Other Titles
Before the title was given to the Orléans Family, the title was the main on used by the holder. By the time of the marriage of Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier and a Prince du Sang, Gaston, Duke of Orléans, a whole collection of titles had been collected and used. These ones were:
- Dauphin of Auvergne
- Sovereign Prince of the Dombes' (Prince du Dombes)
- Lord of Châtellerault
- Duke of Montpensier
- Prince de Luc,
- Prince de la Roche-sur-Yon,
- Prince de Joinville
- Duc de Beaupréau
- Duc de Guise
- Duc de Saint-Fargeau
- Duc de Joyeuse
- Duc de Châtellerault
- Marquise de Méziere
- Comte d'Eu,
- Comte de Mortain
- Comte de Bar-sur-Seine
- vicomte d'Auge
- Vicomte de Brosse,
- Baron de Beaujolais,
- Lord de Champigny-sur-Veude
Note:Most of the titles were used in their feminine forms because most of the holders of the titles were women.
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