Gaston, Duke of Orléans
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Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Du
Portrait of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, 1634
Portrait by Frans Pourbus the Younger, 1611
Portrait c. 1627
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
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Marguerite Louise d'Orléans was a French princess who became grand duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici.
Gaston, Duke of Orléans
…Marguerite and Gaston d'Orléans had five children, of whom three daughters survived into adulthood: Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (28 July 1645 – 17 September 1721) married Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and had issue-but line died out. Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans…
Justus Sustermans Marguerite Louise d'Orléans Museo de'Medici
Marguerite Louise's favourite sister, the Duchess of Montpensier, the wealthiest heiress in France
Cosimo III de' Medici, Marguerite Louise's husband, whom she hated, in Grand Ducal regalia
Louis XIV, Marguerite Louise's first cousin, from a painting by Henri Testelin