Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch
Portrait by Pierre Mignard
Philippe and his elder brother, the future Louis XIV, by an unknown painter
Portrait sent by Anne of Austria to her brother, Philip IV, c. 1650 by Jean Nocret
Philippe dressed for his brother's coronation, c. 1654 by an unknown artist
Louis XIII
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Louis XIII was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
…Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701), was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the ruling House…
Portrait by Philippe de Champaigne, c. 1635
Portrait of Louis XIII by Frans Pourbus the Younger, c. 1616
Half Louis d'Or (1643) depicting Louis XIII
Louis XIII on horseback, c. 1615–1620. Bronze, from France (probably Paris). Victoria and Albert Museum, London