Later life Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703–1752)

his mother, madame d orléans, françois de troy.

his aunt, Élisabeth charlotte d orléans duchess of lorraine, proposed 2 daughters Élisabeth thérèse de lorraine , anne charlotte de lorraine possible wives; louis refused outright.

in 1730, cardinal fleury secured duke s dismissal position of colonel-general of infantry, post had held 9 years. afterwards, orléans became increasingly religious. around 1740, ordered employment of priest @ palais royal stay him during ill health. later decided retire @ abbaye sainte-geneviève de paris. on, became known louis le génovéfain. retired private life, louis spent time translating psalms , pauline epistles, protecting men of science , managing wealth. cousin, duke of penthièvre, praised charitable works. after birth of son, louis preoccupied education of son.

his son, louis philippe liked have married madame henriette, second daughter of louis xv, louis xv refused. king did not want house of orléans powerful had been during regency of orléans father. in 1737 he, along aunt dowager duchess of bourbon, asked godparents of kings son, louis de france, dauphin of france (1729–1765).

on 17 december 1743, orléans son married louise henriette de bourbon, daughter of louis armand, prince of conti , wife, louise Élisabeth de bourbon. condé , orléans families had been @ odds since orléans had assumed rank of first prince of blood in 1709, , hoped marriage settle mésentente. although passionate @ first, marriage proved unhappy because of young bride s débaucherie.

louis philippe d orléans see birth of grandchildren louis philippe (1747–1793) , bathilde (1750–1822) who, during french revolution of 1789, known respectively philippe Égalité , citoyenne vérité. because of scandalous behaviour of mother, refused acknowledge legitimacy of grandchildren.

in 1749, mother died.

he died in 1752, @ age of forty-eight, @ abbaye de sainte geneviève, having lost of sanity. on deathbed, on suspicion of jansenist views, refused communion abbé bouettin of saint-Étienne-du-mont church, given last rites own chaplain. louis d orléans had outlived siblings apart charlotte aglaé, duchess of modena , reggio.

he buried @ val-de-grâce in paris.