Gaston, Count of Eu

Prince Gaston
Count of Eu
Gaston d’Orléans, c. 1880s
Born(1842-04-28)28 April 1842
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died28 August 1922(1922-08-28) (aged 80)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1864; died 1921)
Issue
Names
Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston d'Orléans
HouseOrléans
FatherPrince Louis, Duke of Nemours
MotherPrincess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
SignaturePrince Gaston's signature

Coat of Arms of Gaston, Count of Eu

Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu (French: Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston; 28 April 1842 – 28 August 1922) was a French prince and military commander who fought in the Hispano-Moroccan War and the Paraguayan War. He was the first son of Louis, Duke of Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and was married to Princess Isabel, daughter of Pedro II of Brazil and heiress to the Brazilian throne.