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Monsieur Gaston, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 24 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his second wife, Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood.
Gaston, duke d’Orléans was a prince who readily lent his prestige to several unsuccessful conspiracies and revolts against the ministerial governments during the reign of his brother, King Louis XIII (ruled 1610–43), and the minority of his nephew, Louis XIV (ruled 1643–1715).
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Gaston of France, Son of France, Duke of Orléans (Gaston Jean Baptiste; 25 April 1608 – 2 February 1660) was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. As a young boy he was given the title of Duke of Anjou.
Gaston Jean-Baptiste Monsieur, Duc d'Orléans d'Orléans (Bourbon) aka de France (25 Apr 1608 - 2 Feb 1660)
Mar 7, 2022 · Gaston, Duke of Orléans. English: Gaston of France, Duke of Orléans, (25 April 1608 – 2 February 1660) was the third son of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. As the eldest surviving brother of King Louis XIII, he was known at court by the traditional honorific of Monsieur.
May 14, 2019 · Gaston, Duke of Orléans was born on April 24, 1608, at the Château de Fontainebleau in Fontainebleau, France. He was the third but the second surviving of the three sons and the fifth of the six children of Henri IV, King of France and his second wife Marie de’ Medici .
Gaston of France, (French; 25 April 1608 – 2 February 1660), also known as Gaston d'Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France.
