BERRY, CHARLES FERDINAND, Duke de, second son of the count of Artois (after wards Charles X.)and of Maria Theresa of Savoy, was born at Versailles, Jan. 24, 1778. In 1792, he fled with his father to Turin; fought with bins under Conde against France; afterwards visited Russia, and lived for some time in London and Edinburgh. In 1814 be returned to France, and the following year was appointed by Louis XVIII. com mander of the troops in and around- Paris. In 1816, he married Caroline Ferdinaude Louise, eldest daughter of Francis. afterwards king of the Two Sicilies. On this mar riage the continuance of the elder Bourbon line depended. The duke de B. was assas sinated on the 13th Feb., 1820, as lie was conducting his wife from the opera-house to her carriage, by is person named Laurel. Iie left only one daughter, Louise-Marie Th&i;se d'Artois, mademoiselle de France, born 1819; but ou the 29th Sept., 1820, the widowed duchess gave birth to the prince, Henry, duke of Bordeaux, afterwards styled vomit of Chambord. After the July revolution, 1830, in which the duchess exhibited
immense force of character and courage, offering herself to lead on the troops against the, insurgents, she, with her son, followed Charles X. to Holyrood, but left a considerable party in France in favor of the pretensions of her 'son as Henry V. of France. During a visit to Italy, the duchess was so far encouraged in her ambition, that a project was formed for reinstating the Bourbons in France; and, accompanied by several friends.
hunled near Marseilles, April 29, 1832. After many adventures, she was betrayed, and was imprisoned in the citadel of 13Iaye. The confession of the duchess, that she had formed a second marriage with the Neapolitan marquis, Lucchesi-Palli, destroyed at once her political importance, and the government set her at liberty. She died in 1870.