Prince Jean, Duke of Guise
French prince; pretender to the French throne
Princess Isabelle of Orléans
(m. 1899)Françoise, Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Princess Anne, Duchess of Aosta
Prince Henri, Count of Paris
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Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise (Jean Pierre Clément Marie; 4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940), was the third son and youngest child of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840–1910), grandson of Prince Ferdinand Philippe and great-grandson of Louis Philippe I, King of the French. His mother was Françoise of Orléans, daughter of François, Prince of Joinville, and Princess Francisca of Brazil. He was the Orléanist pretender to the throne of France as Jean III.
Biography
In 1926 at the death of his cousin and brother-in-law Philippe, Duke of Orléans, claimant to the defunct throne of France as "Philip VIII", Jean was recognised by his Orléanist supporters as titular king of France with the name "Jean III".[1]
Jean was an amateur historian and archeologist, who lived with his family in a large farm near Rabat, Morocco. Following his "ascension" as Orléanist pretender, he and his eldest son were legally forbidden from ever entering France again, due to an 1886 edict which condemned the heads of Bourbon & Bonaparte dynasties, as well as their heirs apparent, to exile.[2]
Jean died in Larache, Morocco, in 1940. He was succeeded as Orléanist claimant to the defunct French throne by his only son, Henri d' Orléans, Count of Paris.
Marriage and issue
In 1899, Jean married his first cousin, Isabelle d'Orléans (1878–1961). She was the younger sister of Philip VIII, and the daughter of Philip VII and Marie Isabelle d'Orléans.
They had four children:
- Isabelle d'Orléans (1900–1983). First married in 1923 to Marie Hervé Jean Bruno, Count of Harcourt (1899–1930) and then to Prince Pierre Murat in 1934.
- Françoise d'Orléans (1902–1953). Married to Christopher of Greece and Denmark in 1929. He was a son of George I of Greece and Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia. They were parents of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark.
- Anne d'Orléans (1906–1986). She married Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta in 1927.
- Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1908–1999).[3] Married to Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.
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References
- ^ "Duke of Guise claims throne". royalmusingsblogspotcom. Archived from the original on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Fenyvesi, Charles (1979). Splendor in Exile: The Ex-Majesties of Europe. New Republic Books. p. 123. ISBN 978-0915220557.
- ^ "ADIEU MADAME". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
- Newspaper clippings about Prince Jean, Duke of Guise in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
Prince Jean, Duke of Guise Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 4 September 1874 Died: 25 August 1940 | ||
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| Preceded by Philippe VIII | — TITULAR — King of France Orléanist pretender 28 March 1926 – 25 August 1940 | Succeeded by Henri VI |
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- 1894 Philippe VIII
- 1926 Jean III
- 1940 Henri VI
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- 2019 Jean IV present
- 1883 Jean III
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- 1879 Napoléon V Jérôme / 1891 Napoléon V Victor / Louis
- 1926 Napoléon VI
- 1997 Napoléon VII Charles / Napoléon VII Jean-Christophe present (disputed)
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