Louis XIII's younger brother and younger son were granted the dukedom successively in 1626 and 1660, and since they had contemporaneous living descendants, there were actually two Bourbon-Orléans branches at court during the reign of Louis XIV.
Louis XIII's younger brother were granted the dukedom successively in 1626 and 1660. Younger son were granted the dukedom successively in 1626 and 1660. There were actually two Bourbon-Orléans branches at court during the reign of Louis XIV. They had contemporaneous living descendants.