Orleans Collection - Royal Owners

Royal Owners

  • Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1552-1612, deposed by his family after he turned into a recluse

  • Christina of Sweden, 1626-1689, forced into exile when she converted to Catholicism

  • Philippe d'Orléans, 1674-1723, Regent of France, who assembled the Orleans Collection

  • "Philippe Égalité", Louis Philippe d'Orléans, 1747-1793, guillotined in the Reign of Terror

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