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Also Known As Monsieur ‱ Gaston de France ‱ Gaston-Jean-Baptiste, duc d’OrlĂ©ans, duc d’Anjou
Born April 25, 1608 ‱ Fontainebleau ‱ France
Died February 2, 1660 (aged 51) ‱ Blois ‱ France
Notable Family Members father Henry IV ‱ mother Marie de MĂ©dicis ‱ daughter Anne-Marie-Louise d’OrlĂ©ans, Duchesse de Montpensier ‱ brother Louis XIII ‱ sister Henrietta Maria
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