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Louis-Charles-Philippe-RaphaĂ«l d’OrlĂ©ans, duc de Nemours

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Louis-Charles-Philippe-RaphaĂ«l d’OrlĂ©ans, duc de Nemours (born October 25, 1814, Paris, France—died June 26, 1896, Versailles) was the second son of King Louis-Philippe. After the abdication of his father in 1848, he tried until 1871 to unite exiled royalists and restore the monarchy. A colonel of cavalry from 1826, Nemours was elected king of the Belgians in 1831, but Louis-Philippe refused that crown in his son’s name. Nemours was present at the French siege of Antwerp...

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