the Palais d'Orléans, the present day Luxembourg Palace in Paris
Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans. During the reign of his brother he was known simply as Monsieur. Openly homosexual, he married twice: firstly to Henrietta of England, Minette, sister of Charles II of England.
Dec 18, 2021 · Biography on Gaston D'Orléans - The Brother Of Louis XIII: Gaston of France, Duke of Orléans was born on April 25, 1608 in the Chateau de Fontainebleau and ...
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