Prince Jean, Duke of Guise

Prince Jean
Duke of Guise
Born	(1874-09-04)4 September 1874 Paris, France
Died	Larache, Morocco
Spouse	Princess Isabelle of Orléans
Issue	Isabelle, Countess of Harcourt Françoise, Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark Anne, Duchess of Aosta Henri, Count of Paris
Full name Jean Pierre Clément Marie d'Orléans
House	Orléans
Father	Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
Mother	Princess Françoise of Orléans
Religion	Roman Catholic

Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise (Jean Pierre Clément Marie; 4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940), was the son of Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840–1910), grandson of 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.

Biography

Upon the death of his cousin Philippe of Orléans, Duke of Orléans, claimant to the throne of France as "Philip VIII", the Duke of Guise became, at least for his Orleanist supporters, titular king of France as "Jean III". The title was disputed by members of the Spanish Anjou branch of the family, descended from Louis XIV.

Marriage and issue

In 1899, Jean d'Orléans married his 1st cousin Isabelle d'Orléans (1878–1961). Isabelle was the younger sister of Philip VIII and 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 Pierre Murat, Prince 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 Olga, Queen of Greece. 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). Married to Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.

Titles

• (4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940) His Royal Highness The Duke of Guise, Prince of Orléans.

Jean died in Larache, Morocco, in 1940.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise

16. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans               8. Louis-Philippe I of France                       17. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon               4. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans                             18. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies               9. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies                       19. Maria Carolina of Austria               2. Robert d'Orléans                                   20. Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg               10. Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin                       21. Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg               5. Hélène of Meklenburg-Schwerin                             22. Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach               11. Karoline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach                       23. Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt               1. Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise                                         24. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans               12. Louis-Philippe I of France                       25. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon               6. François d'Orléans                             26. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies               13. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies                       27. Maria Carolina of Austria               3. Françoise of Orléans                                   28. John VI of Portugal               14. Pedro I of Brazil                       29. Charlotte of Spain               7. Francisca of Brazil                             30. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor               15. Maria Leopoldina of Austria                       31. Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily

Prince Jean, Duke of Guise House of Orléans Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 4 September 1874 Died: 25 August 1940
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Philippe VIII	— TITULAR — King of the French 28 March 1926 – 25 August 1940	Succeeded by Henri VI