Biography of Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252

1364 Death of John II King France

1407 Murder of Louis of Orléans

Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans was appointed Count Valois.

On 08 Apr 1350 [his father] King Charles V of France (age 11) and [his mother] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 12) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 39) and Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 37). He the son of King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Death of John II King France

On 01 Jul 1364 [his grandfather] King John "The Good" II of France was informed that his son had escaped from his captivity. John announced he would return to England as a matter of honour. He left around Dec 1363 arriving in London to parades and feasts.

On 08 Apr 1364 King John "The Good" II of France (age 44) died at Savoy Palace [Map]. His son [his father] King Charles V of France (age 25) succeeded V King France: Capet Valois.

On 13 Mar 1372 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans was born to King Charles V of France (age 33) and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 34). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.59%.

In 1374 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 1) and Catherine Hungary (age 4) were married. She the daughter of Louis I King Hungary King Poland (age 47) and Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary. He the son of King Charles V of France (age 35) and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 35). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1378 [his wife] Catherine Hungary (age 8) died.

On 06 Feb 1378 [his mother] Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France (age 40) died.

On 16 Sep 1380 [his father] King Charles V of France (age 42) died. His son [his brother] Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 11) succeeded VI King France: Capet Valois.

In 1386 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 13) was appointed Duke Touraine.

On 04 Mar 1386 Władysław II Jagiełło (age 34) and [his former sister-in-law] Jadwiga Hungary (age 13) were married. No issue. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Louis I King Hungary King Poland and Elizabeth Bosnia Queen Consort Hungary.

In 1389 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 16) and Valentina Visconti (age 18) were married. He the son of King Charles V of France and Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France. They were first cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England.

In 1392 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 19) was appointed I Duke Orléans.

Around 22 Jun 1394 [his son] Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 22) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

On 24 Nov 1394 [his son] Charles Valois Duke Orléans was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 22) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

In 1397 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 24) was appointed Count Blois.

On 26 Jun 1399 [his son] John Valois Orléans was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 27) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti (age 28). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

On 17 Jul 1399 [his former sister-in-law] Jadwiga Hungary (age 26) died.

In 1400 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 27) was appointed Count Périgord.

In Apr 1401 [his daughter] Marie Valois died.

In Apr 1401 [his daughter] Marie Valois was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 29) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti (age 30). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

On 23 Nov 1402 [his son] Jean "Bastard of Orléans" Valois Count Dunois Count Longueville was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 30) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

In 1404 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 31) was appointed Count Soissons.

In 1404 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 31) was appointed Count Angoulême.

In 1406 [his son] Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 11) and [his daughter-in-law] Isabella Valois Queen Consort England (age 16) were married at Compiègne, Oise. She by marriage Duchess Orléans. She the daughter of Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 37) and Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France (age 36). He the son of Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 33) and Valentina Visconti (age 35). They were first cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 04 Dec 1406 [his daughter] Margaret Valois was born to Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 34) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

Murder of Louis of Orléans

On 23 Nov 1407 Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans (age 35) was murdered on the orders of John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 36) at Paris [Map]. His son [his son] Charles Valois Duke Orléans (age 12) succeeded Duke Orléans.

On 04 Dec 1408 [his former wife] Valentina Visconti (age 37) died.

Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans 1372-1407 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John "The Good" II of France 1319-1364

Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 1315-1349

Royal Ancestors of Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 6 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

Louis XII King France x 1

Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France x 1

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon x 1

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre x 1

King Francis I of France x 1

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine x 1

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal x 2

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 2

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 2

Ancestors of Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 1 Grandfather: King Philip "Fortunate" VI of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman

GrandFather: King John "The Good" II of France 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Odo III Duke Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Vergy Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert II Duke Burgundy 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet III Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aénor de Saint-Valéry

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan "Lame" Burgundy Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Capet Duchess Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: King Charles V of France 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VI Count Luxemburg 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Avesnes Countess Luxemburg 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: King John I of Bohemia 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John I Brabant

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Brabant Countess Luxemburg and Namur

GrandMother: Bonne Luxemburg Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ottokar "Iron King" II King Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Kunigunda Rostislavna Přemyslovna

Great x 1 Grandmother: Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

Great x 2 Grandmother: Queen Judith of Bohemia and Poland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen

Louis Valois Duke Touraine I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Bourbon 1st Count Clermont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Duke Burgundy 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgundy Count Charolais 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Capet Duchess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Burgundy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Archambaud "Young" Dampierre

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Dampierre Countess Artois and Charolais

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Chatillon

GrandFather: Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Hainault I Count Hainault 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hainault Duchess Bourbon 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar

Mother: Joanna Bourbon Queen Consort France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

GrandMother: Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon III Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Avesnes 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Guy Chatillon IV Count Saint Pol 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mahaut Chatillon Countess Valois Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Red" Capet I Duke Brittany 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Capet II Duke Brittany 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche "Navarre" Blois Duchess Brittany 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Capet Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Plantagenet Daughter of King Henry III of England