Gaston de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans

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Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans was born on 25 April 1608 at Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France.1 He was the son of Henri IV, Roi de France and Marie de Medici.1 He married, firstly, Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse de Montpensier, daughter of Henri de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse, on 6 August 1626 at Nantes, Bretagne, France.1

He married, secondly, Marguerite de Lorraine, daughter of François II, Duc de Lorraine and Christine Gräfin von Salm, on 31 January 1632 at Nancy, France.1,3

He died on 2 February 1660 at age 51 at Blois, Berri, France.1

Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans was a member of the House of Bourbon. He gained the title of Duc d'Orléans.4

Child of Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans and Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse de Montpensier

1. * Anne-Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier1 b. 29 May 1627, d. 5 Apr 1693

• Children of Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans and Marguerite de Lorraine

1. * Marguerite Louise d'Orléans+5 b. 28 Jul 1645, d. 17 Sep 1701
2. * Elisabeth Marguerite d'Alençon+5 b. 26 Dec 1646, d. 17 Mar 1696
3. * Françoise Madeleine de Valois4 b. 13 Oct 1648, d. 14 Jan 1664
4. * Jean Gaston d'Orléans, Duc de Valois1 b. 17 Aug 1650, d. 10 Aug 1652
5. * Marie Anne de Chartres1 b. 9 Nov 1652, d. 17 Aug 1656

Citations

• 1. [S36] Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1: Europe & Latin America (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1977), page 84. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1.
• 2. [S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family."
• 3. [S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 68, says 1643. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession.
• 4. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 121.
• 5. [S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 68.

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Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans1 M, #114443, b. 25 April 1608, d. 2 February 1660

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Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans was born on 25 April 1608 at Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France.1 He was the son of Henri IV, Roi de France and Marie de Medici.1 He married, firstly, Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse de Montpensier, daughter of Henri de Bourbon, Duc de Montpensier and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse, on 6 August 1626 at Nantes, Bretagne, France.1 He married, secondly, Marguerite de Lorraine, daughter of François II, Duc de Lorraine and Christine Gräfin von Salm, on 31 January 1632 at Nancy, France.1,3 He died on 2 February 1660 at age 51 at Blois, Berri, France.1

Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans was a member of the House of Bourbon. He gained the title of Duc d'Orléans.4

Child of Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans and Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse de Montpensier

1.Anne-Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier1 b. 29 May 1627, d. 5 Apr 1693

Children of Jean-Baptiste Gaston, Duc d'Orléans and Marguerite de Lorraine 1.Marguerite Louise d'Orléans+5 b. 28 Jul 1645, d. 17 Sep 1701 2.Elisabeth Marguerite d'Alençon+5 b. 26 Dec 1646, d. 17 Mar 1696 3.Françoise Madeleine de Valois4 b. 13 Oct 1648, d. 14 Jan 1664 4.Jean Gaston d'Orléans, Duc de Valois1 b. 17 Aug 1650, d. 10 Aug 1652 5.Marie Anne de Chartres1 b. 9 Nov 1652, d. 17 Aug 1656 Citations 1.[S36] Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, editor, Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1: Europe & Latin America (London, U.K.: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1977), page 84. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1. 2.[S3409] Caroline Maubois, "re: Penancoet Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 2 December 2008. Hereinafter cited as "re: Penancoet Family." 3.[S16] Jirí Louda and Michael MacLagan, Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, 2nd edition (London, U.K.: Little, Brown and Company, 1999), table 68, says 1643. Hereinafter cited as Lines of Succession. 4.[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 121. 5.[S16] Louda and MacLagan, Lines of Succession, table 68.

Biography[edit] Henri was born in the Château de Vincennes on 3 November 1601. His sister was Gabrielle Angelique, called Mlle de Verneuil (1603–1627), who married Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette. He was declared legitimate in 1603, at the age of two.

His half siblings included King Louis XIII of France, Duchess of Savoy and Duke of Vendôme.

The bishopric of Metz was intended for him from infancy, but when Bishop Charles de Lorraine died in 1607, the Pope refused to appoint a young child of seven. The House of Lorraine had controlled the see since 1484, usually with a family member as bishop, which Paris was keen to bring to an end. The elderly Anne de Pérusse des Cars, bishop of Lisieux, was appointed as placeholder bishop, and Henri was given an expectative appointment, in effect a reservation, plus a pension from the revenues, until he reached adult age.[2] Pope Paul V agreed to appoint him in 1612, after the death of Pérusse des Cars, at the request of Louis XIII, despite Henri being only 11 and not ordained. He was never ordained and never resided at Metz, appointing deputies to run diocesan affairs.[2]

He resigned as bishop in favour of Cardinal Mazarin in 1652, which the Pope did not recognize, finally declaring him dismissed in 1659.[2] He was knighted on 31 December 1661 and created duke of Verneuil in 1663. In 1665 he became ambassador to England and in 1666 was made governor of Languedoc. He married Charlotte (1622-1704), daughter of the chancellor Pierre Séguier and widow of Maximilien François de Bethune, 2nd Duke of Sully (1614–1661), on 29 October 1668, when he was 67 and she 46. He died without issue on 28 May 1682 at Château de Verneuil.

References[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henri de Bourbon-Verneuil. Jump up ^ Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, The favourites of Henry of Navarre, (The Gorham Press, 1910), 297. ^ Jump up to: a b c Les évêques dans l’histoire de la France, p264, Jean Julg, 2004, ISBN 2740311354