AUMALE, Henri Eugene Philippe Louis d'Orleans, Duke of, 4th son of King Louis Philippe of France: b. Paris, 16 Jan. 1822; d. Zucco, Sicily, 7 May 1897. He en tered the military service at the age of 17, and distinguished himself by his bravery. At the age of 20, he was promoted to the rank of brigadier-general, and was sent to Algeria, in October 1842. Entrusted with the command of the district of Medeah, he attacked the smala of Abd el Kader with such impetuosity that in less than two hours the emir's troops were entirely routed. As a reward, Aumale was made lieutenant-general and commander of the province of Constantine. In 1847, the young prince, but 25 years old, was en trusted with the general governorship of Algeria, which was taken from the hands of Marshal Bugeaud. This appointment was not approved either by the army or the French nation, and it was the oc casion for loud complaints against the ambition of the King, who was concentrating the direc tion of the whole military service in the hands of his sons. After the revolution of 1848, he
went to England, where he devoted his atten tion to literary pursuits. In 1870 he was re fused permission to enter the French army, but in the following year he was elected to the Assembly from Oise and took his seat. In 1873 he was general of division and presided at the trial of Bazaine. In 1886 he was debarred from the army under the Expulsion Act and with drew to England. He bequeathed the Château of Chantilly to the Institut de France. In 1889 the decree of banishment against him was re voked. His latest years were passed in Sicily. He wrote (Les institutions militaires de la France) (1867) ;