Prince Henri of Orléans
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Drawing by Adolphe Lalauze, c. 1897
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| Born |
16 October 1867 Ham, London |
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| Died | 9 August 1901 (aged 33) Saigon, Cochinchina |
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Robert, Duke of Chartres | ||||
| Mother | Marie-Françoise of Orléans | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Henri Philippe Marie d'Orléans |
Prince Henri of Orléans (16 October 1867 – 9 August 1901) was the son of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, and Princess Françoise of Orléans.
Henri, the eldest son of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres, was born at Ham, London on 16 October 1867.
In 1889, at the instance of his father, who paid the expenses of the tour, he undertook, in company with Gabriel Bonvalot and Father Constant de Deken (1852-1896), a journey through Siberia to French Indochina. In the course of their travels they crossed the mountain range of Tibet and the fruits of their observations, submitted to the Geographical Society of Paris (and later incorporated in De Paris au Tonkin à travers le Tibet inconnu, published in 1892), brought them conjointly the gold medal of that society.
In 1892 the prince made a short journey of exploration in East Africa, and shortly afterwards visited Madagascar, proceeding thence to Tongkin in today Vietnam. In April 1892 he visited Luang Prabang in Laos. It brings him to writing a letter to "Politique Coloniale" in Januari 1893. From this point he set out for Assam, and was successful in discovering the source of the Irrawaddy River, a brilliant geographical achievement which secured the medal of the Geographical Society of Paris and the Cross of the Legion of Honour. In 1897 he revisited Abyssinia, and political differences arising from this trip led to a duel with Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin.
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