Biography of Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

Paternal Family Tree: Capet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy 1180-1252

Louis Valois 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 [his grandfather] Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon (age 39) and [his grandmother] Isabella Valois Duchess Bourbon (age 37). He the son of [his grandfather] King John "The Good" II of France (age 30) and [his grandmother] 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.

On 13 Mar 1372 Louis Valois 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 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 I Duke Orléans (age 13) was appointed Duke Touraine.

In 1389 Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 16) and Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (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 I Duke Orléans (age 19) was appointed I Duke Orléans.

Chronicle of St Denis Book 14 Chapter 8. 22 Aug 1393. While the king was thus troubled by the inconveniences of strangers, on the twenty-fourth day of the month of August, in the royal house of Saint Paul, the venerable queen bore him a daughter [Marie Valois], who was called Mary after being baptized; and she vowed to dedicate her to God and to commit her to His service perpetually, if He would free her from the darkness of ignorance and approve the vow she had made. Not long after, the [his wife] Duchess of Orléans (age 22), the wife of the Lord Duke of Orléans (age 21), the brother of the king, bore a son, whom it pleased to name [his son] Philip.

Dum sic rex peregrinis vexaretur incommodis, mensis augusti vicesima quarta die, in domo regia Sancti Pauli ei peperit fliam regina venerabilis, que baptizata Maria vocata fuit; et hanc Deo dicandam et ejus servicio perpetuo mancipandam vovit, si ipsum a tenebris ignorancie liberaret et votum quod emiserat approbaret. Nec multum post, domina Aurelianensis ducissa, uxor domini ducis Aurelianensis, fratris regis, filium peperit, quem Philippum placuit nominare.

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

In Jul 1396 [his son] Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 24) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

Chronicle of St Denis Book 17 Chapter 8. [Jul 1396]. In the month of July, the venerable [his wife] Duchess of Orléans (age 25) gave birth to a son [[his son] Philip Valois Orléans Count Vertus] for her lord the duke (age 24), whom Duke Philip of Burgundy, the king’s uncle, raised from the sacred font and named with his own name.

Mense jullio, Aurelianensis venerabilis ducissa domino duci viro suo peperit filium , quem dux Burgundie Philippus , regis patruus, de sacro fonte levavit, et eum suo nomine appellavit.

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

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

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

In Apr 1401 [his daughter] Marie Valois was born to Louis Valois I Duke Orléans (age 29) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (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 I Duke Orléans (age 30) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 31). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

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

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

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 [his brother] Charles "Beloved Mad" VI King France (age 37) and Isabeau Wittelsbach Queen Consort France (age 36). 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 I Duke Orléans (age 34) and [his wife] Valentina Visconti Duchess of Orleans (age 35). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.38%.

Murder of Louis of Orléans

On 23 Nov 1407 Louis Valois 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 Duchess of Orleans (age 37) died.

Louis Valois 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 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 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

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

Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Louis Valois I Duke Orléans 1372-1407

Louis XII King France

Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre

King Francis I of France

Electress Louise Juliana of the Palatine Rhine

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia

Louis I King Spain

Louis XV King France

Ferdinand VI King Spain

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Louis Valois 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: King Philip III of 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: King Louis VIII of 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 I Duke Orléans 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Louis VIII of 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 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainault 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Hainault Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I 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: King Louis VIII of 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: King Philip III of 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 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 3 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I 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 of England

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