Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-24
BIOGRAPHICAL.
DUKE OF ORLEANS.

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Morning Herald has translated from
the Biography of the French Peers, tn,
following account ofthe Parsonage VIII,
occupied SO conspicuous a station il
the present revolutionary movements il
! France.
Louis Philip d'Orleans, Duke of Or
leans, hrst Prince of the blood, Colone
! General OF Hussars, is son of the wei
known Louis Philip Joseph, Duke O
Orleans, by Princess of the House O
Condo, and was born on the 9th Octo
bcr, 1913. At his birth the title O
Duke of Valois was conferred ON him
but on his grandfather's death, he as
sumed that of Duke OF Chartres. Tho
only the Dauphin, son of Charles roth
and the young Duke of Bordeaux, in
tervene between the Duke of Orlean.
and the regular succession. TO the
throne, he is but distantIy elated to the
reigning branch the Orleans family
being descended from the only brother
OF Louis XIV, who was born in 1910
The part taken by the father of the
subject OF this memoir in the early re-
volutionary movements, his largesses
his crimes, and his unhappy fate, are
fresh in the recollection of all who felt
any interest i'll the events of those
times.
AT the age of nine years the present
Duke ofOrleans was placed for his ed
ncation under the direction of Ma
dame de Gcnlis, who by her numerous
writings has acquired for herself an
European reputation. The course
which this distinguished lady pursued
IN relation TO the prince and his broth
ers, is detailed in her " Lessons of Go
verness to her Pupils" from which
work 1t will be seen that they enjoyed
advantages that rarely fall to the lot OF
persons IN their position. At the COM
mencement OF the political commotions.
the young Duke was made to attend the
sittings Of legislative assemblies, and e.
ven OF the popular societies, and was
thus placed in situation which the
views of his father also favored, of ap-
preclaling the great events that were
then occurring. He admired the plo.
quence TOR which the national assembly
was conspicuous, and Of which France
had, till then, been ignorant. 1t is well
known with what noble simplicity he
welcomed the decree Of that assembly
winch abolished that right of primoge-
nl,ure, which conferred on the Prince
prerogatives to which his noble mind
was stranger. /" | am delighted with
IT." said he, " but it in no respect
changes our position, as my brother
well knows: every thing has long since,
been equal between US.
The Prince had been named i'm 1855.
Colonel of the l4,h regiment of ORA
goons. A decree of the constituent as
sembly having enJoined ON all the THU :
lar Colonies to abandon the service, or
take the command of their troops i'm
person, the Duke de Chartres repaired
to Fandome, where his regiment was
/ III garrison. War had just been declar-
ed against Austria. Named Major
General in 1892, he was, towards the
end OF the year, promoted to The rank of
Lieutenant General, and received the
command of Strasbourg, which he de-
clined. 81 am too young" said he,
to he shut up in fortified town, and
beg to remain actively employed in
| the army" He consequently partici-
paied in the brilliant success of Vainy.
which were the dawn of twenty wears
OF triumph, and in the victory of Jem-
maPe, which covered with glory Gene
raj Dumourler and the French Army.
Soon alter, when the ingratitude of
| the Government wished to extend the
circle OF Its victims, and to reach all
the members OF an unfortunate family
the Duke had the good fortune to es.
cape iron this unjust persecution.
Having Withdrawn into Switzerland
the Prince was unwilling to be depend
ent on the support ofothefs. Conceal
ed under an obscure name, he gave
lessons in geography, ard made the in.
sfructIon which he had acquired under
happier auspices, contribute TO his SUBJ
slStence. A few years afterwards, the
government made the voluntary exile
Oh the Duke OF Orleans beyond the Eu-
| Topean Continent, condition of the IL
betty oil his august brothers. The
Prince did not hesitate to comply with
the requIsltlon, and retired to the Uni
ted States Of America, where he soon
had the happiness OF pressing to his boz
som the Duke Of Montpensier and the
Count Of Beaujolois, to whose liberty
he had the good fortune to contribute.
Alter having spent some time il the A..
merican States, and studied the cha
racter and the institutions Of the people,
relying frequently on the same resour-
ces that he had availed himself of in
Switzerland, the Duke OF Orleans went
to Great Britain, where he had an in
tervIew with Monsieur, now Charles x
The Duke and his brothers were subse-
quently established in country house,
lew miles from London, which had
formerly belonged to the celebrated