Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Montpensier

Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier[1][2] (French: Ferdinand François Philippe Marie Laurent d'Orléans, Duc de Montpensier;[1][2] 9 September 1884, Château d'Eu, Eu, Seine-Inférieure, French Republic –[1][2] 30 January 1924, Château de Randan, Randan, Puy-de-Dôme, French Republic[1][2]) was a member of the House of Orléans and a Prince of France.

Ferdinand
Duke of Montpensier
Portrait of the Duke of Montpensier, 1920
Born(1884-09-09)9 September 1884
Château d'Eu, Eu, Seine-Inférieure, French Republic
Died30 January 1924(1924-01-30) (aged 39)
Château de Randan, Randan, Puy-de-Dôme, French Republic
Burial
Chapelle royale de Dreux
SpouseMaría Isabel González de Olañeta y Ibarreta, 3rd Marchioness of Valdeterrazo
Full name
French: Ferdinand François Philippe Marie Laurent
HouseOrléans
FatherPhilippe, Count of Paris
MotherMarie Isabelle d'Orléans

Family

Ferdinand was the eighth and youngest child of Philippe d'Orléans, Count of Paris and his wife Marie Isabelle d'Orléans.[1][2] Ferdinand was a great-grandson of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French and his wife Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies.[1][2]

Marriage

Ferdinand married Doña María Isabel González de Olañeta e Ibarreta, 3rd Marchioness of Valdeterrazo, 2nd Vicountess de los Antrimes (since 1929), daughter of Ulpiano González de Olañeta y González de Ocampo, 2nd Marquis of Valdeterrazo and his wife Isabel de Ibarreta y Uhagón, on 20 August 1921 at Château de Randan in Randan.[1][2] Ferdinand and María Isabel did not have children.[1][2]

Albanian throne

In 1912 during the Congress of Trieste, he was proposed as a candidate.

Titles and styles
  • 9 September 1884 – 30 January 1924: His Royal Highness Ferdinand d'Orléans, Prince of Orléans, Duke of Montpensier

Ancestry

References
  1. Darryl Lundy (10 March 2007). "Ferdinand François Philippe Marie Laurent d'Orléans, Duc de Montpensier". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
  2. Paul Theroff. "FRANCE". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
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