Categories: Counts | Dukes | French noble titles Charles of Valois, Duc dOrléans (November 24, 1394 – January 5, 1465) became Duke of Orléans in 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis of Valois on the orders of Duke John-the-Fearless of Burgundy. ... Events Construction of Forbidden City begins in Beijing. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... Louis XII the Father of the People (French: Louis XII le Père du Peuple) (June 27, 1462 – January 1, 1515) was King of France 1498 – January 1, 1515. ... Events July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobles organized as the League of the Public Weal. ... 1498 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marguerite de Valois Marguerite de Valois (May 14, 1553 – May 27, 1615), Queen Margot was Queen of France and Navarre. ... Gaston Jean-Baptiste, duc dOrléans (April 25, 1608, Fontainebleau – February 2, 1660, Blois), was the third son of the French king Henry IV and of his wife Marie de Medici. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Philippe I, Duc dOrléans (September 21, 1640 – June 8, 1701) was the son of the Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and younger brother of Louis XIV of France. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Philippe of Orléans Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Philippe Charles (August 2, 1674 – December 2, 1723) called Duke of Chartres (1674–1701), and then Duke of Orléans (1701–1723) was Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Louis of Bourbon Duke of Orléans (August 4, 1703 – February 4, 1752) was the only son of Philippe II of Orléans, the regent Orléans. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Philippe, duc dOrléans (May 12, 1725 - November 18, 1785), son of Louis, duke of Orléans, was born at Versailles, and was known as the duke of Chartres until his fathers death in 1752. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Louis-Philippe-Joseph dOrléans, by Antoine-François Callet. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...