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House of Bourbon-Maine
(*Légitimé de France*)
House of Bourbon-Maine; (Légitimé de France)
Parent house	House of Bourbon (legitimised royal branch)
Country	France
Founded	1672
Founder	Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine
Titles	duc du Maine, duc d'Aumale; duc de Gisors (1762); prince de Dombes,; Prince d'Anet; comte d'Eu; comte de Dreux; baron de Sceaux;
Dissolution	1775

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The House of Bourbon-Maine was a legitimate branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus part of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded in 1672 when Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine was legitimised by his father, King Louis XIV of France.

History and Founder

Louis-Auguste, founder of the House of Bourbon-Maine, was the first-born illegitimate son of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan.

Immediately after his birth in 1670, he was entrusted to the care of Madame Scarron, one of his mother's acquaintances, who brought him to a private house on the rue de Vaugirard, close to the Luxembourg Palace, in Paris. In 1672, the king legitimised him and other younger siblings he had fathered with Mme de Montespan. At the time of his legitimation, Louis-Auguste received the title of duc du Maine.

In 1692, Louis Auguste married Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé, the daughter of Henry III Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé.

The Children of the duc du Maine

Louis-Auguste and his wife had seven children, only three of whom lived to adulthood. All died without issue.

Mademoiselle de Dombes, (11 September 1694 – 15 September 1694);
Louis Constantin de Bourbon, prince de Dombes, (Château de Versailles, 17 November 1695 – 28 September 1698);
Mademoiselle d'Aumale, (1697 – 24 August 1699);
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, prince de Dombes, (château de Versailles, 4 March 1700 – 1 October 1755);
Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu, (Château de Sceaux, 15 October 1701 – château de Sceaux, 13 July 1775);
Charles de Bourbon, duc d'Aumale, (château de Versailles, 31 March 1704 – château de Sceaux, September 1708);
Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, titled Mademoiselle du Maine, (château de Versailles, 4 December 1707 – Château d'Anet, 19 August 1743).

The House of Bourbon-Maine became extinct at the death of Louis Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu.^[1] It had been in existence for just over a century.

Heads of the House

Descendant	Birth	Marriages	Death
Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Légitimé de France Duc du Maine 1672–1736	31 March 1670 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye son of Louis XIV of France and Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan	Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon Palace of Versailles 19 May 1692 7 children	14 May 1736 Château de Sceaux aged 66
Louis Auguste de Bourbon, prince de Dombes 1736–1755	4 March 1700 Versailles son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon	never married	1 October 1755 Fontainebleau aged 55
Louis Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu 1755–1775	5 October 1701 Château de Sceaux son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon	never married	13 July 1775 Château de Sceaux aged 73

Ancestry

Ancestors of House of Bourbon-Maine

16. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme

8. Henry IV of France

17. Jeanne III of Navarre

4. Louis XIII of France

18. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

9. Marie de' Medici

19. Johanna of Austria

2. Louis XIV of France

20. Philip II of Spain

10. Philip III of Spain

21. Anna of Austria

5. Anne of Austria

22. Charles II of Austria

11. Margaret of Austria

23. Maria Anna of Bavaria

1. Bourbon du Maine

24. René de Rochechouart, Seigneur de Mortemart

12. Gaspard de Rochechouart, Marquis of Mortemart

25. Jeanne de Saulx de Tavannes

6. Gabriel de Rochechouart, Duke of Mortemart

26. Charles, Count of Maure

13. Louise de Maure, Countess of Maure

27. Diane de Pérusse des Cars, Princess of Carency

3. Françoise-Athénaïs, Marchioness of Montespan

28. Pierre de Grandsaigne, Seigneur of La Flotte

14. Jean de Grandseigne, Marquis of Marsillac

29. Françoise Baillard

7. Diane de Grandseigne

30. François de La Béraudière, Seigneur of Villechèze

15. Catherine de La Béraudière, Lady of Villenon

31. Anne Adrienne Frotier

Other illegitimate houses

Bourbon-Busset
Bourbon-Penthièvre (extinct; cousins of the House of Bourbon-Maine through the duc du Maine's younger brother, the comte de Toulouse)
Second house of Bourbon-Vendôme (extinct)

References

^ "Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du Maine". Party like 1660. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

