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- Born:
- July 1, 1336
- Died:
- Sept. 1, 1375 (aged 39)
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Philippe I, duke dâOrlĂ©ans
French duke
Philippe I, duke dâOrlĂ©ans (born July 1, 1336âdied Sept. 1, 1375) was the duke dâOrlĂ©ans and the only member of the first dynasty of dukes of OrlĂ©ans.
Philippe was the younger son of King Philip VI of France, who in 1344 established the peerage duchy for him to compensate for losing his expectation of DauphinĂ©, which had been reserved for him in 1343 but was subsequently assigned to his elder brother John (the future King John II). Philippe caused alarm by expanding his possessions but left no children by his wife, Charles IVâs daughter Blanche de France. On his death, therefore, the duchy was reunited to the French crown by Charles V.
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