Duchy of Orléans
| Duchy of Orléans Duché d'Orléanais | |||||||||
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| 987–1498 | |||||||||
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Location of the duchy within France (1477 borders) | |||||||||
| Capital | Orléans | ||||||||
| Demonym | Orléanois | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Feudalism (Royal duchy) | ||||||||
| King of France | |||||||||
• 987–996 | Hugh Capet | ||||||||
• 1498 | Louis XII | ||||||||
| Duke of Orléans | |||||||||
• 1344–1375 | Prince Philip de Valois | ||||||||
• 1465–1498 | Prince Louis de Orléans | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 987 | ||||||||
• Became a province | 1498 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | France | ||||||||
The Duchy of Orléanais (French: Duché d'Orléans) is a former royal duchy, which was created during reign of Hugh Capet by elevating the former County of Orléans. In 1498, as part of a centralisation of France under Louis XII, the duchy was dissolved and replaced by the Province of Orléanais which was informally still known as the 'Duchy of Orléanais'.