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Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

Château de Saint-Cloud, 13 Apr 1747 – Paris, 6 Nov 1793

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Facts and their sources

  • Born13 Apr 1747, Château de Saint-Cloudnot verified1 source
  • Titlemember of the French National Assemblyor Grand Master of the Grand Orient de Francenot verified1 source
  • TitleGrand Master of the Grand Orient de Franceor member of the French National Assemblynot verified1 source
  • Died6 Nov 1793, Parisnot verified1 source
  • FatherLouis Philippe I, Duke of Orléansnot verified1 source
  • MotherLouise Henriette de Bourbonnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 13 Apr 1747

    Born in Château de Saint-Cloud

  2. 1771–1779

    6 children are born

  3. 6 Nov 1793

    Dies in Paris, aged 46

Family

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Parents

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Children · 6

During his lifetime

He lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Château de Saint-Cloud.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1740s · Louis is born in Château de Saint-Cloud

In the news1748

Abolition of the royal galleys

In 1748, King Louis XV abolished the galleys, transferring convicts to coastal prisons or ships, ending a long-standing form of harsh penal servitude.

Getting around

Travel by mule

A trip between San Remo and Genoa over 90 miles could take three days on muleback due to narrow, rugged mountain paths.

At the table

Scarcity and Alternative Food Sources

Ordinary families consumed very little meat, typically limited to pork, lard, or sheep tripe. During harsh times or shortages, the rural poor were forced to supplement their diet with wild plants like ferns, acorns, or grass.

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.In Europe · 1740–1748

War of the Austrian Succession. When Maria Theresa inherited the Habsburg lands, Prussia seized Silesia and much of Europe joined the fight.

DavidDijkgraaf · CC0

What people wore

Carefully Patched Clothing

Respectable poor individuals often wore carefully patched cast-off clothing, where the patches were chosen to match the original faded fabric.

Music

Public concert series started in Paris

Starting in 1725, Parisians could attend public concerts organized by the Concert Spirituel society, which performed in the Tuileries Gardens when the Opéra was closed for religious festivals.

Daily life

Daily struggles for light and water

Domestic lighting relied on oil lamps, tallow candles, or wax candles, which were expensive and labor-intensive to manage. Families often had to fetch water manually from communal fountains, as running water in homes was not available.