Françoise of Orléans | |||||
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Duchess of Chartres | |||||
Born |
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
14 August 1844||||
Died | 28 October 1925 Château de Saint-Firmin, France |
(aged 81)||||
Burial | Royal Chapel, Dreux, France | ||||
Spouse | Prince Robert | ||||
Issue |
Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark Prince Robert Prince Henri Marguerite, Duchess of Magenta Prince Jean, Duke of Guise |
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House | Orléans | ||||
Father | François of Orléans | ||||
Mother | Francisa of Brazil | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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Full name | |
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Françoise Marie Amélie d'Orléans |
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.
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).
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.