Prince François, Prince of Joinville
| François d'Orléans | |||||
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| Prince of Joinville | |||||
The Prince of Joinville 1852
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| Born | 14 August 1818 Château de Neuilly, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
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| Died | 16 June 1900 (aged 81) Paris, France |
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| Spouse | Princess Francisca of Brazil | ||||
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Françoise, Duchess of Chartres Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre Princess Marie Léopoldine |
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Louis Philippe I | ||||
| Mother | Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans |
François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans, prince de Joinville (14 August 1818 – 16 June 1900) was the third son of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans, afterwards king of the French and his wife Marie Amalie of Bourbon-Sicilies. He was an admiral of the French Navy, and a talented artist.
He was born at the Château de Neuilly, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Educated for the navy, he was commissioned lieutenant in 1836. His first conspicuous service was at the Bombardment of San Juan de Ulua, in November 1838, commanding the Créole, when he headed a landing party and took the Mexican general Mariano Arista prisoner with his own hand at Veracruz.
The prince of the realm was promoted to captain, and in 1840 was entrusted with bringing the remains of Napoleon from Saint Helena to France.
He married on 1 May 1843 in Rio de Janeiro, Princess Francisca of Brazil, Princess de Bragança, sister of Pedro II of Brazil. They had a son Pierre duc de Penthièvre (1845–1919), also brought up to the navy, and who, for a time, attended the United States Naval Academy. The prince de Joinville visited the academy and asked for a frank estimation of his son's character, conduct, and aptitude for naval service. His son never married, but fathered two illegitimate children. The couple also had a daughter, Françoise who married her cousin Robert, Duke of Chartres in 1863 and had issue. Through this union, François d'Orléans is an ancestor of the present day Orléans claimant to the French throne, Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France.
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