Nicholas Henri, Duke of Orléans

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House of Bourbon
Henri IV
Sister
Catherine, duchesse de Lorraine
Children
Louis XIII
Elisabeth, Queen of Spain
Christine Marie, Duchess of Savoy
Nicholas Henri, duc d'Orléans
Gaston, duc d'Orléans
Henriette-Marie, Queen of England
Louis XIII
Children
Louis XIV
Philippe, duc d'Orléans
Louis XIV
Children
Louis, Dauphin
Anne-Élisabeth
Marie-Anne
Marie-Therèse
Philippe-Charles, duc d'Anjou
Louis-François, duc d'Anjou
Grandchildren
Louis, Dauphin
King Felipe V of Spain
Charles, duc de Berry
Great Grandchildren
Louis, Dauphin
Louis XV
Louis XV
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Louise-Elisabeth, duchesse de Parme
Madame Henriette
Louis, Dauphin
Madame Adélaïde
Madame Victoire
Madame Sophie
Madame Louise
Grandchildren
Marie Clotilde, Queen of Sardinia
Louis XVI
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Madame Élisabeth
Louis XVI
Children
Marie-Thérèse, duchesse d'Angouleme
Louis-Joseph, Dauphin
Louis XVII
Sophie-Beatrix
Louis XVII
Louis XVIII
Charles X
Children
Louis XIX
Charles, duc de Berry
Grandchildren
Henri V
Louise, duchesse de Parme
French monarchy, 843-1870
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Nicholas Henri of France, duc d'Orléans, was the second son and fourth child of Henry IV of France and his Italian Queen Marie de' Medici. As a Fils de France, he bore the name of de France.

[edit] Life

Nicholas Henri (sometimes just Nicholas de France) was born at the Château de Fontainebleau on April 16 (or April 13) 1607 and died on November 17, 1611 at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. He was said to have been adored by his older brother, then the Dauphin of France (hier to the throne) and his mother, he was given the traditional title and appanage of the Duchy of Orléans and from birth was called the duc d'Orléans.

His siblings were:

• Louis de France (September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643)
  • Later King of France
• Élisabeth de France (November 22, 1602 - October 6, 1644)
  • Later Queen of Spain
• Christine Marie de France (February 10, 1606 - December 27, 1663)
  • Later the Sovereign Duchess of Savoy
• Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France (April 25, 1608 – February 2, 1660)
  • Later duc d'Orléans
• Henriette Marie de France (November 25, 1609 – September 10, 1669)
  • Later Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland

[edit] Prince without a Name

He was known as Monsieur d'Orléans or the Prince sans nom (prince without name) until the family, the House of Bourbon, could come up with a name and was then called Nicholas Henri at his baptism. A year after his birth in 1608, his youngest brother was born. He was called Gaston de France and was titled as duc d'Anjou as was customary for the third son.

Nicholas Henri died at the age of four as a result of an elpileptic attack. The title of duc d'Orléans reverted back to the crown and was later given to his brother who outlived him for another four decades.

[edit] Ancestors

Nicholas Henri's ancestors in three generations

Nicholas Henri de France, duc d'Orléans	Father: Henry IV of France	Paternal Grandfather: Antoine of Navarre	Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Françoise d'Alençon
		Paternal Grandmother: Jeanne III of Navarre	Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry II of Navarre
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Marguerite de Navarre
	Mother: Marie de' Medici	Maternal Grandfather: Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany	Maternal Great-grandfather: Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Eleonora di Toledo
		Maternal Grandmother: Johanna of Austria	Maternal Great-grandfather: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary