The Constitution of 1791 reserved the title of Prince Royal to the heir to the throne, and that of prince français to all those formerly called princes du sang. It also prohibited any other use of the title of prince (recall that all titles of nobility had been abolished in 1790). Napoleon used the same styles (except that the heir was called Prince Impérial). The Restoration returned to the Old Regime usages. The July monarchy partly returned to 1791 usages. By an ordinance of August 13, 1830, it was decided that the kings sister and his children would continue to bear the arms of Orléans, that Louis-Philippes eldest son, as Prince Royal, would bear the title of duc dOrléans, that the younger sons would continue to have their existing titles, and that the sister and daughters of the king would only be styled princesses dOrléans and distinguished by their given names. The Sénatus-consulte of December 25, 1852 (art. 6), following the constitution of 1804, gave the title of prince français to all members of the imperial family apt to succeed and their descent; the eldest son of the emperor was titled prince impérial. The style of Prince de France was never used. In the late 19th century, the term of princes dOrléans was sometimes used to refer to members of the Orléans family, and, nowadays, that family uses the style of prince de France.
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