1079247 | FRANCE. Henri d'Orléans. (President of the General Consul of l'Oise, 1871-1886). ND (1822-97) AV Jeton of 3 Ducats Weight. PCGS SP64. By Barre. Paris. Edge: (bee) OR. 25mm. 8.89gm. Crowned monogram; signed below / CONSEIL/ DES/ DOMAINES/ DE Mr LE DUC/ D'AUMALE. Five-line inscription. Unlisted in Lecompte.

Undated token from the Council of Domains of the Duke of Aumale.


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Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale (b.1822–d.1897), was the son of King Louis-Philippe. In 1830, at the age of eight, he inherited the Domain of Chantilly and a huge fortune from his godfather Louis-Henri-Joseph de Bourbon, the last Prince of Condé. Through his inheritance, he became one of the most significant landowners in France. He was also a politician, notably the Governor General of Algeria, and as such participated in the surrender of Abd el-Kader in December 1847. From 1848 to 1871 he was exiled in Twickenham, near London, where his motto became: "I will wait". He was considered as the greatest collector of his time, built up a fabulous collection of precious books, paintings and decorative art objects, with which he planned to enhance the family domain in Chantilly upon his return to France. However, with no living descendants he bequeathed the Domain of Chantilly and his collections to the Institut de France in 1886 on condition that it be open to the public and left unchanged. The estate, known as the Condé museum remains unchanged to this day.