Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou

Philippe was one of the three children of Louis XIV alive at the time the portrait of his family was painted, in 1670.

Philippe-Charles of France, Duke of Anjou (Philippe-Charles de France, duc d'Anjou; 5 August 1668 - 10 July 1671, 2 years, 11 months, 5 days) was the fifth child and second son of Louis XIV of France, King of France and his wife, the Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, and as such was a Fils de France. Philippe-Charles was given the surname of de France and was addressed as His Royal Highness.

Life

Philippe-Charles de France, born at the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, was the second son of the Louis XIV, and titled duc d'Anjou at birth, title previously held by his uncle, Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV. He was baptised at the Chapelle des Tuileries à Paris on 24 March 1669.

As the younger son of the king, Philippe-Charles was not expected to become the Dauphin; however, it was hoped he would inherit the vast fortune of his second cousin, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, who had no children. According to Nancy Mitford, the Queen, his mother, suggested it many times. While at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Anjou died of a chest infection, like his elder sister, Anne-Élisabeth de France had died six years before his birth. Upon his death, the appanage of the Duchy of Anjou reverted to the Crown, and was given to his younger brother, Louis François. Philippe Charles was buried on 12 July 1671, at the Basilica of Saint-Denis.

At the death of the Duchess of Montpensier in 1693, her fortune went to her direct and legal heir, the House of Orléans (Philippe's uncle Philippe I, Duke of Orléans).

Ancestry

Family of Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou

16. Antoine of Navarre               8. Henry IV of France                       17. Jeanne III of Navarre               4. Louis XIII of France                             18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany               9. Marie de' Medici                       19. Johanna of Austria               2. Louis XIV of France                                   20. Philip II of Spain               10. Philip III of Spain                       21. Anne of Austria               5. Anne of Austria                             22. Charles II of Austria               11. Margaret of Austria                       23. Maria Anna of Bavaria               1. Philippe-Charles of France                                         24. = 20. Philip II of Spain               12. = 10. Philip III of Spain                       25. = 21. Anne of Austria               6. Philip IV of Spain                             26. = 22. Charles II of Austria               13. = 11. Margaret of Austria                       27. = 23. Maria Anna of Bavaria               3. Maria Theresa of Spain                                   28. = 16. Antoine of Navarre               14. = 8. Henry IV of France                       29. = 17. Jeanne III of Navarre               7. Elisabeth of Bourbon                             30. = 18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany               15. = 9. Marie de' Medici                       31. = 19. Johanna of Austria

Titles

Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou House of Bourbon Born: 5 August 1668 Died: 10 July 1671
French nobility
Preceded by Philippe de France, Duke of Orléans	Duke of Anjou 1668-1671	Succeeded by Louis-François de France