What is Prince François, Count of Clermont?
'''Prince François of Orléans, Count of Clermont''' (born '''François Henri Louis Marie'''; 7 February 1961 – 31 December 2017) was the eldest son of [[Orleanist]] [[pretender]] to the French throne, [[Henri, Count of Paris (born 1933)|Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France]] and his former wife [[Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg]]. His mother suffered from [[toxoplasmosis]] during pregnancy, resulting in Prince François being mentally disabled, as is his younger sister, Princess Blanche.<ref>{{cite web|title=Les 50 ans du prince François, comte de Clermont|url=http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/nr01/2011/02/les-50-ans-du-prince-francois-comte-de-clermont/|publisher=Noblesse et royautes (French)|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426183213/http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/nr01/2011/02/les-50-ans-du-prince-francois-comte-de-clermont/|archive-date=2011-04-26}}</ref> Because of his illness, his father named his second son, [[Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme]], as [[Dauphin of France]] (his heir). On 31 December 2017, Prince Jean reported that Francis had died in France at the age of 56.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://princejeandefrance.fr/deces-de-s-a-r-le-prince-francois-dorleans/|title=Prince Jean de France - Décès de S.A.R. le prince François d'Orléans|website=princejeandefrance.fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Francois}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:French princes]]