After this act of generosity was revealed, the French government withdrew the decree of exile, and the duke returned to France in 1889. Bibliophile Aumale was a notable collector of antique books and manuscripts and owned the important medieval Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. Most of his collection is still at Chantilly. Death Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale, died in Lo Zucco, Sicily. After the fire of the Bazar de la Charité on 4 May 1897, which killed 126 people, mostly aristocratic women, he wanted to send his condolences to the families of the victims. After writing twenty letters, he suffered a cardiac arrest and died. He was buried in Dreux, in the chapel of the Orléans. Honours 1842: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour 22 March 1842: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold 6 September 1845: Knight of the Golden Fleece 1864: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order 22 May 1886: Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword 1887: Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium. 1890: Charles Oberthür described & named parnassian butterfly P. orleans from China, named after the Duke who discovered it. Grand Cross of the Order of St. Ferdinand and Merit Husainid Family Order Member of the Académie française. Member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques Arms The duke of Aumale did not have a personal coat of arms, so used the traditional arms of the House of Orléans, consisting of: Blazon : Azure, three fleurs de lys or, a label argent Coronet : of a fils de France Supporters : two angels Personal motto (after 1871) : J'attendrai (I'll be waiting) Ancestry References Sources External links Biography on 19ème Siècle site (in French) Académie française Website 1822 births 1897 deaths Nobility from Paris Princes of France (Orléans) Dukes of Aumale French art collectors French book and manuscript collectors Members of the Académie Française Burials at the Chapelle royale de Dreux Members of the Royal Academy of Belgium Grand Croix of the Légion d'honneur Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Governors general of Algeria Collectors from Paris Military personnel from Paris Children of Louis Philippe I Sons of kings