Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre
Pierre Philippe Jean Marie d'Orléans (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 and French Navies and a global traveler.
| Pierre d'Orléans | |||||
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| Duke of Penthièvre | |||||
Pierre d'Orléans, Duke of Penthièvre, c. 1880 | |||||
| Born | 4 November 1845 Saint-Cloud, France | ||||
| Died | 17 July 1919 (aged 73) Paris, France | ||||
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| Partner | Angélique Lebesgue | ||||
| Issue | Jeanne Lebesgue Pierre Fernand Eugène Lebesgue | ||||
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| House | House of Orléans | ||||
| Father | François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville | ||||
| Mother | Princess Francisca of Brazil | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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