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Philippe was one of the three children of Louis XIV alive at the time the portrait of his family was painted, in 1670.

Philippe-Charles of France, Duke of Anjou (Philippe-Charles de France, duc d'Anjou; 5 August 1668 - 10 July 1671, 2 years, 11 months, 5 days) was the fifth child and second son of Louis XIV of France, King of France and his wife, the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, and as such was a Fils de France.

Life

Philippe-Charles de France, born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was the second son of the Louis XIV, and titled duc d'Anjou at birth, title previously held by his uncle, Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV. He was baptised at the Chapelle des Tuileries à Paris on 24 March 1669.[1]

As the younger son of the king, Philippe-Charles was not expected to become the Dauphin; however, it was hoped he would inherit the vast fortune of his second cousin, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, who had no children. According to Nancy Mitford, the Queen, his mother, suggested it many times. While at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Anjou died of a chest infection, like his elder sister, Anne-Élisabeth de France had died six years before his birth. Upon his death, the appanage of the Duchy of Anjou reverted to the Crown, and was given to his younger brother, Louis François. Philippe Charles was buried on 12 July 1671, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis.[1]

At the death of the Duchess of Montpensier in 1693, her fortune went to her direct and legal heir, the House of Orléans (Philippe's uncle Philippe I, Duke of Orléans).

Ancestry

Family of Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou
16. Antoine of Navarre
8. Henry IV of France
17. Jeanne III of Navarre
4. Louis XIII of France
18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
9. Marie de' Medici
19. Johanna of Austria
2. Louis XIV of France
20. Philip II of Spain
10. Philip III of Spain
21. Anne of Austria
5. Anne of Austria
22. Charles II of Austria
11. Margaret of Austria
23. Maria Anna of Bavaria
1. Philippe-Charles of France
24. = 20. Philip II of Spain
12. = 10. Philip III of Spain
25. = 21. Anne of Austria
6. Philip IV of Spain
26. = 22. Charles II of Austria
13. = 11. Margaret of Austria
27. = 23. Maria Anna of Bavaria
3. Maria Theresa of Spain
28. = 16. Antoine of Navarre
14. = 8. Henry IV of France
29. = 17. Jeanne III of Navarre
7. Elisabeth of Bourbon
30. = 18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
15. = 9. Marie de' Medici
31. = 19. Johanna of Austria

References

  1. ^ a b "Philippe de Bourbon". Roglo.eu. Retrieved January 4, 2012.

Titles

Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou
Born: 5 August 1668 Died: 10 July 1671
French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Anjou
1668-1671 		Succeeded by
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