Prince Philippe of Orléans, Count of Paris, was disputedly King of the French from 24 to 26 February 1848 as Louis Philippe II, although he was never officially proclaimed as such. He was the grandson
Prince Philippe, c. 1890
Philippe d'Orléans (first from right) with staff and dignitaries of General McClellan (center). To his right, his uncle François d'Orléans
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
Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
…Orléanists and a large faction of Legitimists as Philippe VII. Prince Philippe became the Prince Royal, heir apparent to the throne, when his father, Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, died in a carriage accident in 1842. Although there was some effort during the day of the abdication of his grandfather in 1848 to put him on the…
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