Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans

Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans
Duchess of Savoy
Consort	4 March 1663 – 14 January 1664
Born	13 October 1648; Saint Germain en Laye, France
Died	14 January 1664 (aged 15); Royal Palace of Turin, Savoy
Burial	Turin Cathedral
Spouse	Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
House	Orléans
Father	Gaston d'Orléans
Mother	Marguerite of Lorraine

Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (13 October 1648 – 14 January 1664) was born a Princess of France and was the Duchess of Savoy as the first wife of Charles Emmanuel II.^[1] She was a first cousin of Louis XIV as well of her husband. She was the shortest-serving Savoyard consort, dying at the age of fifteen, childless.

Biography[]

Orléans was born at the Château de Saint Germain en Laye outside Paris in 1648. She was the youngest surviving daughter of Gaston d'Orléans and his second wife Marguerite of Lorraine. From birth, she was styled Mademoiselle de Valois, derived from one of her father's subsidiary titles. She was the favourite sister of La Grande Mademoiselle, the famous heiress.^[2] She grew up in the company of her sisters and Mademoiselle de La Vallière, future mistress of Louis XIV. She resided at the Château de Blois. Her father died in 1660 and her mother remained unmarried.

As French court etiquette dictated, she held the status of a Granddaughter of France as a male line descendant of the late king Henry IV of France. She was styled as a petite-fille de France.

Under the influence of her paternal aunt Christine Marie, Dowager Duchess of Savoy, she was engaged to her first cousin Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy.^[1]^[3] Christine Marie had chosen her as she had wanted to maintain her power and influence in government having previously been regent for her son since 1637. The match was approved of by Cardinal Mazarin who had previously rejected Marie Jeanne of Savoy, another candidate for Charles Emmanuel II.^[3] Orléans proved suitably docile and was chosen over Marie Jeanne.^[4]

Orléans married the Duke of Savoy by proxy at the Palais du Louvre on 4 March 1663. The couple met for the first time at Annecy on 3 April 1663 where they were married officially.^[5]^[3] The couple travelled to Turin, capital of Savoy, where they arrived on 15 June 1663. She was known as Francesca Maddalena d'Orléans in her adopted Savoy.

The duchess soon died on 14 Jan 1664 at the Royal Palace of Turin, leaving her husband without an heir.^[6] She was buried at Turin Cathedral where she rests today. Her husband, inconsolable at her death, ordered a lavish funeral. After Orléans' death, Louis XIV tried to engage La Grande Mademoiselle to Charles Emmanuel II who refused the match.^[1] He later married again to Marie Jeanne of Savoy by whom he had a son.^[7]

Ancestors[]

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Notes[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Fraser 2006, p. 58.
^ Sackville-West 1959, p. 354.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Oresko 2004, p. 20.
^ Williams 1909, p. 7.
^ Sackville-West 1959, p. 355.
^ Oresko 2004, p. 21.
^ Oresko 2004, p. 18.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 145–147.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 147–148.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 143–144.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leonie Frieda (14 March 2006). Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. HarperCollins. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-06-074493-9. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cartwright, Julia Mary (1913). Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 538.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Un administrateur au temps de Louis XIV". Messager des sciences historiques (in French). Ghent: 256. 1883.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 328–329.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, p. 211.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Medici Granducal Archive and the Medici Archive Project" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2006.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Johanna von Oesterreich (Tochter des Kaisers Ferdinand I.)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 290 – via Wikisource.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 133–135.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Bertholet, Jean (1742). Histoire ecclesiastique et civile du Duche de Luxembourg et Comte de Chiny (in French). 3. A. Chevalier. p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

Sources[]

Anselme de Sainte-Marie, Père (1726). Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de France [Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of France] (in French). 1 (3rd ed.). Paris: La compagnie des libraires.
Fraser, Antonia (2006). Love and Louis XIV; The Women in the Life of the Sun King. London: Anchor Books.
Oresko, Robert (2004). "Maria Giovanna Battista of Savoy-Nemours (1644–1724): daughter, consort, and Regent of Savoy". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Europe 1660–1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. pp. 16–55. ISBN 0-521-81422-7.
Sackville-West, Vita (1959). Daughter of France: The life of Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier 1627-1693. London: Michael Joseph.
Williams, H. Noel (1909). A Rose of Savoy, Marie Adelaide of Savoy, duchesse de Bourgogne, Mother of Louis XV. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.

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Italian royalty
Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans House of Orléans Born: 13 October 1648 Died: 14 January 1664
Preceded by Vacant Title last held by Christine of France	Duchess of Savoy 4 March 1663 – 14 January 1664	Succeeded by Vacant Title next held by Marie Jeanne of Savoy
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Vacant Title last held by Christine of France	— TITULAR — Queen consort of Cyprus 4 March 1663 – 14 January 1664 Reason for succession failure: Kingdom disestablished	Succeeded by Marie Jeanne of Savoy

[FOOTNOTEFraser200658-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Fraser 2006, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTESackville-West1959354-2] Sackville-West 1959, p. 354.

[FOOTNOTEOresko200420-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Oresko 2004, p. 20.

[FOOTNOTEWilliams19097-4] Williams 1909, p. 7.

[FOOTNOTESackville-West1959355-5] Sackville-West 1959, p. 355.

[FOOTNOTEOresko200421-6] Oresko 2004, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTEOresko200418-7] Oresko 2004, p. 18.

[FOOTNOTEAnselme1726145–147-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 145–147.

[FOOTNOTEAnselme1726147–148-9] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 147–148.

[FOOTNOTEAnselme1726143–144-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 143–144.

[Frieda2006-11] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leonie Frieda (14 March 2006). Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France. HarperCollins. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-06-074493-9. Retrieved 21 February 2011.

