Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou

Philippe-Charles, Duke of Anjou (5 August 1668 – 10 July 1671) was the fifth child and second son of King Louis XIV of France and Maria Theresa of Spain, and as such was a fils de France.

Philippe was one of the three children of Louis XIV alive at the time the portrait of his family was painted, in 1670.

Life

Philippe-Charles de France was born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, and titled duc d'Anjou at birth, a title previously held by Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans, his uncle and the younger brother of Louis XIV. He was baptised at the Chapelle des Tuileries à Paris on 24 March 1669.[1]

As a younger son of Louis XIV, Philippe-Charles was not expected to become the Dauphin; however, it was hoped he would inherit the vast fortune of his second cousin, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, who had no children. According to Nancy Mitford, the Queen, his mother, suggested it many times. While at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Philippe-Charles died of a chest infection[lower-alpha 1], like his elder sister, Anne-Élisabeth de France had died six years before his birth. Upon his death, the appanage of the Duchy of Anjou reverted to the Crown, and was given to his younger brother, Louis François. Philippe-Charles was buried on 12 July 1671, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis.[1]

At the death of the Duchess of Montpensier in 1693, her fortune went to her direct and legal heir, the House of Orléans (Philippe's uncle Philippe I, Duke of Orléans).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou

16. Antoine of Navarre[2]^:143–144 8. Henry IV of France[2]^:145–146 (= 14) 17. Jeanne III of Navarre[2]^:143–144 4. Louis XIII of France[2]^:151–153 18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany[3] 9. Marie de' Medici[2]^:145–146 (= 15) 19. Joanna of Austria[3] 2. Louis XIV of France 20. Philip II of Spain[4] (= 24) 10. Philip III of Spain[5] (= 12) 21. Anna of Austria[4] (= 25) 5. Anne of Austria[2]^:151–153 22. Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria[6] 11. Margaret of Austria[5] (= 13) 23. Maria Anna of Bavaria[6] 1. Philippe-Charles of France 24. Philip II of Spain (= 20) 12. Philip III of Spain[7] (= 10) 25. Anna of Austria (= 21) 6. Philip IV of Spain[2]^:177 26. Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria (= 22) 13. Margaret of Austria[7] (= 11) 27. Maria Anna of Bavaria (= 23) 3. Maria Theresa of Spain 28. Antoine of Navarre (= 16) 14. Henry IV of France[2]^:145–149 (= 8) 29. Jeanne III of Navarre (= 17) 7. Elisabeth of France[2]^:177 30. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (= 18) 15. Marie de' Medici[2]^:145–149 (= 9) 31. Joanna of Austria (= 19)

Footnotes

1. With the limitations of 17th Century medicine, "chest infection" cannot be identified precisely.

References

1. "Philippe de Bourbon". Roglo.eu. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
2. Anselm de Guibours (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.
3. 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.
4. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Philip III., king of Spain" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
5. Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (Königin von Frankreich)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 6. p. 152 – via Wikisource.
6. Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Margaretha (Königin von Spanien)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). 7. p. 13 – via Wikisource.
7. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Philip IV., king of Spain" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.