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-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...

part of the title comes from the city of Orléans, which was the capital of these kings. The Frankish kings in that region stopped calling themselves Kings of Orléans after they conquered the Burgundians

Burgundians

The Burgundians were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr , and from there to mainland Europe...

. After 613 the Kingdom of Orléans became the Kingdom of Burgundy

Kingdom of Burgundy

Burgundy is a historic region in Western Europe that has existed as a political entity in a number of forms with very different boundaries. Two of these entities - the first around the 6th century, the second around the 11th century - have been called the Kingdom of Burgundy; a third was very...

, and the queens became Queen consorts of Burgundy.

Merovingian dynasty
Merovingian dynasty
The Merovingians were a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century. Their politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family...

, 511–524, 561–613

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Queen	Ceased to be Queen	Death	Spouse
	Guntheuc of Burgundy Guntheuc Guntheuc was the wife of Chlodomer, king of Orléans. She gave him three children: Gunthar, Theudebald, and Clodoald .After Chlodomer's death, she married his brother Clotaire I, king of Soissons...	Godomar of Burgundy Godomar Godomar , son of king Gundobad, was king of Burgundy. He ruled Burgundy after his elder brother's death in 524 until 534.Both he and his brother Sigismund of Burgundy were defeated in battle by Clovis' sons. Godomar fled and Sigismund was taken prisoner by Chlodomer, King of Orléans. Godomar then...	495	514/521		25 June 524 husband's death	532	Chlodomer Chlodomer Chlodomer, also spelled Clodomir or Clodomer was the second of the four sons of Clovis I, King of the Franks. On the death of his father, in 511, he divided the kingdom of the Franks with his three brothers: Theuderic I, Childebert I, and Clotaire I...
Kingdom passed to Soissons, Paris, and Rheims
Kingdom repartioned out of United Frankish state after Chlothar I's death.
	Vénérande	a slave	-	-	-	-	-	Guntram Guntram Saint Guntram was the king of Burgundy from 561 to 592. He was a son of Chlothar I and Ingunda...
	Marcatrude	Magnachaire, Duke of the Franks Duke of the Franks The title dux et princeps Francorum, or duke and prince of the Franks, was the title adopted by Pepin of Heristal after his epoch-making victory at the Battle of Tertry in 687...	-	556		565 repudiated	566
	Austerchild	-	548	566/7		after 580
	Faileube	-	-	-	-	-	-	Childebert II Childebert II .Childebert II was the Merovingian king of Austrasia, which included Provence at the time, from 575 until his death in 595, the eldest and succeeding son of Sigebert I, and the king of Burgundy from 592 to his death, as the adopted and succeeding son of his uncle Guntram.-Childhood:When his father...
	Ermenberga of the Visigoths	Witteric, King of the Visigoths Witteric Witteric was Visigothic King of Hispania, Septimania and Galicia from 603 to 610....	-	606		607 repudiated	-	Theuderic II Theuderic II Theuderic II , king of Burgundy and Austrasia , was the second son of Childebert II...
United to Austrasia in 612 and passed Neustria in 613.

Merovingian countesses

NN, wife of Count Willachar and the mother Chalde of Orléans, wife of Chramn son of King Chlothar I.

