House of Orléans
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The House of Orléans, sometimes called the House of Bourbon-Orléans to distinguish it, is the fourth holder of a surname previously used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended
Louis XIV and his younger brother Le Petit Monsieur
Philippe II d'Orléans with his Protégé, Louis XV
Louis XVI's execution by the guillotine. His cousin, Philippe Égalité, voted for his execution
Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris
Palais-Royal
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The Palais-Royal is a former French royal palace located on Rue Saint-Honoré in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. The screened entrance court faces the Place du Palais-Royal, opposite the Louvre. Origi
Entrance front of the Palais-Royal
The Palais-Cardinal, c. 1641
Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans the younger brother of Louis XIV.
General site plan (1692) by François d'Orbay, showing the gardens as redesigned by André Le Nôtre around 1674