Jean, Duke of Guise
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| Duke of Guise | |||||
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| Orléanist pretender to the French throne | |||||
| Pretence | 28 March 1926 – 25 August 1940 | ||||
| Predecessor | Philippe VIII | ||||
| Successor | Henri VI | ||||
| Born |
4 September 1874 Paris, France |
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| Died | 25 August 1940 (aged 65) Larache, Morocco |
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| Spouse | Princess Isabelle of Orléans | ||||
| Issue |
Isabelle, Countess of Harcourt Françoise, Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark Anne, Duchess of Aosta Henri, Count of Paris |
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres | ||||
| Mother | Princess Françoise of Orléans | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Full name | |
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| Jean Pierre Clément Marie d'Orléans |
Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise (Jean Pierre Clément Marie; 4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940), was the son of Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840–1910), grandson of Prince Ferdinand Philippe and great-grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French. His mother was Françoise of Orléans, daughter of François, Prince of Joinville, and Princess Francisca of Brazil.
Upon the death of his cousin Philippe, Duke of Orléans, claimant to the throne of France as "Philip VIII", the Duke of Guise became, at least for his Orleanist supporters, titular king of France as "Jean III". The title was disputed by members of the Spanish Anjou branch of the family, descended from Louis XIV of France.
He died in Larache, Morocco, in 1940. He was succeeded as claimant to the French throne by his only son, Henri d' Orléans, Count of Paris.
In 1899, he married his first cousin, Isabelle d'Orléans (1878–1961). She was the younger sister of Philip VIII, and the daughter of Philip VII and Marie Isabelle d'Orléans.
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