Emmanuel d'Orléans, Duke of Vendôme (Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes; 18 January 1872 – 1 February 1931) was a French noble from the House of Orléans

House of Orleans

Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...

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Biography

Emmanuel was born in Obermais, Meran. He was a son of Ferdinand Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Alençon and his wife Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria. The latter was the famed duchesse d'Alençon who died in a fire at a charity bazaar in Paris on 4 May 1897. She had refused rescue attempts, insisting that the girls working with her at the bazaar be saved first.

He married on 12 February 1896 in Brussels

Brussels

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 with Princess Henriette of Belgium

Princess Henriette of Belgium

Princess Henriette of Belgium was the daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen...

, daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders

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 (1837–1905) and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

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 (1845–1912). King Albert I of Belgium

Albert I of Belgium

Albert I reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934.-Early life:Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen...

 was his brother-in-law.

They had four children:

• Princess Marie Louise (31 December 1897–8 March 1973)
• Princess Sophie (19 October 1898 - 9 October 1928)
• Princess Geneviève (21 September 1901 - 1983)
• Prince Charles Philippe (4 April 1905–10 March 1970)

The couple led a life of luxury and had many estates in Belgium, France and Switzerland

Switzerland

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The tide changed after World War I

World War I

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, when their fortune diminished rapidly and they were forced to sell some of their properties.
Philippe died unexpectedly in 1931 from heart failure after catching a cold. He is buried in the Chapelle Royale de Saint Louis, in Dreux

Dreux

Dreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum...

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Titles and styles

• 18 January 1872 –1 February 1931 His Royal Highness the Duke of Vendôme

External links

• Royal House of France

See also