The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-24
q hr Bulletin.
The Orleans Family.

| I'm view oil the announcement nluuc tIlH'
General Trochu, the newly appointed Ma.
| ior General of the French army now in
command Of the forces at Paris, is talked
of as dictator Of n provisional government
TO succeed the Empire, pending ncgota-
| tions for the recall Of member Of the Or
| leans family 10 the throne Of France, n
| sketch of this distinguished branch Of the
| Burbons will be found Of interest Il wa,
| first erected into n Duchy in 1914, BY
| Phillip VI of France and bestowed upon
| his son Phillip who died in 1875. From
| that time until lGC0,'thc duchy was held by
| the Valois and Orleans families. In the
| above named year the great Louis XVIII
| seized possession of the dutchy aud gave it
to hi. brother Phillip. During the
| minority Of the weak and luxurious
| Loui. XIV, the Duchy was held by the
Regent Phillip, powerful and unscfupu-
| jous man, who contributed much to pre-
pare France for the bloody revolution
which resulted in the first overthrow and
expulsion of the Bourbons from her soil.
Louis NVs education was Of such nature
that he grew up an Idle dcbouchce, and the
influence Of his example contaminated
nearly all branches Of French society, and
paved the way for the terrible revolution
under Louis XVI, aud the murdcrous
years of the reign Of terror Under
the reign of Lcuis XVI, the Duchy wa.
held by Louis Philippe Joseph, who wa.
a cousin to the King, and known rs Phil
ippe Egslitc, during the first French rcyo-
luton. lie was man of tremendous pas
sion, and gave himself up to all man
ner of excuses. When the bloody days
Of the revolution broke upon France, IN
order TO advance himself With the people
and help his family to the crown, he
eagerly took up side, with the mob, and,
upon the trial Of his royal cousin, voted for
hi execution. But hi trcachcry 10 Iii.
family, and his Outrage. against humanity,
met with n deserved fate. Before the rev.
oluion was ended hc wa, brought TO trial
upon some rival charge and guillotincd.
This infamous man Wa. the father Of Louis
Philippe Duke Of Orleans, and King
Of France from 1890 30 lGi-. between the
time Of the second cxpulsiUn Of the Bour-
bon. IN the person Of Charl". y, and the
establishment Of the second French rcpub.
lie which had brief cvi.tHncc preceding
the foundation of the present. empire.
Loui, Philippe was born IN Paris ia l''3.
aud died an exile near London, in 1850,
two year. after hi. compulsory Hight from
France. whrough hs mother
be va. ilcgitimately desccudcd
from the Grardc Monarch, LUui. NV,
and Madame De Moutc,pan; and, during
hi. whole life, he was Away, proud tp ac-
know ledge hi. great ancestor. even though
h.. claim, were based upon very question:
able grounds. In the revolution, 30 save
himself from the wrath 81 the mob, he
gave hi. adherence to It. principles. and
became an active and prominent member
Of Jacobin club. H. afterwards fell uu.
der suspicion, and escaping from France,
remained in exile until the restoration of
the Bourbons in 1914, when be returned
and resumed all Of the honor., titles and
estate. belonging 20 his house With the
exception of brief Punishment caused hy
his opposing the policy % Louis XVIII,
he lived undisturbcd until ls3O, when hy
Wa. called to al the throne made vacant
by the expulsion of Charlie y.
H. the year Of ls03 Louis Philippe mar
rcd laughter Of the King of Maple.
and by her had several children. Louis
Philippe Ferdinand, Duke Of orIe"n'' Wa
hi. clic,t ION and heir 60 the crown Of
France. lie WI. killed by accident 10
Pari. in lst2. He left two sons, Louis
Philippe, Count de Paris aud Robert
Phillippc. Duke dc Chur,rc., both Of whom
are .,li living, the formcra, the iircc; heir
10 the Orleans Bourbon throne, and, should
France recall the Orleans family, Tho ~.
turc King of the French, Both Of those
Young Prince. It will w. romrig bgrrl
served upon the sair Of Mcclellan 10 the
Chickahominy campaign before Rich
mOnd
Four sons Of Louis Philippe. the Or
leans King. are It'll living, the Dukc dc
Ncmour., the Prince de- Joinyillc. tho Dukc
Dc Aumalc, and the Duke de- Muntpcn'icr,
who {. nov an a,piraEt for The throne Of
Spain. lie j, forty.,iS years of age and "a
man of considerable decision Of character.
He married tho sister Of Queen Isabella
and since then has resided most ofthr time
in Spain. Last year be- killed tho Qpccu.s
cousin, Prince Henri dc Bourbon, iu q duel
caused by some family difficulty.
should both Of these Orleans Prince
succeed in their designs, and one Obtain
the crown OF France, while The Other
mount. the throne Of spain III" family,
which ha, experienced many yici-'ltuds
and endured 20 royalty the severe't blow :
of misfortune. will ho lifted into splcn-
dor and prominence never before held by
any II il, members.