Gaston, Count of Eu
Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu (French: Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston; 28 April 1842 – 28 August 1922) was a French prince and military commander who fought in the Spanish-Moroccan War and the Paraguayan War. He was the first son of Louis, Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and was married to Princess Isabel, daughter of Pedro II of Brazil and heiress to the Brazilian throne.
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Gaston d’Orléans, c. 1880s | |||||
| Born | 28 April 1842 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | ||||
| Died | 28 August 1922 (aged 80) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||
| Burial | Cathedral of São Pedro de Alcântara, Petrópolis, Brazil | ||||
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| House | Orléans | ||||
| Father | Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours | ||||
| Mother | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
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Coat of Arms of Gaston, Count of Eu | |||||
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