Henri VI second Comte de Paris and his 11 children

[frimousse]

I begin with the wedding in 1957 of one of his daughters, Hélène, with Count Evrard de Limburg Stirum.
Beautiful picture I think...

[frimousse]

His wife: Madame, Comtesse de Paris

[Agneschen]

Quelle belle photo de Madame, merci frimousse !

For those interested in the subject, there is a lovely photobook by the late Countess of Paris (together with Cyrille Boulay) called L'Album de ma Vie. It is full of pics of Isabelle as a child, teenage & woman, her family, her children & grandchildren. I have the book and could post pics if anyone wants to see some.

[frimousse]

Your pictures are great Agneschen !
Madame with some of her great grand daughters Liechenstein:

[Prince_Christopher]

Madame was certainly a lovely lady and the mother of a lovely family.  The mid-century pictures of Helene are exquisite, as are the others of the young family.  

Henri, Count of Paris (1908-1999)
m. (1931) Isabelle of Orleans-Braganza (1911-2003)

Children:
1. Isabelle (1932)
m. (1964) Count Friedrich Karl of Schonborn-Buchheim (1933)
5 children: Damian (1965), Vincent (1966), Lorraine (1968), Claire Marie (1969), Melchior (1977)

2. Henri, Count of Clermont, now Count of Paris and Duc de France (1933)
m. 1. (1957) Duchess Maria Theresa of Wurttemberg (1934), div. 1984
m. 2. (1984) Micaela Cousino y Quines (1938)
5 children: Marie (1959), Francois, Count de Clermont (1961), Blanche (1962), Jean, Duc de Vendome (1965), Eudes, Duc de Angouleme (1968)

3. Helene (1934)
m. Count Eduard von Limburg-Stirum (1927-2001)
4 children: Catherine (1957), Thierry (1959), Louis (1962), Bruno (1966)

4. Francois, Duc d'Orleans (posthumously, 1935-1960) KIA at Algeria.

5. Anne (1938)
m. (1965) Charles, Duke of Calabria (1938)
5 children: Christina (1966), Maria Paloma (1967), Pedro (1968), Ines (1971), Victoria (1976)

6. Diane (1940)
m. (1960) Karl, Duke of Wurttemberg (1936)
6 children: Friedrich (1961), Mathilde (1962), Eberhard (1963), Philipp (1964), Michael (1965), Fleur (1977)

7. Michael, Count d'Evreux [twin] (1941)
m. (1967) Beatrice Pasquier de Franclieu (1941)
4 children: Clotilde (1968), Adelaide (1971), Charles Philippe (1973), Francois (1982)

8. Jacques, Duc d'Orleans [twin] (1941)
m. (1969) Gersende de Sabran (1942)
3 children: Diane (1970), Charles-Louis (1972), Foulques (1974)

9. Claude (1943)
m. 1. (1964) Amadeus, Duke of Aosta (1943), div. 1982
m. 2. (1982) Arnold LaCagnina (1929)
3 children: Bianca (1966), Aimone (1967), Mafalda (1969)

10. Chantal (1946)
m. (1972) Baron Francis Xavier Sambucy de Sorgue
3 children: Axel (1976), Alexander (1978), Kildine (1979)

11. Thibault (1948-1983)
m. (1972) Marion Gordon-Orr (1942)
2 children: Robert, Count de la Marche (1976), Louis-Philippe (1979-1980)

Please let me know if I missed anyone....

[Agneschen]

6. Diane (1940)
m. (1960) Karl, Duke of Wurttemberg (1936)
5 children: Friedrich (1961), Mathilde (1962), Philipp (1964), Michael (1965), Fleur (1977)
Please let me know if I missed anyone....

There is another son, Eberhard, born (if I remember correctly) in 1963.

[Prince_Christopher]

The Countess of Paris with daughter Chantal, Baroness Sambucy de Sorgue, and granddaughter Kildine

[Prince_Christopher]

Princess Chantal of France at her 1972 wedding to Baron Francis Xavier Sambucy de Sorgue

[Prince_Christopher]

6. Diane (1940)
m. (1960) Karl, Duke of Wurttemberg (1936)
5 children: Friedrich (1961), Mathilde (1962), Philipp (1964), Michael (1965), Fleur (1977)
Please let me know if I missed anyone....

There is another son, Eberhard, born (if I remember correctly) in 1963.

Thanks, Agneschen, it's corrected!

[Prince_Christopher]

Thibault, Count de la Marche (1948-1983)



His nephew, Count Thierry von Limburg-Stirum, son of Princess Helene

[Prince_Christopher]

Three Lovely Young Sisters

Princess Claude of France



Princess Diane of France



Princess Helene of France

[britt.25]

Does anyone know what happened to Thibault that he died so early?

He looks quite handsome on the picture...a pity!

[Prince_Christopher]

All I can find is that he died in Central Africa....

[Benjamin]

Wasn't the late Comte de la Marche involved in some kind of criminal activities when he lived in France?

[cimbrio]

I think the Orléans family has lots of interesting (and often sad) details to be told, especially in recent generations. I'd like to know what happened to Thibault, who died in Africa in 1983. I'd also like to know what "severely disabled" means exactly when talking about the present Comte de Paris' children Blanche and François (severely disabled, though François is still his father's heir). Was the late Comte de Paris, henri (1908-1999) at odds with ALL his children? I know he didn't get on with his son and heir and namesake Henri, and he disinherited two other sons for contracting unequal marriages. What about the daughters? Are all the children close? Can someone tell me about François Gaston's time in Africa, his death in 1960 etc.?