Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans was the eldest son of King Louis Philippe I of France and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. He was born in exile in his mother's native Sicily while his par
Portrait of the Duke of Orléans by Ingres, 1842
Ferdinand Philippe with his mother in 1819. His parents' coats of arms can be seen on the column. Painting by Louis Joseph Noyal after François Gérard
The Siege of Antwerp by Horace Vernet. Orléans is shown with his brother Nemours and Marshal Gérard preparing for the Assault on the Dutch-held citadel of Antwerp
Ferdinand Philippe in hussar uniform by Ary Scheffer, c. 1830
Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a French Crown Princess after her marriage in 1837 to the eldest son of Louis Philippe I. She is known as the mother of the future Count of Paris and Duke of
Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
…Catholic and married the Prince Royal's younger brother, the Duke of Nemours, in 1840). However, the negotiators' choice finally came to rest on Duchess Helene Luise Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (known as Hélène, 1814–1858), daughter of the late Prince Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and his wife Princess Caroline…
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Helene in her earlier years. Pastel by Friedrich Christoph Georg Lenthe, heightening in opaque colours; made in 1828 according to his own design, mounted on gray backing paper
Portrait of Helene with her son Prince Philippe (by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1839)
Helene in her later years (portrait by Heinrich Pommerencke, c. 1850)