Carolingian countesses

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Countess	Ceased to be Countess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
	Waldrada de Wormsgau	Erphold ? (Nibelungid or Widonid Guideschi The Guideschi, Guidoni, Vitone or Widonids were an Italian family of Frankish origin prominent in the ninth century. They were descended from Guy of Nantes, whose origins were Austrasian. They were an aggressive dynasty, expanding their base of power into the Papal States, ever loyal to the Empire... )	-	-	-	821 husband's death	824	Adrian
There are no mentions of Matfrid, Count of Orléans Matfrid Matfrid was Count of Orléans in the reign of Emperor Louis the Pious. Historians presume that he was the first of Frankish noble clan known as the Matfridings, Matfridinger or Matfriede.-Matfrid:... , having a wife or if he did what her name was.
	Engeltrude de Fézensac	Leuthard I, Count of Paris and Fézensac (Girardid)	805	-	827 husband's ascension	834 husband's death	-	Odo I Odo I, Count of Orléans Odo I was the Count of Orléans following the final deposition of Matfrid until his own deposition a few years later....
There are no mentions of Odo I's successor, William, Count of Orléans, having a wife or if he did what her name was.
	Agane Agane Agane is a fictional character in Encantadia, a television series aired by GMA Network in the Philippines. She was played by Filipina actress Leila Kuzma.-Character background:...	-	-	-	-	before 862		Robert Robert the Strong Robert IV the Strong , also known as Rutpert, was Margrave in Neustria. His family is named after him and called Robertians. He was first nominated by Charles the Bald missus dominicus in 853. Robert was the father of the kings Odo and Robert I of France. Robert was the great-grandfather of Hugh...
	Aelis of Tours	Hugh, Count of Tours Hugh of Tours Hugh was the count of Tours and Sens during the reigns of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, until his disgrace in February 828. He was probably a son of Count Haicho of the House of the Etichonen.... (Etichonid)	805	after 862		15 September 866 husband's death	886
	Théodrate of Troyes Théodrate of Troyes Théodrate of Troyes was the wife of Odo, Count of Paris. She was Queen consort of Western Francia. She had two known sons, Arnulf and Guy , neither of whom lived past the age of fifteen....	Aleran, Count of Troyes Aleran Aleran was the Count of Barcelona from 848 to 852. He was also Count of Ampurias and Roussillon and Margrave of Septimania together with Isembart from 849 or 850 to 852.He was a Frankish nobleman loyal to the Emperor...	868	881/before 885		29 February 888 became Queen consort	903	Odo II Odo, Count of Paris Odo was a King of Western Francia, reigning from 888 to 898. He was a son of Robert the Strong, count of Anjou, whose branch of the family is known as the Robertians....
	Judith	-	-	922		925		Hugh I Hugh the Great Hugh the Great or Hugues le Grand was duke of the Franks and count of Paris, son of King Robert I of France and nephew of King Odo. He was born in Paris, Île-de-France, France. His eldest son was Hugh Capet who became King of France in 987...
	Eadhild of England	Edward the Elder, King of the Anglo-Saxons Edward the Elder Edward the Elder was an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex... (Wessex House of Wessex The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic, refers to the family that ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex. This House was in power from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex to the unification of the Kingdoms of England.... )	907/910	926/7		26 January 937
	Hedwige of Saxony Hedwige of Saxony Hedwige of Saxony was a daughter of Henry I the Fowler, and his wife Matilda of Ringelheim.She was a sister of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor; Henry I, Duke of Bavaria; Gerberga of Saxony; and Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne....	Henry I the Fowler, King of the East Franks (Liudolfings)	910/22	14 September 938		16 June 956 husband's death	10 May 965
	Adelaide of Aquitaine Adelaide of Aquitaine Adbelahide or Adele or Adelaide of Aquitaine was the daughter of William III, Duke of Aquitaine and Adele of Normandy, daughter of Rollo of Normandy....	William III, Duke of Aquitaine (Ramnulfids Ramnulfids The Ramnulfids, or the House of Poitiers, were a French dynasty ruling the County of Poitou and Duchy of Aquitaine in the ninth through twelfth centuries. Their power base was Poitou. In the early tenth century, they contested the dominance of northern Aquitaine and the ducal title to the whole... )	945	970		3 July 987 became Queen consort	15 June 1004/06	Hugh II

Capetian countesses

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Countess	Ceased to be Countess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
	Isabella of Aragon Isabella of Aragon Isabella of Aragon , infanta of Aragon, was, by marriage, Queen consort of France in the Middle Ages from 1270 to 1271.-Life:...	James I of Aragon James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror was the King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276... (Barcelona House of Barcelona The House of Barcelona was a medieval dynasty that ruled the County of Barcelona continuously from 878 and the Crown of Aragon from 1137 . From the male part they descend from the Bellonids, the descendants of Wifred the Hairy... )	1247	28 May 1262		25 August 1270 became Queen	28 January 1271	Philip of France Philip III of France Philip III , called the Bold , was the King of France, succeeding his father, Louis IX, and reigning from 1270 to 1285. He was a member of the House of Capet.-Biography:...

