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A French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. He was the son of Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Madame Elisabeth Charlotte, and the great-grandson of King Louis XIII.
Philippe II, duc d’Orleans, regent of France for the young king Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. He extinguished the claim of Louis XIV’s grandson, King Philip V of Spain, to the French throne, but his domestic policies brought political confusion and economic hardship to France.
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Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph; 13 April 1747 – 6 November 1793), was a French Prince of the Blood who supported the French Revolution. Louis Philippe II was born at the Château de Saint-Cloud to Louis Philippe I, Duke of Chartres, and his wife, Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti. He was titled Duke of Montpensier ...
Feb 3, 2023 · During the French Revolution, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747-1793), was the head of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the royal Bourbon dynasty. He became a supporter of the Revolution and famously voted for the execution of his cousin, King Louis XVI.
- "Philippe Égalité" was the name adopted by Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, a French royal who supported the French Revolution. He adopted the n...
- During the French Revolution, the Palais-Royal was a gathering place for revolutionaries; for this reason, some deputies of the National Assembly c...
Philippe II, Duc d'Orléans (1674-1723) was the regent of France for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723. He tried to limit the royal power and restore the nobles' influence, but his policies failed and he was criticized for his immoral lifestyle.
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent.
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris. Mother. Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain. Religion. Roman Catholicism. Signature. Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (French: Louis Philippe Robert; 6 February 1869 – 28 March 1926) was the Orléanist pretender to the throne of France from 1894 to 1926 as Philippe VIII.
