Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844–1925)

This article is about the duchess consort of Chartres. For her granddaughter and wife of Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark, see Princess Françoise of Orléans (1902–1953).

Françoise of Orléans (Françoise Marie Amélie; 14 August 1844 – 28 October 1925) was a member of the House of Orléans and by marriage Duchess of Chartres.

Princess of Orléans

Françoise d'Orléans was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine the daughter of Prince François, Prince of Joinville (son of King Louis Philippe I), and of Princess Francisca of Brazil (daughter of Emperor Peter I of Brazil).

Duchess of Chartres

On 11 June 1863, in Kingston upon Thames, England, she married her first cousin Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. They had five children. Princess Françoise died in Château de Saint-Firmin.

Issue

The Duchess of Chartres and her husband

1. Princess Marie of Orléans (1865–1909), who in 1885 married Prince Valdemar of Denmark, son of King Christian IX of Denmark.
2. Prince Robert of Orléans (1866–1885)
3. Prince Henri of Orléans (1867–1901)
4. Princess Marguerite of Orléans (1869–1940), who in 1896 married Marie-Armand-Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta, son of Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta.
5. Prince Jean of Orléans (1874–1940), Duke of Guise, and Orléanist pretender to the throne of France as "Jean III", who, in 1899, married his first cousin Princess Isabelle of Orléans and had issue.

Ancestry

Family of Princess Françoise of Orléans (1844–1925)

16. Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans               8. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans                       17. Louise Henriette de Bourbon               4. Louis Philippe I                             18. Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre               9. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon                       19. Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este               2. Prince François, Prince of Joinville                                   20. Charles III of Spain               10. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies                       21. Maria Amalia of Saxony               5. Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily                             22. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor               11. Maria Carolina of Austria                       23. Maria Theresa of Austria               1. Françoise of Orléans                                         24. Peter III of Portugal               12. John VI of Portugal                       25. Maria I of Portugal               6. Pedro I of Brazil                             26. Charles IV of Spain               13. Carlota of Spain                       27. Maria Luisa of Parma               3. Princess Francisca of Brazil                                   28. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor               14. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor                       29. Maria Luisa of Spain               7. Maria Leopoldina of Austria                             30. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies =10               15. Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily                       31. Maria Carolina of Austria =11

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 14 August 1844 – 11 June 1863: Her Royal Highness Princess Françoise of Orléans
• 11 June 1863 – 5 December 1910: Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Chartres
• 5 December 1910 – 28 October 1925: Her Royal Highness the Dowager Duchess of Chartres

Bibliography

• (French) Dominique Paoli, Fortunes et infortunes des princes d'Orléans 1848-1918, Artena, Paris, 2006.
• (French) Jean-Charles Volkmann, Généalogie des rois et des princes, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, Paris, 1998.