First creation

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
	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:...	Charles IV of France Charles IV of France Charles IV, known as the Fair , was the King of France and of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1322 to his death: he was the last French king of the senior Capetian lineage.... (Capet House of Capet The House of Capet, or The Direct Capetian Dynasty, , also called The House of France , or simply the Capets, which ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328, was the most senior line of the Capetian dynasty – itself a derivative dynasty from the Robertians. As rulers of France, the dynasty... )	1 April 1328	8 January 1345		1 September 1376 husband's death	8 February 1393	Philippe of Valois Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans Philip of Valois , Duke of Orléans, of Touraine and Count of Valois, the fifth son of Philip VI of France of Valois, King of France, and Joan the Lame....

Second creation

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
Valentina Visconti Valentina Visconti Not to be confused with Valentina Visconti, Queen of CyprusValentina Visconti was the wife of Louis de Valois, Duke of Orléans, a younger brother of Charles VI of France....	Giangaleazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan (Visconti House of Visconti Visconti is the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. There are two distinct Visconti families: The first one in the Republic of Pisa in the mid twelfth century who achieved prominence first in Pisa, then in Sardinia where they became rulers of Gallura... )	1366	17 August 1389		23 November 1407 husband's death	4 December 1408	Louis I
Isabella of Valois	Charles VI of France Charles VI of France Charles VI , called the Beloved and the Mad , was the King of France from 1380 to 1422, as a member of the House of Valois. His bouts with madness, which seem to have begun in 1392, led to quarrels among the French royal family, which were exploited by the neighbouring powers of England and Burgundy... (Valois)	9 November 1389	29 June 1406	23 November 1407 husband's accession	13 September 1409		Charles I
Bonne d'Armagnac Bonne d'Armagnac Bonne of Armagnac was the daughter of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac and constable of France, and of Bonne of Berry.-Marriage:...	Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac was the Count of Charolais, Count of Armagnac, and Constable of France. He was the son of John II and Jeanne de Périgord. He succeeded in Armagnac at the death of his brother, John III, in 1391... (Armagnac House of Armagnac The House of Armagnac, at the end of the thirteenth century, was not yet powerful enough to play a political role beyond its possessions. The House of Toulouse, which ruled over the large southwest of France, was defeated by the Capetians during the Albigensian Crusade, but local dynasties, like... )	19 February 1392	15 August 1410		1430/5
Marie de Clèves	Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Adolph I, Duke of Cleves Adolph I of Cleves was 2nd. Count of Cleves and 4th. Count of Mark.- Life :He was the son of Adolph III, Count of Mark, and Margaret of Julich .... (De la Marck De la Marck The House of La Marck, , original German name von der Mark, was an important family in the history of Europe, which from about 1200 appeared as the Counts of Mark.-History:... )	19 September 1426	27 November 1440		5 January 1465 husband's death	23 August 1487
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry Joan of France, Duchess of Berry Joan of France was briefly Queen consort of France as wife of King Louis XII of France, in between the death of her brother, Charles VIII, and the annulment of her marriage....	Louis XI of France Louis XI of France Louis XI , called the Prudent , was the King of France from 1461 to 1483. He was the son of Charles VII of France and Mary of Anjou, a member of the House of Valois.... (Valois)	23 April 1461	8 September 1476		7 April 1498 became Queen consort	4 February 1505	Louis II Louis XII of France Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...

Third creation

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
	Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....	Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (Medici)	13 April 1519	28 October 1533		10 August 1536 title passed to brother-in-law	5 January 1589	Henri I Henry II of France Henry II was King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death in 1559.-Early years:Henry was born in the royal Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, the son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess of Brittany .His father was captured at the Battle of Pavia in 1525 by his sworn enemy,...

