House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is an important royal house of Europe. Kings from the House of Bourbon ruled France from 1589 to 1792 and again from 1815 to 1848. This is a younger branch of the Capetian dynasty. Members of the House of Bourbon also ruled Naples, Sicily, and Parma in the past. Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and King Felipe VI of Spain are both part of the House of Bourbon.
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Parent house | Capetian dynasty |
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Etymology | Bourbon |
Founded | 1272 |
Founder | Robert, Count of Clermont, the sixth son of King Louis IX of France, married Beatrice of Bourbon |
Current head | Prince Louis, Duke of Anjou |
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Titles | List
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Branches
All of these branches descended from three legitimate grandsons of Louis XIV.
- Bourbons of France, such as King Louis XV.
- House of Bourbon–Anjou, Bourbons of Spain, such as the present King.
- Bourbons of Parma, Dukes of Parma
- Bourbons of the Two Sicilies, Kings of the Two Sicilies
House Of Bourbon Media
The castle of Bourbon-l'Archambault
The standard of the French royal family under the Ancien Régime and the restoration period.
Coat of arms of Louis Philippe of the Orléanist cadet branch, French king during the July Monarchy 1830–48 (with the revolutionary Tricolour flag and the Napoleonic Order of the Legion of Honour)
Arms of the present King of Spain of the House of Bourbon