 His father was Louis XIV's younger brother Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, his mother was Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate.In 1692, Philippe married his first cousin, Françoise Marie de Bourbon – the youngest legitimised daughter ("légitimée de France") of Philippe's uncle Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan.Named regent of France for Louis XV until Louis attained his majority on 15 February 1723, the period of his "de facto" rule was known as the Regency (1715–23).