Ancien Regime Goods of the House of Orléans

1 ancien regime

1.1 apanage d orléans
1.2 biens patrimoniaux
1.3 purchases

ancien regime
the apanage d orléans

philippe de france wearing fleur de lys armour , cordon bleu of ordre du saint-esprit.

the apanage of orléans formed louis xiii brother gaston. gaston died without male heirs in 1660 , apanage reverted french crown. louis xiv afterwards, in 1661, conceded brother philippe. made of duchies of orléans, of valois , of chartres , seigneurie of montargis, expanded bit bit :

in 1672, louis xiv added duchy of nemours, counties of dourdan , of romorantin, marquisats of coucy , of folembray.
in 1692, palais-royal incorporated apanage in contempt of clause in of cardinal richelieu bequeathed king s use
in 1740, louis xv added hôtel de grand-ferrare in fontainebleau.
in 1751, county of soissons.
in 1766, la fère, marle, ham, saint-gobain, canal de l ourcq, , hôtel duplessis-châtillon in paris.

the biens patrimoniaux

the biens patrimoniaux had varied origins:

inheritance grande mademoiselle in 1693 : grande mademoiselle made cousin monsieur sole heir. on death, monsieur obtained duchies of montpensier , of châtellerault, marquisat of mézières-en-brenne, counties of mortain, of bar-sur-seine, vicomtés of auge , of domfront, baronnie of beaujolais , principauté of joinville.
in 1742, dowry of 4 million livres louise elisabeth of orléans, daughter of philippe ii, duke of orléans, regent, had married louis of spain, wholly returned orléans family had paid half.
the famous orléans collection of art, formed philippe ii, , sold during revolution louis philippe d orléans (1747-1793).
inheritance duc de penthièvre, died in 1793, , daughter, louise marie adélaïde de bourbon, had married louis philippe d orléans.

purchases

also, revenues apanages , biens patrimoniaux , money raised in roles , offices taken members of house of orléans, allowed them purchase yet other lands , châteaux :

the château de saint-cloud, bought monsieur in 1658 240,000 livres, , considerably extended , transformed. duke louis philippe, had deserted saint-cloud after morganatic marriage madame de montesson, forced cede louis xvi 6 million livres, of 4 raised reimbursing debts owed duke , remainder refunding 100,000 of 400,000 livres of rents formed duke of orléans son @ time of son s marriage. sale concluded on 24 october 1784.
the château de bagnolet, bought in 1719 regent , re-sold in 1769 louis philippe d orléans (1725-1785).
the château du raincy, bought louis philippe d orléans (1725-1785) in 1769.
the château de maison-rouge à gagny, bought in 1771 marquis de montfermeil louis philippe d orléans (1747-1793). confiscated state property, bought in 1816 nicolas charles legrand, heirs sold 60,000 francs louis-philippe on 29 december 1845.
the château de saint-leu, bought in 1780 louis philippe d orléans (1747-1793).
the folie de chartres, created louis philippe d orléans (1747-1793), origin of today s parc monceau in paris.