[Cartwright1913-12] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Cartwright, Julia Mary (1913). Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590. New York: E. P. Dutton. p. 538.

[Gand1883-13] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Un administrateur au temps de Louis XIV". Messager des sciences historiques (in French). Ghent: 256. 1883.

[FOOTNOTEAnselme1726328–329-14] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 328–329.

[FOOTNOTEAnselme1726211-15] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, p. 211.

[Medici-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b "The Medici Granducal Archive and the Medici Archive Project" (PDF). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2006.

[BLKO-Johanna-17] Jump up to: ^a ^b Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Johanna von Oesterreich (Tochter des Kaisers Ferdinand I.)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 290 – via Wikisource.

[FOOTNOTEAnselme1726133–135-18] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anselme 1726, pp. 133–135.

[Bertholet1742-19] Jump up to: ^a ^b Bertholet, Jean (1742). Histoire ecclesiastique et civile du Duche de Luxembourg et Comte de Chiny (in French). 3. A. Chevalier. p. 39. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

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1st generation (Henry IV)	Daughters of France : Élisabeth, Queen of Spain Christine, Duchess of Savoy Henriette Marie, Queen of England Princesses of the Blood : Éléonore de Bourbon-Condé, Princess of Orange Louise de Bourbon-Soissons, Duchesse of Longueville Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
2nd generation (Louis XIII)	Granddaughters of France : Anne Marie Louise, Duchess of Montpensier Marguerite Louise, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Élisabeth Marguerite, Duchess of Guise Françoise Madeleine, Duchess of Savoy Marie Anne, Mademoiselle de Chartres Princess of the Blood : Anne Geneviève de Bourbon-Condé, Duchess of Longueville
3rd generation (Louis XIV)	Daughters of France : Anne Élisabeth Marie Anne Marie Therèse, Madame Royale Granddaughters of France : Marie Louise d'Orléans, Queen of Spain Anne Marie d'Orléans, Queen of Sardinia Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Duchess of Lorraine
4th generation (Louis, Grand Dauphin)	Princesses of the Blood : Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Duchess of Berry Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Duchess of Modena Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Queen of Spain Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans Louise Diane d'Orléans Marie Thérèse de Bourbon-Condé, Princess of Conti Anne Marie Victoire de Bourbon, mademoiselle de Condé Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé, Duchess of Maine Marie Anne de Bourbon-Condé, Duchess of Vendôme Marie Anne de Bourbon-Conti, Duchess of Bourbon Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon-Conti, mademoiselle de la Roche-sur-Yon
5th generation (Louis, Duke of Burgundy)	Princesses of the Blood : Louise Marie d'Orléans Marie Anne Éléonore de Bourbon, mademoiselle de Condé Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon-Condé, Princess of Conti Louise Anne de Bourbon-Condé, mademoiselle de Charolais Marie Anne de Bourbon-Condé, mademoiselle de Clermont Henriette Louise de Bourbon-Condé, mademoiselle de Vermandois Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon-Condé, mademoiselle de Sens Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti, Duchess of Orléans
6th generation (Louis XV)	Daughters of France : Louise Élisabeth, Duchess of Parma Madame Henriette Louise, Madame Troisième Marie Adélaïde, Duchess of Louvois Madame Victoire Sophie, Duchess of Louvois Madame Thérèse Madame Louise Princess of the Blood : Bathilde d'Orléans, Duchess of Bourbon
7th generation (Louis, Dauphin)	Daughters of France : Marie Therèse, Madame Royale Marie Zéphyrine, Madame Royale Marie Clotilde, Queen of Sardinia Madame Élisabeth Princesses of the Blood : Adélaïde of Orléans Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon, mademoiselle de Condé
8th generation (Louis XVI)	Daughters of France : Marie Thérèse, Duchess of Angoulême Madame Sophie Granddaughter of France : Sophie, Mademoiselle d'Artois Louise d'Artois

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Generations descend from Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, father of King Louis Philippe I of France
1st generation	Princess Adélaïde Princess Françoise
2nd generation	Louise, Queen of the Belgians Marie, Duchess Alexander of Württemberg Princess Françoise Clémentine, Princess August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
3rd generation	Marguerite, Princess Władysław Czartoryski Princess Blanche Princess Marie Léopoldine Princess Françoise, Duchess of Chartres Princess Marie Isabelle, Countess of Paris Princess Marie Christine of Orléans Mercedes, Queen of Spain
4th generation	Amélie, Queen of Portugal Princess Hélène, Duchess of Aosta Princess Isabelle, Duchess of Guise Louise, Princess Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Marie, Princess Valdemar of Denmark Princess Marguerite, Duchess of Magenta Louise, Princess Alfons of Bavaria
5th generation	Isabelle, Princess Pierre Murat Françoise, Princess Christopher of Greece and Denmark Princess Anne, Duchess of Aosta Princess Marie Louise, Mrs Walter Kingsland Princess Sophie Princess Geneviève, Marchioness de Chaponay
6th generation	Princess Isabelle, Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim Princess Hélène, Countess Evrard de Limburg Stirum Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria Diane, Duchess of Württemberg Princess Claude, Mrs Enrico Gandolfi Princess Chantal, Baroness François Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue
7th generation	Marie, Princess Gundakar of Liechtenstein Princess Blanche Princess Clotilde, Mrs Edouard Crépy Princess Adélaïde, Mrs Pierre-Louis Dailly Princess Diane, Viscountess of Noailles
8th generation	Princess Antoinette Princess Louise-Marguerite Princess Jacinthe Princess Thérèse Princess Isabelle Princess Marie Amélie Princess Louise Princess Hélène Princess Isabelle