Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon
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| Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon | |
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| Duchess of Maine | |
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| The Duchess of Maine by François de Troy. | |
| Born | 8 November 1676 Hôtel de Condé, Paris, France |
| Died | 23 January 1753 (aged 76) Hôtel du Maine, Paris, France |
| Spouse | Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine (m 19 May 1692) |
| Issue | Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes Louis Charles, Count of Eu Louise Françoise, Mademoiselle du Maine |
| Full name | |
| Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon | |
| Father | Henri Jules de Bourbon, Prince of Condé |
| Mother | Anne Henriette of Bavaria |
| Burial | 26 January 1753 Church of Saint Jean Baptiste |
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon (Anne Louise Bénédicte; 8 November 1676 – 23 January 1753) was the daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and Anne Henriette of Bavaria. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a princesse du sang. Forced to marry the Duke of Maine, legitimised son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, she revelled in politics and the arts, and held a popular salon at the Hôtel du Maine as well as at the Château de Sceaux. In 1703, to amuse herself, Louise Bénédicte created her own personal chivalric order, the Order of the Honey bee.
Issue[edit]
- "Mademoiselle de Dombes" (11 September 1694 - 15 September 1694) died in infancy.
- Louis Constantin de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes (17 November 1695 - 28 September 1698) died in infancy.
- "Mademoiselle d'Aumale" (21 December 1697 - 4 August 1699) died in infancy.
- Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes (4 March 1700 - 1 October 1755) died unmarried.
- Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu (15 October 1701 – 13 July 1775) died unmarried.
- Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Aumale (31 March 1704 - 2 September 1708) died in infancy.
- Louise Françoise de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle du Maine" (4 December 1707 - 19 August 1743) died married.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 8 November 1676 - 1685 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle d'Enghien, Princess of the French royal blood.
- 1685 - 19 May 1692 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle de Charolais, Princess of the French royal blood.
- 19 May 1692 – 14 May 1736 Her Most Serene Highness The Duchess of Maine.
- 14 May 1736 – 23 January 1753 Her Most Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Maine.