Gaston, Duke of Orléans

1608–1660 · Bourbon

French prince. Born at Fontainebleau. Died at Château de Blois.

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Family

Father

Henry IV of France

Mother

Marie de' Medici

Married

Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier 1626
Marguerite of Lorraine 1632

Children (5)

Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans 1627
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans 1645
Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans 1646
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans 1648
Jean Gaston, Duke of Valois 1650

Siblings (8)

César, Duke of Vendôme 1594
Catherine Henriette de Bourbon 1596
Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil 1601
Louis XIII of France 1601
Elisabeth of France 1602
Christine of France 1606
Nicolas Henri, Duke of Orléans 1607
Henrietta Maria of France 1609

Related to

• Gaston, Duke of Orléans was the 23× great-grandson of Charlemagne.
• Gaston, Duke of Orléans was the second cousin 7 times removed of Victoria.
• Gaston, Duke of Orléans was the uncle of Louis XIV of France.