Prince Jean, Duke of Vendome

Prince Jean, of Orleans, Duke of Vendome (Jean Charles Pierre Marie; born 19 May 1965, Paris, France) also called Jean d' Orleans, is the second son of Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France, the Head of the House of Orleans, and Duchess Marie Therese of Wuttemberg. According to the Orleanists, he is in the line of succession to the French throne.

Marriage and Issue

Prince Jean was due to marry Duchess Tatijana of Oldenburg (b. 1974) in 2001. Duchess Tatijana is the youngest daughter of Duke Johann of Oldenburg and Countes Ilka of Ortenburg. Her elder sister Eilika married Archduke Georg of Austria in 1997. However, the wedding was cancelled at the last minute because of a dispute over religion.

Jean's father Henri feared the Orleans claim to the throne would be compromised if there were to be a Protestant heir.

On 29 November 2008, the Count of Paris announced the engagement of the Duke of Vendome to Maria Magdalena Philomena Juliana Johanna Tornos Steinhart, born in Vienna on 19 June 1977.

The civil wedding, conducted by Mayor Rachida Dati, took place on 19 March 2009 in Paris. The religious wedding was held on 2 May 2009 at the Cathedral Notre-Dame at Senlis, with a reception at Chateau de Chantilly. The bride worn a gown by Christain Lacroix and a jacket embroidered by Maison Lesage.

Philomena is the daughter of Alfonso Tornos (b.Getxo, 13 October 1937), of Basque ancestry, and wife (m. Vienna,18 September 1976) Maria Antonia Anna Zdenka Edle von Steinhart (b. 1944), of Austro-Hungarian ancestry. She has a sister named Maria Magdalena (b. 1980) and a brother named David (b. 1982). Her paternal grandparents were Juan de Tornos Espelius (b. April 1905), secretary of the Don Juan, Count of Barcelona, and wife (m.1930 or 1931) Maria del Carmen Zubiria Calbeton (b. 29 June 1906), daughter of the Marques de Yanduri. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand Edler von Steinhart (1910-1998) and wife (m.1939) Gabriele Felicitas Murad von Werner (1913-1994), paternal granddaughter of Murad Effendi.

She spent part of her youth in the Auvergne and studied at the Lycee Maritime in Ciboure.

The couple have five children:

-Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie of Orleans (born 19 November 2009 in Paris), his six godparents: Prince Eudes, Duke Angouleme (paternal uncle), Magdalena Tornos (maternal aunt), Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Count Francois-Pierre Feydeau and Magdalena, Countess El Abra.

-Princess Antoinette Leopoldine Jeanne Marie of Orleans (born 28 January 2012 in Vienna,), her six godparents are: David Tornos (maternal uncle), Princess Leopoldine of Liechtenstein (her first cousin), Count Damian von Schonborn-Buchheim (father's first cousin), Francesca Lopez de la Osa, Leopoldo Gavito and Dominique de Layre.

-Princess Louise-Marguerite Eleonore Marie of Orleans (born 30 July 2014 in Poissy), her five godparents are: Princess Marguerite of Liechtenstein (her first cousin), Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Philippe d' Albert, 13th Duke of Luynes, Don Alvaro-Jaime Orleans-Borbon and Archduke Michael of Austria.

-Prince Joseph Gabriel David Marie of Orleans (born 2 June 2016), his six godparents are: Prince Johann Wenzel of Liechtenstein (his first cousin), Afonso, Prince of Beira, Benedikt du Casse, Princess Marie-Liesse d'Orleans (father's sister-in-law), Princess Tilsim of Liechtenstein and Kildine Stevenson (father's first cousin)

-Princess Jacinthe of Orleans (born 9 October 2018) her godparents are: Princess Maria-Immaculata of Liechtenstein (her first cousin), Prince Pierre d'Orleans (her first cousin), Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou (father's first cousin) The Duchess of Gramont, Princess Silvia, d'Arenberg, Count Herve de Solages

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Title, styles, and honours

-1965-1987 His Royal Highness Jean d'Orleans, Prince of France

-1987-present: His Royal Highness Jean d'Orleans Prince of France, Duke of Vendome

He was created Duke of Vendome (French: Duc de Vendome on 27 September 1987.

21 January 2019-present: Monseigneur The Count of Paris

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National Honours

France: Medaille de la Defense nationale, Bronze grade

Foreign Honours

Two Sicilian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian

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