Philippe II, Duke of Orleans
| Philippe II | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Orléans Regent of the Kingdom |
|
Philippe by Jean-Baptiste Santerre
|
|
| Born |
2 August 1674 Château de Saint Cloud, France |
| Died | 2 December 1723 (aged 49) Palace of Versailles, France |
| Burial | Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, France |
| Spouse | Françoise Marie de Bourbon |
| Issue |
Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Berry Adélaïde, Abbess of Chelles Charlotte Aglaé, Duchess Modena Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans Élisabeth, Queen of Spain Philippine Élisabeth, Mademoiselle de Beaujolais Louise, Princess of Conti |
| Father | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans |
| Mother | Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Signature | ,_Duke_of_Orl%C3%A9ans_future_Regent_of_France.jpg){kind=small} |
| Philippe d'Orléans | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Regent of the Kingdom | |
|
In office 1 September 1715 – 15 February 1723 |
|
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by |
Guillaume Dubois As Prime Minister |
| Succeeded by |
Louis Henri de Bourbon As Prime Minister |
|
Royal styles of Philippe, Duke of Orléans |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Monseigneur |
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres. His father was Louis XIV's younger brother Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, known as Monsieur; his mother was Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.
In 1692, Philippe married his first cousin, Françoise Marie de Bourbon - the youngest legitimised daughter (légitimée de France) of Philippe's uncle Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Named regent of France for Louis XV until Louis attained his majority in February 1723, the era of his de facto rule was known as the Regency (1715–1723). He died at Versailles in 1723.
He is referred to historically as le Régent.
In March 1661, his father married his first cousin Princess Henrietta Anne of England, known as Madame at court. The marriage was stormy; Henrietta was a famed beauty, sometimes depicted as flirtatious by those at the court of Versailles.
Nonetheless, the marriage produced three children: Marie Louise d'Orléans, future queen of Spain, who left France in 1679 when Philippe was just five; Philippe Charles (1664–1666), Duke of Valois; and Anne Marie d'Orléans, born at Saint-Cloud in 1669, later queen consort of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (they became the maternal grandparents of Philippe's future protégé Louis XV).
...
Wikipedia