Head right, Funeral urn decorated with wreath, Alvarez 549, Coll.1299Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, was the son of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orléans. Born in exile in Palermo, he embodied the future of the July Monarchy, poised between monarchical tradition and the democratic legacy of the Revolution. A liberal and popular prince, he was a brilliant military leader as well as a great patron of the arts and collector. He died in an accident on July 13, 1842, while on his way to review the troops., FERDINAND PH. L. C. H. DUC D'ORLEANS PRINCE ROYAL NE LE 3 SEPTEMBRE 1810 MORT LE 13 JUILLET 1842 // MONTAGNY, NOUS ETIONS TROP HEUREUX / ET TROP FIERS DE LUI / DIEU NOUS L'A ENLEVE