ORLÉANAIS
Orléanais is one of the old French provinces and is situating around the cities of Orleans, Chartres and Blois. It comprised not only the territory of the original count ship and the later duchy of Orléans but also a number of adjacent lands. In terms of modern départements it includes most of Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, and Eure-et-Loir, with parts of Essonne, Seine-et-Marne, and Sarthe.
The name Orléanais comes from Orléans, its main city and traditional capital. The province was one of those into which France was divided before the French Revolution of 1789.
It lay on both banks of the River Loire, and for ecclesiastical purposes formed the diocese of Orléans. It was in the possession of the Capet family before the advent of Hugh Capet to the throne of France in 987, and in 1344 Philip VI gave it with the title of duke to Philip of Valois, one of his younger sons. In a geographical sense the region around Orléans is sometimes known as the Orléanais, but this is somewhat smaller than the former province.
Orléanais was also a dialect of the French language spoken in the province of Orléanais until the beginning of the 19th century.
Coat-of-Arms
Coat-of-Arms of the Duchy of Orléans: of blue with three flowers of golden lilies and a silver label. It belongs to the second, third and fourth houses of Orléans.
House of Orléans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. The fourth and last remaining house of Orléans now descends from Philip of France, Duke of Orléans.
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