Philip of Valois Duke of Orléans, of Touraine

Duke of Touraine

Duke of Touraine was a title in the Peerage of France, relating to Touraine.It was first created in 1360 for Philip, youngest son of King John II of France. He returned the duchy to the Crown in 1363 on being made Duke of Burgundy and died in 1404....

 and Count of Valois, the fifth son of Philip VI of France

Philip VI of France

Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...

 of Valois, King of France, and Joan the Lame

Joan the Lame

Joan of Burgundy , also known as Joan the Lame , was Queen consort of France as the first wife of Philip VI...

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His father named him Duke of Orléans, a newly created Duchy, in 1344.

On January 18, 1345, he married Blanche of France

Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans

Blanche of France was the posthumous daughter of Charles IV of France by his third wife Jeanne d'Évreux.-Marriage:...

 (April 1, 1328–1392), the daughter of Charles IV the Fair and Jeanne d'Évreux

Jeanne d'Evreux

Jeanne d'Évreux was the third wife of King Charles IV of France, daughter of his uncle Louis d'Évreux and Margaret of Artois. She bore no male heir, thus "causing" the end of the direct line of the Capetian dynasty. Because she was his first cousin, the couple required papal permission to marry...

, but they had no children.

He had one illegitimate son, Louis d'Orléans, who became bishop of Poitiers and bishop of Beauvais.

Philip of Orléans died in 1376 with no legitimate issue, his title and lands returning to the royal domain

Crown lands of France

The crown lands, crown estate, royal domain or domaine royal of France refers to the lands, fiefs and rights directly possessed by the kings of France...

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Ancestry