Louis I, Duke of Orléans
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Louis I was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death in 1407. He was also Duke of Touraine, Count of Valois, Blois, Angoulême, Périgord and Soissons.
Louis I of Orléans with Saint Agnes, detail of the Agony in the Garden attributed to Colart de Laon, c. 1405–1408
Louis in the camp in front; in the background, Sigismund marries Mary
Louis d'Orléans unveils a mistress c.1825–26 (Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid) by Eugène Delacroix, illustrating Louis' reputation as a debauchee.
Louis's assassination on the rue Vieille du Temple.
John, Count of Angoulême
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John of Orléans, Count of Angoulême and Périgord, was the younger son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, and Valentina Visconti, and grandson of Charles V of France. He was the younger brother of the noted
Louis I, Duke of Orléans
…21/24 July 1396 – Beaugency, Loiret, 1 September 1420). Left a natural son Philip Anthony, called the Bastard of Vertus who died about 1445; no issue. John, Count of Angoulême (24 June 1399 – Château de Cognac, Charente, 30 April 1467), grandfather of Francis I of France Marie (Château de Coucy, Aisne, April 1401 – died shortly…
Portrait de Jean d'Orléans, comte d'Angoulême, fils de Louis d'Orléans, G.20427