| Françoise of Orléans | |||||
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| Duchess of Chartres | |||||
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| Born |
14 August 1844 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
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| Died |
28 October 1925 (aged 81) Château de Saint-Firmin, France |
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| Burial | Royal Chapel, Dreux, France | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Robert | ||||
| Issue |
Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark Prince Robert Prince Henri Marguerite, Duchess of Magenta Prince Jean, Duke of Guise |
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | François of Orléans | ||||
| Mother | Francisca of Brazil | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| Françoise Marie Amélie d'Orléans |
Françoise of Orléans (Françoise Marie Amélie; 14 August 1844 – 28 October 1925) was a member of the House of Orléans and by marriage Duchess of Chartres.
Françoise d'Orléans was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine the daughter of Prince François, Prince of Joinville (son of King Louis Philippe I), and of Princess Francisca of Brazil (daughter of Emperor Peter I of Brazil).
On 11 June 1863, in Kingston upon Thames, England, she married her first cousin Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres. They had five children. Princess Françoise died in Château de Saint-Firmin.