Peerage Record – 8963

     Louise Victorie Marie Amélie Sophie d‘Orléans was born on 9 July 1869 at Bushy House, Teddington, London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Ferdinand Philippe Marie d‘Orléans, Duc d’Alençon and Sophie Charlotte Herzogin in Bayern.¹ She married Alfons Prinz von Bayern, son of Adalbert Wilhelm Georg Prinz von Bayern and Amelia de Borbón, Infanta de España, on 15 April 1891 at Schloss Nymphenburg, Germany^G.¹ She died on 4 February 1952 at age 82.

     Charles Philippe de Vendôme, Duc de Nemours, de Vendôme et d’Alençon was born on 4 April 1905 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ He was the son of Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes d‘Orléans, 8th Duc de Vendôme and Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique.¹ He married Marguerite Watson, daughter of Garret F. Watson and Ann Wendenburg, on 24 September 1928 at Paris, France^G.¹ He died on 10 March 1970 at age 64 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G, without issue.¹ He was buried at Dreux, Department Eure et Loire, France^G.¹
     He was given the name of Charles Philippe Emmanuel Ferdinand Louis Gérard Joseph Marie Ghislain Baudoin Christophe Raphaél Antoine Expédit Henri at birth.¹ He gained the title of Duc de Nemours.¹ He gained the title of Prince Charles Philippe d’Orléans. He gained the title of Duc de Vendôme in 1931.¹ He gained the title of Duc d’Alençon in 1931.¹

     Marguerite Watson was born on 12 February 1899 at Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.^G.¹ She was the daughter of Garret F. Watson and Ann Wendenburg.¹ She married Charles Philippe de Vendôme, Duc de Nemours, de Vendôme et d’Alençon, son of Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes d‘Orléans, 8th Duc de Vendôme and Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique, on 24 September 1928 at Paris, France^G.¹ She died on 27 December 1993 at age 94.

     Sophie d‘Orléans, Princesse de France was born on 19 October 1898 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes d‘Orléans, 8th Duc de Vendôme and Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique.¹ She died on 9 October 1928 at age 29 at Château de Tourron, France^G.¹
     She was given the name of Sophie Joséphine Louise Marie Immaculée Gabrielle Philippine Henriette at birth.¹ She gained the title of Princesse Sophie d’Orléans.

     Geneviève d‘Orléans, Princesse de France was born on 21 September 1901 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She was the daughter of Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes d‘Orléans, 8th Duc de Vendôme and Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique.¹ She married Antoine Marie François de Chaponay, Marquis de Chaponay-Morance, son of François Pierre de Chaponay, Marquis de Chaponay and Marie Eugénie Constance Marguerite Schneider, on 2 July 1923 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ She died in 1983 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil^G.
     She was given the name of Geneviève Marie Jeanne Françoise Chantal Monique Louise Alberte Joséphine Gabrielle Emmanuelle Henriette at birth.¹ She gained the title of Princesse Geneviève d’Orléans. Her married name became de Chaponay.

     Antoine Marie François de Chaponay, Marquis de Chaponay-Morance was born on 30 January 1893 at Paris, France^G.¹ He was the son of François Pierre de Chaponay, Marquis de Chaponay and Marie Eugénie Constance Marguerite Schneider.¹ He married Geneviève d‘Orléans, Princesse de France, daughter of Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes d‘Orléans, 8th Duc de Vendôme and Henriette Marie Charlotte Antoinette de Belgique, Princesse de Belgique, on 2 July 1923 at Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, Île-de-France, France^G.¹ He died on 9 September 1956 at age 63 at Rabat, Morocco^G.¹
     He gained the title of Marquis de Chaponay-Morance.¹

     Pierre Emmanuel François Henri Baudoin de Chaponay-Morance was born on 24 January 1925 at Paris, France^G.¹ He was the son of Antoine Marie François de Chaponay, Marquis de Chaponay-Morance and Geneviève d‘Orléans, Princesse de France.¹ He died on 2 October 1943 at age 18, killed in action in the Gulf of Mexico, unmarried.¹
     He fought in the Second World War.¹ He was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance.¹

     Henryanne Maria Pierre Emmanuelle Constance de Chaponay-Morance was born on 8 May 1924 at Cannes, France^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of Antoine Marie François de Chaponay, Marquis de Chaponay-Morance and Geneviève d‘Orléans, Princesse de France.¹ She died on 9 October 2019 at age 95 at Paris, France.²
     She lived in 1976 at Paris, France^G.¹

     Joseph Clemens Prinz von Bayern was born on 25 May 1902. He was the son of Alfons Prinz von Bayern and Louise Victorie Marie Amélie Sophie d‘Orléans. He died on 8 January 1990 at age 87.
     He gained the title of Prinz von Bayern. He was given the name of Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alto Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius at birth.

     Elisabeth Maria Prinzessin von Bayern was born on 10 October 1913. She was the daughter of Alfons Prinz von Bayern and Louise Victorie Marie Amélie Sophie d‘Orléans. She married, firstly, Franz Joseph Graf von Kageneck on 6 May 1939 at Nymphenburg, Germany^G. She married, secondly, Ernst Kustner on 9 May 1944 in a civil marriage. She and Ernst Kustner were divorced on 13 August 1953. Elisabeth Maria and Ernst were also married in a religious ceremony on 6 June 1944. She died on 3 March 2005 at age 91.²
     She gained the title of Prinzessin von Bayern. She was given the name of Elisabeth Maria Anna Henriette Josepha Sophie Amalia Ferdinanda Ludovika Antonia Theresia Kreszentia Ala Ghislane at birth. From 6 May 1939, her married name became von Kageneck. From 6 June 1944, her married name became Kustner.