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'Duke of Orleans', (1747-1793), 1830. Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orleans (1747-1793) during the French Revolution changed his name to Philippe Egalite, he voted for the death of his cousin Louis XVI and was himself guillotined in November 1793 during the Reign of Terror. His son became king after the July Revolution of 1830. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]