Very unusual image of Henriette d'Angleterre, duchesse d'Orléans, taken from the book, 'Court Beauties of Old Whitehall' by W. R. H. Trowbridge.

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4 May 1677, birth of Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, Duchesse d'Orléans, youngest illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV and the Marquise de Montespan. Françoise-Marie married the heir of Monsieur, Philippe II d'Orléans, who nicknamed her Madame Lucifer.

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See? I keep my promises! Here's some furry art! Just two Duchesses checking out the menu. 💙💖

The Tigress on the left belongs to

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2015 is 150 yrs since The Duchess appears in my book 'Duchesses'!

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