[1] "Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du Maine". Party like 1660. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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 {{Royal house|
-| surname = House of Bourbon du Maine
+| surname = House of Bourbon-Maine<br />(''Légitimé de France'')
-(Légitimé de France)
 | estate =
-| coat of arms = [[Image:Blason Batard Vendôme.png|150px]]
+| coat of arms = [[Image:Blason Batard Vendôme.svg|150px]]
 | country = [[Kingdom of France|France]]
 | parent house = [[House of Bourbon]]
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 '''[[Counts and Dukes of Maine|duc du Maine]]''',
 *[[Counts and Dukes of Aumale|duc d'Aumale]]
-*duc de Gisors ([[1762]])
+*duc de Gisors (1762)
 *prince de Dombes,
-*Pince d'Anet
+*Prince d'Anet
 *[[Counts of Eu|comte d'Eu]]
-*cmte de Dreux
+*comte de Dreux
 *baron de Sceaux
 | founder = [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]]
 | final ruler =
-| current head =
+| founding year = 1672
+| dissolution = 1775
-| founding year = [[1672]]
-| dissolution = [[1775]]
+| nationality = French
-| nationality = [[French people|French]]
 | cadet branches =
 }}
-The house of '''Bourbon du Maine''' was an illegitimate branch of the direct [[House of Bourbon]], being thus part of the [[Capetian dynasty]]. It was founded in [[1672]] when [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] was [[legitimation|legitimised]] by his father, King [[Louis XIV of France]].
+The '''House of Bourbon-Maine''' was a legitimate branch of the [[House of Bourbon]], being thus part of the [[Capetian dynasty]]. It was founded in 1672 when [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] was [[legitimation|legitimised]] by his father, King [[Louis XIV of France]].
 ==History and Founder==
-Louis-Auguste was the firstborn illegitimate son of [[Louis XIV]] of France and his beautiful but scheming mistress, [[Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan|Madame de Montespan]]. Born in [[1670]], he was taken as a newborn from his mother in order to hide him away from the gossip-hungry royal court.
+Louis-Auguste, founder of the '''House of Bourbon-Maine''', was the first-born illegitimate son of [[Louis XIV]] of France and his mistress, [[Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan|Madame de Montespan]].
-He was put in the care of one of his mother's companions, [[Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon|Madame Scarron]]. He was raised in [[Paris]] with his other illegitimate siblings until he was older. In [[1672]], the king legally made all of his bastards legitimate in the eyes of the [[Roman Catholic]] church. At this time, Louis-Auguste received the title of '''[[Duke of Maine|duc du Maine]]''' from his father.
+Immediately after his birth in 1670, he was entrusted to the care of [[Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon|Madame Scarron]], one of his mother's acquaintances, who brought him to a private house on the rue de Vaugirard, close to the Luxembourg Palace, in Paris.  In 1672, the king legitimised him and other younger siblings he had fathered with Mme de Montespan.  At the time of his legitimation,  Louis-Auguste received the title of '''[[Duke of Maine|duc du Maine]]'''.
-In order to improve his son's position at court, Louis XIV managed to persuade his cousin, [[Henry III Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé]], to allow his daughter, [[Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé]], to marry Louis-Auguste.
+In 1692, Louis Auguste married [[Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé]], the daughter of [[Henry III Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé]].
-The couple were married in [[1692]]. The king also secured good marriages for his other illegitimate children:
-*[[Marie Anne de Bourbon]] - Louis XIV's oldest illegitimate child and the daughter of his first mistress, [[Louise de La Vallière]], Marie Anne was married to another Bourbon cousin, [[Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti|Louis Armand I, prince de Conti]].
-*[[Louise-Françoise de Bourbon]] - The duc de Maine's younger sister, Louise-Françoise, was married to the older brother of the duchesse du Maine, [[Louis III, Prince of Condé|Louis III, prince de Condé]].
-*[[Françoise-Marie de Bourbon]] - The duc de Maine's youngest sister, Françoise-Marie, was married to [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans|Philippe, duc de Chartres]], who was the only son and heir of Louis XIV's younger brother, ''[[Philippe I, Duke of Orléans|Monsieur]]''.
-*[[Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse|Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse]] - The duc du Maine's youngest brother, Louis-Alexandre, was to marry [[Marie Victoire de Noailles]], one of the daughters of [[Anne-Jules, 2nd duc de Noailles|Anne Jules de Noailles, duc de Noailles]]. The comte de Toulouse became the founder of another illegitimate Bourbon line, the ''[[Bourbon-Penthièvre|House of Bourbon-Penthièvre]]''.
 ==The Children of the ''duc du Maine''==
