Charles-Philippe d'Orléans, duc d'Anjou
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Charles-Philippe Marie Louis d'Orléans, Petit-Fils de France, Prince d'Orléans, Duc d'Anjou, was born in Paris, France on March 3, 1973. He is the eldest son of Michel Joseph Benoît Marie d'Orleans, Fils de France, Comte d'Evreux, and his wife the former Béatrice Pasquier de Franclieu. His paternal grandfather was the late Henri, Count of Paris who was generally recognized as the rightful claimant to the French Throne with the title Henri VI. As such, Charles-Philippe would have the status of Petit-Fils de France with the style of Royal Highness.
On December 8, 2004, he received the title Duc d'Anjou (Duke of Anjou in English) from his uncle Henry, Count of Paris, Duke of France, Head of the Royal House of France who is the current Orléanist Pretender to the French Throne as Henri VII. Prior to the conferral of the title, the King of Spain was asked, and gave, his agreement to this action by his cousin, the Count of Paris. The Duke of Anjou is currently the Grand Master of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, which has had its legitimate status as a quasi-independent chivalric order confirmed by receiving the protection of the Royal House of France. The Prince's ascension as Grand Master is disputed by other bodies of the same name. However, the present Constitutional Charter of his order appears to establish it on an entirely different basis than other "Lazarite" organizations. One side of the dispute is chronicled on the Order of Saint Lazarus Website at the link below.
Charles Philippe recently founded the St Lazare Foundation financed by the World Society, an international think tank whose mission is to rationalise the problem of the planet's future needs for water.
- "The future belongs to those who invest in it. The future is water. The members of the World Society are among ‘the happy few’ who will become key players in the future of our planet." (quote from World Society website)
On August 9, 2006, Charles-Philippe and three other people were placed in police custody for "libelous denunciation, forgery in writing and usurpation of identity."[1] He was released the following day and attended a gala event for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta with HRH the Duke of Braganza in Portugal.
External links:
http://www.saintlazarefoundation.org/
http://www.st-lazarus.org/pariso/toronto2004/facts_events_uk.htm
