Portrait of François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans Joinville

François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie d'Orléans Joinville

François d'Orléans, Prince de Joinville was the third son of Louis Philippe, King of the French, and his wife Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. An admiral of the French Navy, François was famous for bringing the remains of Napoleon from Saint Helena to France, as well as a talented artist, with 35 known watercolours. He married Princess Francisca of Brazil, daughter of Emperor Pedro I and sister of Emperor Pedro II. The dowry received by François upon the marriage became the Brazilian city of Joinville.

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