Father Francois of Orleans Religion Roman Catholic Name Princess of House House of Orleans | Mother Francisa of Brazil Signature Role 1844–1925 | |
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Born 14 August 1844Neuilly-sur-Seine, France ( 1844-08-14 ) Burial Royal Chapel, Dreux, France Issue Marie, Princess Valdemar of DenmarkPrince RobertPrince HenriMarguerite, Duchess of MagentaPrince Jean, Duke of Guise Died October 28, 1925, Saint-Firmin, France Children Princess Marie of Orleans, Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, Prince Henri of Orleans Parents Francois d\'Orleans, Prince of Joinville, Princess Francisca of Brazil Similar People Princess Marie of Orleans, Francois d\'Orleans - Prince of, Prince Jean - Duke of Guise, Ferdinand Philippe - Duke of O, Prince Valdemar of Denmark |
Françoise of Orléans (Françoise Marie Amélie; 14 August 1844 – 28 October 1925) was a member of the House of Orléans and by marriage Duchess of Chartres.
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Princess of Orléans

Françoise d'Orléans was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine the daughter of Prince François, Prince of Joinville (son of King Louis Philippe I), and of Princess Francisca of Brazil (daughter of Emperor Peter I of Brazil).
Duchess of Chartres
On 11 June 1863, in Kingston upon Thames, England, she married her first cousin Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. They had five children. Princess Françoise died in Château de Saint-Firmin.
Issue
- Princess Marie of Orléans (1865–1909), who in 1885 married Prince Valdemar of Denmark, son of King Christian IX of Denmark.
- Prince Robert of Orléans (1866–1885)
- Prince Henri of Orléans (1867–1901)
- Princess Marguerite of Orléans (1869–1940), who in 1896 married Marie-Armand-Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta, son of Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta.
- Prince Jean of Orléans (1874–1940), Duke of Guise, and Orléanist pretender to the throne of France as "Jean III", who, in 1899, married his first cousin Princess Isabelle of Orléans and had issue.
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