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Louis, duke d’OrlĂ©ans
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Aug. 4, 1703, Versailles, Fr.
Died:
Feb. 4, 1752, Paris (aged 48)
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Louis, duke d’OrlĂ©ans

French duke
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Louis, duke d’OrlĂ©ans (born Aug. 4, 1703, Versailles, Fr.—died Feb. 4, 1752, Paris) was the son of Philippe II, duc d’OrlĂ©ans. He became governor of DauphinĂ© (1719), commander of infantry (1721), and chief of the Conseil d’État. The death of his wife, Auguste-Marie-Jeanne, princess of Bade (1726), threw him into prolonged grief, and he retired to the Abbey of Sainte-GeneviĂšve, devoting himself to theological studies. His name frequently appears in the memoirs of the time.

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