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Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon

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House
  
House of Orleans


Name
  
Prince Duke

Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alencon

Born
  
12 July 1844 (
1844-07-12
)

Died
  
29 July 1910(1910-07-29) (aged 66)

Burial
  
Chapelle royale de Dreux

Spouse
  
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria

Issue
  
Princess Louise of Bavaria Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendome

Father
  
Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours

Ferdinand Philippe Marie d'Orléans, duc d'Alençon (12 July 1844 – 29 June 1910) was the son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d'Orléans, duc de Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (a first cousin of Britain's Queen Victoria).

Marriage and issue

On 28 September 1868, he married Sophie Charlotte Augustine, Duchess in Bavaria. The couple had two children:

  • Louise d'Orléans (1869–1952), who married Prince Alfons of Bavaria (1862–1933) and had children.
  • Emmanuel d'Orléans (1872–1931), duke of Vendôme, who married Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870–1948) and had children.

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