Philip VIII, Duc d'Orléans
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Louis-Philippe Robert Duc d'Orléans (August 24, 1869 – March 28, 1926) was the son of Philippe, Comte de Paris, Orleanist claimant to the throne of France. He was also the great-grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French.
The Duc d'Orléans was born in Twickenham, England, where his family had been exiled since King Louis Philippe's abdication in 1848. Upon the death of his father in 1894, he assumed the title of Philip VIII, titular king of France. Two years later, he married Austrian archduchess Marie Dorothea (1867-1932).
The Duc d'Orléans died in Palermo in 1926.
| Preceded by: Philip VII (Comte de Paris) | Orleanist claimants to the throne of France | Succeeded by: Jean III (Duc de Guise) |
Categories: 1869 births | 1926 deaths | French nobility | Pretenders to the French throne