page_title: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
hierarchical_section_title: Louis I, Duke of Orléans
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: "La Mort menaçant Louis d'Orléans à genoux" (détail), d'après la chapelle des Célestins à Paris, XVIe siècle, Paris, BnF, département Estampes et photographie, fonds François Roger de Gaignières, planche 58, cote RESERVE NA-21 (2)-FOL.
context_page_description: Louis I of Orléans was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. He was also, Duke of Touraine, Count of Valois Blois, Angoulême, Périgord and Soissons.
  Louis was the second son of King Charles V of France and Joanna of Bourbon and was the younger brother of Charles VI. In 1498, his heirs male inherited the French throne after the extinction of the Valois main line.
context_section_description: Louis I of Orléans (13 March 1372 – 23 November 1407) was Duke of Orléans from 1392 to his death. He was also, Duke of Touraine (1386–1392), Count of Valois (1386?–1406) Blois (1397–1407), Angoulême (1404–1407), Périgord (1400–1407) and Soissons (1404–07).
  Louis was the second son of King Charles V of France and Joanna of Bourbon and was the younger brother of Charles VI. In 1498, his heirs male inherited the French throne after the extinction of the Valois main line.
caption: Detail portrait from the Couvent des Célestins (Paris, 16th century)
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