Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duke of Orleans

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Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans) (Château de Saint-Cloud, France, 13 April 1747, – Paris, 6 November 1793), was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror.

His son Louis-Philippe became King of the French after the July Revolution of 1830. Following his career, the term Orléanist came to be attached to the movement in France that favoured constitutional monarchy.

Marianne Uploaded by Marianne on Oct 9, 2009. Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duke of Orleans - Desktop Nexus People Download free wallpapers and background images: Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duke of Orleans. Desktop Nexus People background ID 194528. Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans) (Château de Saint-Cloud, France, 13 April 1747, – Paris, 6 November 1793), was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror.

His son Louis-Philippe became King of the French after the July Revolution of 1830. Following his career, the term Orléanist came to be attached to the movement in France that favoured constitutional monarchy. 4.1