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Events on Wednesday 13 July 1842 1
1810 – 1842Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (1810-1842)Died 13 July 1842, aged 31The eldest son of King Louis-Philippe and heir to the French throne, he was killed when he jumped from a runaway carriage at Neuilly. His death weakened the Orléans monarchy, which fell in the revolution of 1848.