Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
French royal; grandson of Louis Philippe I / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (Robert Philippe Louis Eugène Ferdinand; 9 November 1840 – 5 December 1910), was the son of Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and thus a grandson of King Louis-Philippe of France. He fought for the Union in the American Civil War, and then for France in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War. In 1863, he married his cousin Princess Françoise of Orléans, the daughter of François, Prince of Joinville. In 1886, he was exiled from France.
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Prince Robert | |
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Duke of Chartres | |
Born | Robert Philippe Louis Eugène Ferdinand 9 November 1840 Paris, July Monarchy France |
Died | 5 December 1910 (aged 70) Saint Firmin, French Third Republic |
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Issue | Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark Prince Robert Prince Henri Princess Marguerite, Duchess of Magenta Prince Jean, Duke of Guise |
House | Orléans |
Father | Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans |
Mother | Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin |
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Military career | |
Battles/wars | Wars of Italian Unification, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War |
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