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eXklnR was Uorn AZ TaIN, on the o'n VI
October, 1878, and Was therefore in the
77th year Of his age. His father, the
fourth Duke of Orleans, was descended
from the, younger brother Of L.uis The
Xlvih, and became notorious for his dsso-
lu.e, selfish, and reckless life. In the rev.
olu,iou o! 1889, he assumed The title of
citizen EQalite, and voted 10 decap,ate the
king, hir cousin. He afterwards perished
on the scafiold hims, If, dying with stole
al sensuali,y which has mad, his name in
famous forever.
His eldes, con was educated under the
care Of Madame Gcnlis. an accomplished
woman, who lived in the family of the
Duke secretly as his mistress. She vas
however, faithful to her trust as teacher
and taught the young prince lessons of
prudence, W .sdOm and sell-denal, At the
age Of twelve Louis Philippe became Cot
oRel of the i4th regiment Of Dragons by
inheritance, that post always descending 10
the eldes, son Of the Dukes of Orleans.-
When the revolution broke out, the obles
generally emigra,cd, hut the young prince
adopted the liberal opinions of his father
and remained in France. In 1890 he
joined his regiment. In 1892 he was made
a lieutenant general, and, IN September of
that year, fought at Val,ny. In Novem-
Der he greatly distinguished himself al Jem-
appes indeed the victory If that day may
be attributed principally To him. The fall
OF DumouIior, however, who had been his
intimate friend, and the execution of his
iaiher, soon destroyed the brilliant pros
pecu Of the young prince, and he was
forced 10 hee from France.
For some time he wandered abou, S"it-
xcrland under an assumed name, it being
periloas to be known even there in his real
character. He was frequently in much
poverty, and was once compelled to sleep
in a bsra, teing suspected to be ii robber
in consequence Of his homey dress and his
wan, Of luggage, for he was travelling on
foot. The hardy habits in which he had
been educated were Of great service 10 him
a, this period. Subsequently he spent some
time in Denmark, Sweden and Norway,
but finding no European country entirely
safe, he resolved TO erubalk for the United
States. lie landed a, Philadelphia, OIL
the Gath of October, 1906. The house is
still standing, at the N. w. corner of Prunc
ond Fourth, where he resided The popu-
lar report that no was 50 poor as to be COM
pelled to teach school at Hsddonfeld, n.
j., is a mistake for he brought sufficient
funds to enable him to live comfortably
though not oslentationsly, for awhile, and
subsequent he received small remitan-
oes from his mother In February, 1897,
hiA two brothers arrived also at PhiIadel.
phiL. Washington, then President, receiv'
ed the exiles with distinction, and invit d
them TO Mt. Vernon, where they spent sew
ersl days. After this The princes made a
tour TO Buffalo, Niagara, and subsequently,
visited New York, Boston and Newpor,
Returning again to Philadelphia, they re-
NAMED there several months, when they
set out for Pitlsburg. on the 10Th OF DE
cember, 1897. The West was then ;
wilderness, and the Ohio naviga'ed only b!
keel boats. In one of these vessels tn
princes descended to New Orleans, fie'
quently being compelled, from the sickness
of the crew, TO take hand at the oars
So desols,e Was the Mississippi, in tho'
DAYS, that, between New Madrid and Nat
chez, a distance Of 800 leagues, ,hey only
met three habita,ions. From New Orlean
they sailed to Havana, their purpose bein
TO take ship for Spain, where their moth
or had found refuge but this was de
nisd and, as a last resort, they went
Enplan by way Of the Bahamas an
Hshiax.
Louis Philippe, With his brothers
reached London on The 18th Of February
1900. A reconciliation now took plsc
between the elder and the younger brsnc
of tho House Of Bourbon. The prince
continued to reside principally in Enelan
tlli lsOS, when the two younger havin
died, Louis Philippe wen, TO Sicily, wher
k. s,on after married Maria Amelia, th
daughter Of Ferdinand ~, the exiled Kin
af N,plee The union vas one If ahei