Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme
| Prince Jean | |
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| Duke of Vendôme (more) | |
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| Born | 19 May 1965 |
| Spouse |
Philomena de Tornos Steinhart (m. 2009) |
| Issue |
Prince Gaston Princess Antoinette Princess Louise-Marguerite Prince Joseph Princess Jacinthe |
| House | Orléans |
| Father | Henri, Count of Paris |
| Mother | Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| French royal family Orléanist |
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HRH The Count of Paris
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Extended royal family HRH The Duchess of Montpensier
HRH The Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim HRH Princess Hélène, Countess of Limburg Stirum HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria HRH The Duchess of Württemberg HRH The Count of Évreux
HRH Princess Béatrice HRH The Duke of Orléans
HRH Princess Chantal, Baroness de Sambucy de Sorgue HRH The Dowager Countess of La Marche |
Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme (Jean Charles Pierre Marie; born 19 May 1965 in Paris, France), also called Jean d’Orléans, is the second son of Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France, the Head of the House of Orléans, and Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg. According to the Orléanists, he is first in the line of succession to the French throne.[1]
Marriage and issue
Prince Jean was due to marry Duchess Tatjana of Oldenburg (b. 1974) in 2001. Duchess Tatjana is the youngest daughter of Duke Johann of Oldenburg and Countess Ilka of Ortenburg. Her elder sister Eilika married Archduke Georg of Austria in 1997. However, the wedding was cancelled at the last minute because of a dispute over religion. Jean's father Henri feared the Orléans claim to the throne would be compromised if there were to be a Protestant heir.[2]
On 29 November 2008, the Count of Paris announced the engagement of the Duke of Vendôme to Maria Magdalena Philomena Juliana Johanna de Tornos y Steinhart, born in Vienna on 19 June 1977.[3] The civil wedding, conducted by Mayor Rachida Dati, took place on 19 March 2009 in Paris. The religious wedding was held on 2 May 2009 at the Cathédrale Notre-Dame at Senlis,[4] with a reception at Château de Chantilly.[5] The bride wore a gown by Christian Lacroix and a jacket embroidered by Maison Lesage.[6]
Philomena is the daughter of Alfonso de Tornos y Zubiría (b. Getxo, 13 October 1937), of Basque ancestry, and wife (m. Vienna, 18 September 1976) Maria Antonia Anna Zdenka Edle von Steinhart (b. 1944), of Austro-Hungarian ancestry.[7][8] She has a sister named María Magdalena (b. 1980) and a brother named David (b. 1982). Her paternal grandparents were Juan de Tornos y Espelíus (b. 2 April 1905), secretary of the Don Juan, Count of Barcelona, and wife (m. 1930 or 1931) María del Carmen Zubiría y Calbetón (b. 29 June 1906), daughter of the 2nd Marqués de Yanduri.[9] Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand Edler von Steinhart (1910–1998) and wife (m. September 1939) Gabriele Felicitas Murad von Werner (1913–1994), paternal granddaughter of Murad Effendi.[10]
She spent part of her youth in the Auvergne and studied at the Lycée Maritime in Ciboure.[11]
The couple has five children:
- Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie of Orléans (born 19 November 2009 in Paris), his six godparents are: Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême (paternal uncle), Magdalena de Tornos (maternal aunt), Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Count François-Pierre de Feydeau and Magdalena, Countess de El Abra.
- Princess Antoinette Léopoldine Jeanne Marie of Orléans (born 28 January 2012 in Vienna), her six godparents are: David de Tornos (maternal uncle), Princess Leopoldine of Liechtenstein (her first cousin), Count Damian von Schönborn-Buchheim (father's first cousin), Francesca Lopez de la Osa, Leopoldo Gavito and Dominique de Layre.
- Princess Louise-Marguerite Eléonore Marie of Orléans (born 30 July 2014 in Poissy), her five godparents are: Princess Marguerite of Liechtenstein (her first cousin), Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Philippe d'Albert, 13th duc de Luynes, Don Alvaro-Jaime de Orléans-Borbón and Archduke Michael of Austria.
- Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie of Orléans (born 2 June 2016), his six godparents are: Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein (his first cousin), Afonso, Prince of Beira (father's third cousin), Benedikt du Cassé, Princess Marie-Liesse d'Orléans (father's sister-in-law), Princess Tılsım of Liechtenstein and Kildine Stevenson (father's first cousin).
- Princess Jacinthe Élisabeth-Charlotte Marie of Orléans (born 9 October 2018 in Dreux). She was christened just four days after her birth at the Saint-Etienne Church in Dreux, France. Her godparents are Prince Charles-Philippe of Orléans, the Duchess of Gramont, Princess Maria-Immaculata of Lichtenstein, the Princess of Arenberg and Count Herve de Solages. [12]
Titles, styles and honours
- 19 May 1965 – 27 September 1987:[13] His Royal Highness Jean d'Orléans, prince (fils) of France
- 27 September 1987 – present: His Royal Highness Jean d'Orléans, prince (fils) of France, Duke of Vendôme
He was created Duke of Vendôme (French: Duc de Vendôme) on 27 September 1987.
Honours
National
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Ancestry
Patrilineal descent
Jean is a member of the House of Orléans, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, itself a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. His patrilineal ancestors, or direct male-line ancestors, include many of the Kings of France.
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References
- ↑ "prince-francois-of-orleans-eldest-son-of-henri-count-of-paris-pretender-to-the-defunct-french-throne-has-died" http://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/prince-francois-of-orleans-eldest-son-of-henri-count-of-paris-pretender-to-the-defunct-french-throne-has-died-94171
- ↑ "BBC News - EUROPE - Royal wedding plans suffer a hitch". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑ "Royal Sportal". Royalsportal.de. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑
- ↑ "Jean d'Orlean and Philomena de Tornos to have secind". Hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑ WWD Staff (2009-05-04). "Fashion Scoops: The Next Halston?… Something Lacroix…. – WWD". Wwd.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart, * 1977 - Geneall.net". Geneall.net. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/dreux/people/2018/10/12/une-nouvelle-princesse-est-nee-a-dreux_13014904.html
- ↑ de Montjouvent, Philippe. Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney, 1998, Charenton, France. pp. 214-346, 396-398. (French). ISBN 2-913211-00-3.
- ↑ "Détails de l'object - Sipa Press: A Window on the World. Agence Presse". Sipa.com. 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
- ↑ "Heir to the French Throne and former French Minister invested into the Order - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantuinian.org.uk. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Duke of Vendôme Jean d’Orléans stakes his claim to French throne, The Times, 10 October 2009.
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