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Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

1747 - 1793

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Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Louis Philippe Joseph; 13 April 1747 – 6 November 1793), was a French Prince of the Blood who supported the French Revolution. Louis Philippe II was born at the Château de Saint-Cloud to Louis Philippe I, Duke of Chartres, and his wife, Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti. He was titled Duke of Montpensier at birth. When his grandfather Louis, Duke of Orléans, died in 1752, his father became the new Duke of Orléans and Louis Philippe II became Duke of Chartres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans is the 2,196th most popular politician (down from 1,450th in 2019), the 712th most popular biography from France (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 159th most popular French Politician.

In 1830, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, became King of the French following the July Revolution. He was the first king of the House of Orléans, and his reign lasted until 1848 when he was overthrown during the February Revolution.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 2,196 out of 19,576. Before him are Mentuhotep II, August Bebel, Arthur Liebehenschel, Risto Ryti, Haakon II of Norway, and Alexander Jagiellon. After him are Rastislav of Moravia, Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, Basiliscus, Edmund Crouchback, Jules Grévy, and Öz Beg Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1747, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 2. Before him is Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Johann Elert Bode, Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel, Abraham-Louis Breguet, Vivant Denon, Roger Ducos, Gottfried August Bürger, Leopold Koželuch, Rose Bertin, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, and Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria. Among people deceased in 1793, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 11. Before him are Carlo Goldoni, Charlotte Corday, Olympe de Gouges, John Michell, Yolande de Polastron, and Francesco Guardi. After him are Madame Roland, Jean Sylvain Bailly, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Alexander Roslin, Charles Bonnet, and Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 712 out of 6,770. Before him are Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Nicole Oresme (1323), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), and François Fénelon (1651). After him are Alfred de Musset (1810), Jules Grévy (1807), René Lacoste (1904), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), René Lesson (1794), and Ausonius (310).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 159. Before him are Paul Bocuse (1926), Jean Jaurès (1859), Yolande de Polastron (1749), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), and Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339). After him are Jules Grévy (1807), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), Eugène Edine Pottier (1816), Vincent Auriol (1884), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), and René Coty (1882).

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