Ofcourse he his.But other then that the Orléons branch has always consisted of troublemakers,treators and backward scemes throughout history while the Bourbons were on the Throne..and then the claims to and fights over a non-existent Throne,in their case.... is beyond the rediculous and sooo out of touch of time and circumstances indeed.It is history repeated to a fault...
Other than that,it is a rainy day with dry spells..
It is not so much about the non-existent throne of France but about the headship of the House. This week the Duke of Westminster passed away and his 25-years old son, Earl Grosvenor, became the new Duke and head of the family. Was the Earl mentally disabled, he still would have been the new Duke of Westminster. Simply because he is the most senior legitimate male primogeniture.
Prince Henri d'Orléans, despite all his pecularities, sees it correctly, in my humble opinion: his eldest son Prince François simply is -after him- the most senior legitimate male primogeniture in the House of Orléans and therefore the future head of the family. He acknowledges that Prince François will not be able to act. So he appointed his younger son Prince Jean as Regent, with the assistence of a regency council. A quite neat solution with respect to the undeniable birthright of Prince François.
What Prince Jean wants is just
power. He is willing to completely overlook his brother's birthrights and become the head of the House himself. Why? Because he wants to have free hand. He is not waiting to be controlled by a regency council, which might clash with his decisions.
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When thinking about similar examples of disabled royals, always their rights were respected by appointing a Regent.
Two examples:
De Bourbon de Parme
1
From 1907-1939 Prince Elias de Bourbon de Parme became Regent for his mentally disabled eldest brother Prince Henri, the Duke of Parma.
2
From 1939-1950 Prince Elias de Bourbon de Parme became Regent for his mentally disabled elder brother Prince Joseph, the Duke of Parma.
3
In 1950 the Regent himself, Prince Elias, finally became the Duke of Parma himself after the death of his brother Prince Joseph.
Von Lippe / Zur Lippe-Biesterfeld
1
1897-1904 Count Ernst zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, became Regent over the mentally disabled Prince Alexander, the
Fürst von Lippe.
2
1904-1905 Count Leopold zur Lippe-Biesterfeld followed his father Ernst as Regent over Prince Alexander, the
Fürst von Lippe.
3
In 1905 the Regent himself, Count Leopold, finally became the
Fürst von Lippe himself after the death of Prince Alexander. His direct Lippe-Biesterfeld descendants became the new Princes of Lippe. The comital House Lippe-Biesterfeld became a princely House.