Fifth creation

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
	Marie de Bourbon Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier Marie de Bourbon , Duchess of Montpensier, and Duchess of Orléans by marriage, was a French noblewoman and one of the last members of the House of Bourbon-Montpensier... , Mademoiselle de Montpensier Duchess of Montpensier	Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, was Dauphin of Auvergne, Duke of Montpensier, Sovereign Prince of the Dombes and Lord of Châtellerault.... (Bourbon-Montpensier House of Bourbon-Montpensier The House of Bourbon-Montpensier or Maison de Bourbon-Montpensier was a semi royal family. The name of Bourbon comes from a marriage between Marie de Valois, comtesse de Montpensier who married Jean de Bourbon - the duc de Bourbon... )	15 October 1605	6 August 1626		4 June 1627		Gaston Gaston, Duke of Orléans Gaston of France, , also known as Gaston d'Orléans, was the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de Medici. As a son of the king, he was born a Fils de France. He later acquired the title Duke of Orléans, by which he was generally known during his adulthood...
	Marguerite of Lorraine Marguerite of Lorraine Marguerite of Lorraine was a duchess of Orléans and Alençon. She was born in Nancy, Lorraine to Francis II, Duke of Lorraine, and Countess Christina of Salm. On 31 January 1632, she married Gaston, Duke of Orléans, son of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici...	Francis II, Duke of Lorraine Francis II, Duke of Lorraine Francis II , was the son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois. He was Duke of Lorraine briefly in 1624, quickly abdicating in favour of his son.-Biography:... (Lorraine House of Lorraine The House of Lorraine, the main and now only remaining line known as Habsburg-Lorraine, is one of the most important and was one of the longest-reigning royal houses in the history of Europe... )	22 July 1615	2 to 3 January 1632		2 February 1660 husband's death	13 April 1672

Sixth creation

Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse Count of Orléans The Count of Orléans was the ruler of an area of modern France around the city of Orléans. The title was most commonly used in the Merovingian and Carolingian eras....
Princess Henrietta of England and Scotland Princess Henrietta of England Henrietta Anne of England & Scots was born a Princess of England and Scotland as the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and his consort Henrietta Maria of France. Fleeing England with her governess at the age of three, she moved to the court of her first cousin Louis XIV of France,...	Charles I of England and Scotland (Stuart House of Stuart The House of Stuart is a European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century, and subsequently held the position of the Kings of Great Britain and Ireland... )	26 June 1644	31 March 1661		30 June 1670		Philippe de France Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Philippe of France was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his queen consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans...
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine was a German princess and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV of France. Her vast correspondence provides a detailed account of the personalities and activities at the court of her brother-in-law, Louis XIV...	Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine Charles Louis, , Elector Palatine KG was the second son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King" of Bohemia, and his wife, Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King James I of England .... (Palatinate-Simmern)	27 May 1652	16 November 1671		9 June 1701 husband's death	9 December 1722
Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Légitimée de France Mademoiselle de Blois	Louis XIV of France Louis XIV of France Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days... (Bourbon (Illegitimate) House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... )	25 May 1677	18 February 1692	9 June 1701 husband's accession	2 December 1723 husband's death	1 February 1749	Philippe d'Orléans Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Philippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres...
Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden	Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Louis William, Margrave of Baden was the ruler of Baden in Germany and chief commander of the Imperial army. He was also known as Türkenlouis... (Zähringen)	10 November 1704	13 July 1724		8 July 1726		Louis d'Orléans
Louise Henriette de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti Duchess of Étampes	Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti was Prince of Conti, from 1709 to his death, succeeding his father François Louis, Prince of Conti. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince du Sang. His mother was the pious Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, a grand daughter of Louis de... (Bourbon)	20 June 1726	17 December 1743	4 February 1752 husband's accession	9 February 1759		Louis Philippe d'Orléans Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Louis Philippe d'Orléans known as le Gros , was a French nobleman, a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the dynasty then ruling France. The First Prince of the Blood after 1752, he was the most senior male at the French court after the immediate royal family. He was the father of...
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, , was the daughter of Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre and of Princess Maria Theresa Felicitas of Modena. At the death of her brother, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, prince de Lamballe, she became the wealthiest heiress in France... Mademoiselle de Penthièvre	Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (Bourbon House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma... )	13 March 1753	8 May 1768	18 November 1785 husband's accession	6 November 1793 husband's execution	23 June 1821	Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans commonly known as Philippe, was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror...
Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily	Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I reigned variously over Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On 10 August 1759, Charles succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinand VI, as King Charles III of Spain... (Two Sicilies House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line... )	26 April 1782	25 November 1809		9 August 1830 became Queen consort	24 March 1866	Louis Philippe d'Orléans
Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Frederick Louis of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a hereditary prince of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, one of the constituent states of the German Confederation... (Mecklenburg-Schwerin House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg is a North German dynasty of West Slavic origin that ruled until 1918.- Origins :Niklot was a lord of the Wendish tribe of Obotrites. When the Holy Roman Empire expanded eastwards, notably to the coast of Baltic in 13th century, a portion of Obotrite lords allied with... )	24 January 1814	30 May 1837		13 July 1842 husband's death	17 May 1858	Ferdinand Philippe