Prince Charles Louis, Duke of Chartres


Prince Charles Louis of Orléans, Duke of Chartres is the elder son of Prince Jacques, Duke of Orléans and Gersende de Sabran-Pontevès, daughter of Foulques, 7th Duke of Sabran.

Background

Prince Charles Louis of Orléans was born in Neuilly, outside Paris. He is a member of the House of Orléans, which is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. As such, he holds the hereditary title of "Prince of Orléans".
His paternal grandfather was the late Henri, Count of Paris, who was the Orleanist claimant to the French throne with the title of Henri VI. As such, Charles Louis would have the status of Petit-Fils de France, with the style of Royal Highness. As his father is known as the Duke of Orléans, Charles Louis is known as the Duke of Chartres, the title traditionally given to the eldest son of the Duke of Orléans. He is the middle of three children, his elder sister being Princess Diane, Viscountess of Noailles, and his younger brother being Prince Foulques, Duke of Aumale.

Marriage

He married Iléana Manos, who is the daughter of Konstantinos Manos and Sybilla :File:Banca_Chrissoveloni_-_Vedere_Necorectata.jpg|Chrissoveloni, on 21 June 1997 in Paris, France, in a civil marriage. They were married in a religious ceremony on 28 June 1997 in Skiathos.

Ileana's ancestry

Ileana Manos descends from many Phanariot rulers of Principality of Valachia, and from Constantinoplean, Greek, Romanian, and Vlach noble or boyar families such as Manos, Caragea, Argyropoulos, Soutzos, Rosetti-Roznoveanu, Mavrocordatos, Mavromichalis, Beys of Mani, Benakis, Cantacuzino; Ghika, Bogdan-Mushat, monarchs of Moldavia, Calmasul, Callimachi, and Racovitza. Ileana is the granddaughter of Alexandros Manos, who was first cousin of Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark, consort of King Alexander of Greece, and grandmother of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. This makes Princess Ileana and Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia third cousins.

Issue

The couple has five children:

Ancestry