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His father, Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans, known at court as Monsieur was married to Henrietta of England, daughter of the murdered Charles I of England and the French born Queen Henriette Marie.
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Philippe Charles d'Orleans
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He was created Duke of Valois at the time of his birth. He was a short lived nephew of Louis XIV. Born at the Palace of Fontainebleau in July 1664, he was created the Duke of Valois at his birth. Monsieur complained that Henriette (known simply as Madame) flirted with men at court including the king himself.
Court gossip claimed that Philippe Charles' own older sister Marie Louise, was the product of Louis XIV's and Madame's flirting. He was buried at the Royal Basilica of Saint Denis, outside Paris. 16 July 1664 – 8 December 1666 His Royal Highness the Duke of Valois (Monseigneur le duc de Valois).
