House of Orléans part of Royal House of France
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The 4th House of Orléans, sometimes called the House of Bourbon - Orléans () to distinguish it, is the fourth holder of a surname previously used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. The house was founded in 1661 by Prince Philippe, Duke of Anjou, younger son of king Louis XIII and younger brother of king Louis XIV, the " Sun King ". From 1709 until the French Revolution, the Orléans dukes were next in the order of succession to the French throne after members of the senior branch of the House of Bourbon, descended from king Louis XIV. Although Louis XIV's direct descendants retained the throne, his brother Philippe's descendants flourished until the end of the French monarchy. They held the Crown from 1830 to 1848, and they still are pretenders to the French throne. 
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