What was the origin of the use of the title Count of Paris? Why Duke of France?
From reading Marlene's blog and various other accounts, it seems that the Orleans family were even relatively recently VERY wealthy, what happened? Its quite rare to lose it ALL in a single generation and would require pretty catastrophic choices.
I read with surprise about the genteel poverty of the father of the recently deceased Count of Paris, but what about his mother the incredibly glamorous Isabel of Orleans-Braganza? Was she impoverished towards the end of her life also? She was always incredibly elegant and well turned out right to the end.
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