Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

member of the royal family of France, Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1674

Place of Birth: Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1723

Profession: military personnel, art collector

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a member of the Royal Family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723.
Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres.
His father was Louis XIV's younger brother Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, his mother was Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate. In 1692, Philippe married his first cousin, Françoise Marie de Bourbon – the youngest legitimised daughter (légitimée de France) of Philippe's uncle Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan.
Named regent of France for Louis XV until Louis attained his majority on 15 February 1723, the period of his de facto rule was known as the Regency (1715–23).
He died at Versailles in 1723. He is also referred to as le Régent.



Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	23 March 1651	21 November 1717
Location of birth/death	Magny-en-Vexin	Paris
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q548150 VIAF: 44566610 ISNI: 0000 0000 6636 7201 ULAN: 500019170 LCCN: nr2003029687 WGA: SANTERRE, Jean-Baptiste WorldCat