6.  Francois-Ferdinand-Philippe-Louis-Marie, Prince de Joinville, born at Neuilly, August 14th, 1818.

7.  Charles-Ferdinand-Louis-Philippe-Emmanuel, Duke of Penthievre, born at Paris, January 1st, 1820. (He died July 25th, 1828.)

8.  Henri-Eugene-Philippe-Louis, Duke d’Aumale, born at Paris, January 16th, 1822.

9.  Antoine-Marie-Philippe-Louis, Duke of Montpensier, born at Neuilly, July 5th, 1824.

The Duke of Orleans had a sister who lived with him at the Palais Royal, and was reputed to be his Egeria.  She was Louise-Marie-Adelaide-Eugenie, Mademoiselle d’Orleans, as she was called under the Restoration.  Born August 23d, 1777, she had been educated by Madame de Genlis, with her brother, and was said to be attached to the ideas of the Liberal party. (It was she who in 1830 decided Louis-Philippe to accept the crown, took the name of Madame Adelaide, and died, unmarried, some days before the revolution of the 24th of February, 1848.)

Marie-Amelie, Duchess of Orleans, was the sister of the Prince Royal of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand, father of the Duchess of Berry, and the niece was very fond of her aunt.  The two Princesses were united by other bonds than those of blood.  During all her infancy the Duchess of Berry had lived with her aunt at Palermo and Naples.  Both were descended in direct line from the great Empress, Maria Theresa.  Both had greatly loved the Queen Marie-Caroline, of whom one was the granddaughter, the other the daughter.  Both professed great admiration for the Martyr-Queen, Marie Antoinette, of whom one was the grand-niece, the other the niece.  The devotion and family feeling of the Duchess of Orleans won every one’s sympathy for her, and the Duchess of Berry had a respectful attachment for her.  Their relations were as constant as they were friendly.  There existed between the Palais Royal and the Pavilion de Marsan, dwellings so near each other, a friendship and neighborliness that left nothing to be desired.

The Duke of Bordeaux and his sister, Mademoiselle, were very fond of their little Orleans cousins.  There was a certain pleasure in thinking that the Duke of Chartres might one day become the husband of Mademoiselle.  This young Prince, already very amiable and sympathetic, was the favorite of the Duchess of Berry.  She said to herself that he would be the son-in-law of her dreams.  Every time that she went to the Palais Royal, where her visits were incessant, she was received with transports of affection.  Nowhere did she enjoy herself more.  Louis-Philippe treated her with deference and courtesy.  She believed sincerely in his friendship, and any one who had shown in her presence the least doubt of the loyalty of her aunt’s husband would not have ventured to complete the phrase expressing it.  The Duchess of Berry was to preserve this confidence until the Revolution of 1830.