NOBLEMAN

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

1674 - 1723

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Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), who was known as the Regent, was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to in French as le Régent. He was the son of Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, and Elisabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth by the title of Duke of Chartres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe II, Duke of Orléans is the 101st most popular nobleman (down from 63rd in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from France (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Nobleman.

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, was a member of the House of Valois and the son of King Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany. He was the first of the House of Valois to become King of France, succeeding his cousin Charles VIII in 1498. He was also the first French monarch to use the title "King of France" as opposed to "King of France and Navarre".

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 101 out of 1,415. Before him are Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Henrietta of England, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Pepin of Landen. After him are Piero the Unfortunate, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Roger I of Sicily, Louise Élisabeth of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, and Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1674, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 1. After him are Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Reinhard Keiser, Ibrahim Muteferrika, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Jeremiah Clarke, Jethro Tull, Marie of Lorraine, Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and Isaac Watts. Among people deceased in 1723, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 2. Before him is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. After him are Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Dimitrie Cantemir, Christopher Wren, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Godfrey Kneller, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Zanabazar, Guillaume Dubois, and Antonio Maria Valsalva.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 487 out of 6,770. Before him are Roger Vadim (1928), Fernand Léger (1881), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Charles Nicolle (1866), Stephen, King of England (1095), and André Masséna (1758). After him are Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Genevieve (423), Childebert I (497), and Jean-Baptiste Say (1767).

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Among NOBLEMEN In France

Among noblemen born in France, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ranks 16. Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême (1775), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Philip the Bold (1342), Jeanne d'Albret (1528), Robert Guiscard (1016), and Charles, Count of Valois (1270). After him are Roger I of Sicily (1031), Louise Élisabeth of France (1727), Élisabeth of France (1764), Claude of France (1547), Stephen, Count of Blois (1045), and Madeleine of Valois (1520).

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