births
August 4, 1704
Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (died 1752)
Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703–1752)
Louis, Duke of Orléans was a member of the House of Bourbon, and as such was a prince du sang. At his father's death, he became the First Prince of the Blood and Duke of Orléans. Known as Louis le Pieux and also as Louis le Génovéfain, Louis was a pious, charitable and cultured prince, who took very little part in the politics of the time.