Count of Paris

After Hugh Capet was elected King of the Franks in 987, the title merged into the crown and fell into disuse.

However, it was later revived by the Orléanist pretenders to the French throne in an attempt to evoke the legacy of Capet and his dynasty.

In 1838, during the July Monarchy, King Louis-Philippe I granted the title to his newly born grandson, Philippe.

[1] After Louis-Philippe abdicated during the French Revolution of 1848, Orléanist monarchists considered Philippe and his descendants to be the legitimate heirs to the throne.

The next in line is Jean's eldest son, Prince Gaston Louis Antoine Marie d’Orléans (born 2009).