Prince Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre
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| Prince Pierre of Orléans | |
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| Duke of Penthièvre | |
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| Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre, c. 1880 | |
| Born | 4 November 1845 Saint-Cloud, France |
| Died | 17 July 1919 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Spouse | never married |
| Issue | Jeanne, Countess of Arsy |
| Full name | |
| Pierre Philippe Jean Marie d'Orléans | |
| House | Orléans |
| Father | François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville |
| Mother | Princess Francisca of Brazil |
Prince Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (Philippe Jean Marie; 4 November 1845 – 17 July 1919) was Duke of Penthièvre and a grandson of French king Louis Philippe I and of Brazilian Emperor Pedro I. Declining a proposal to marry into the Brazilian royal family, he chose a naval career and fathered two children without marrying. Prince Pierre was an officer in the Union Navy and French Navies and a global traveller.
Issue[edit]
Though he never married, Pierre had two children from a married woman named Angélique Lebesgue (1852-1883)
- Jeanne Lebesgue (1879-1938 or 1971?) married Marquis Jean de Gouy, Count of Arsy.
- Pierre Lebesgue (1881-1962) married Yvonne Maëlec but had no issue.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 4 November 1845 – 17 July 1919 His Royal Highness The Duke of Penthièvre, Prince of Orléans.