Summary

Described by Austin Dobson thus:

Gaston-Jean-Baptiste, Duke of Orleans, 1608-60, the King’s uncle, second son, by Henry IV., of Marie de Médicis, who bequeathed [the Palace of Luxembourg] to him. He was Lieutenant-General, and Governor of Languedoc.

 

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