+Louis-Auguste and his wife had seven children, only three of whom lived to adulthood. All died without issue.
+*''Mademoiselle de Dombes'', (11 September 1694 – 15 September 1694);
-Louis-Auguste and his wife had seven children in all. All but three died in infancy. The three that did survive did not leave any issue. As a result, the '''House of Bourbon du Maine''' became extinct on the death of the duc de Maine's youngest son.
+*Louis Constantin de Bourbon, ''prince de Dombes'', ([[Château de Versailles]], 17 November 1695 – 28 September 1698);
+*''Mademoiselle d'Aumale'', (1697 – 24 August 1699);
-The children of the duc and duchesse du Maine that died young were:
+*[[Louis-Auguste, Prince of Dombes|Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, ''prince de Dombes'']], (château de Versailles, 4 March 1700 – 1 October 1755);
+*[[Louis-Charles, Count of Eu|Louis-Charles de Bourbon, ''comte d'Eu'']], ([[Château de Sceaux]], 15 October 1701 – château de Sceaux, 13 July 1775);
-*'''Mademoiselle de Dombes''' (Born [[11 September]] [[1694]] and died on the 15 of the same month),
-*'''Louis Constantin de Bourbon''', ''prince de Dombes'' (Born at [[Versailles]] on the [[17 November]] [[1695]], died [[28 September]] [[1698]]),
+*[[Duke of Aumale|Charles de Bourbon, ''duc d'Aumale'']], (château de Versailles, 31 March 1704 – château de Sceaux, September 1708);
+*[[Louise-Françoise de Bourbon (1707–1743)|Louise-Françoise de Bourbon]], titled ''Mademoiselle du Maine'',  (château de Versailles, 4 December 1707 – [[Château d'Anet]], 19 August 1743).
-*'''Mademoiselle d'Aumale''' (Born in [[1697]], died [[24 August]] [[1699]]),
-*[[Louis-Auguste, Prince of Dombes|Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, prince de Dombes]] (Born at [[Versailles]]: [[4 March]] [[1700]], died [[1 October]] [[1755]]),
-*[[Louis-Charles, Count of Eu|Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu]] (Born at [[Château de Sceaux|Sceaux]] [[15 October]] [[1701]], died [[13 July]] [[1775]] at [[Château de Sceaux|Sceaux]]),
-*[[Duke of Aumale|Charles de Bourbon-Maine, duc d'Aumale]] (Born at Versailles: [[31 March]] [[1704]], died September [[1708]] at [[Château de Sceaux|Sceaux]]),
-*'''Louise Françoise de Bourbon''', known as ''Mademoiselle du Maine'' (Born [[4 December]] [[1707]] at [[Versailles]] and died [[19 August]] [[1743]] at the [[Chateau d'Anet]]).
-The line of '''Bourbon du Maine''' became extinct on the death of '''Louis Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu'''. It had been in existence for just over a century.
+The '''House of Bourbon-Maine''' became extinct at the death of Louis Charles de Bourbon, ''comte d'Eu''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du Maine | website=Party like 1660 | date=25 October 2017 | url=https://partylike1660.com/louis-auguste-de-bourbon-duc-du-maine/ | access-date=30 April 2024}}</ref> It had been in existence for just over a century.
 ==Heads of the House==
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-! width=22% | Descendent !! width=105px | Portrait !! Birth !! width=25% | Marriages !! width=19% | Death
+! width=22% | Descendant !! width=105px | Portrait !! Birth !! width=25% | Marriages !! width=19% | Death
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-| '''[[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]]'''<br>[[1672]]&ndash;[[1736]]|| [[Image:Duc du Maine2.jpg|100px]] || [[31 March]] [[1670]]<br>[[Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]]<br>son of [[Louis XIV of France]] and [[Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan]]|| [[Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé]]<br>[[1692]]<br>7 children||[[14 May]] [[1736]]<br>[[Château de Sceaux]]<br>aged 66
+| '''[[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine|Louis Auguste de Bourbon, ''Légitimé de France'']]<br>''Duc du Maine'''<br>1672–1736|| [[Image:Duc du Maine2.jpg|100px]] || 31 March 1670<br>[[Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye]]<br>son of [[Louis XIV of France]] and [[Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan]]|| [[Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon]]<br />[[Palace of Versailles]]<br />19 May 1692<br />7 children||14 May 1736<br>[[Château de Sceaux]]<br>aged 66
 |-
-| '''[[Louis-Auguste, Prince of Dombes|Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, prince de Dombes]]'''<br>[[1736]]&ndash;[[1755]]|| [[Image:Louis-Auguste II de Bourbon, prince de Dombes.jpg|100px]] || [[4 March]] [[1700]]<br>[[Versailles]]<br>son of [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] and [[Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé]]|| never married||[[1 October]] [[1755]]<br>[[Fontainebleau]]<br>aged 55
+| '''[[Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes|Louis Auguste de Bourbon, ''prince de Dombes'']]'''<br>1736–1755|| [[Image:Troy - Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes in armour.jpg|100px]] || 4 March 1700<br>[[Palace of Versailles|Versailles]]<br>son of [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] and [[Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon]]|| never married||1 October 1755<br>[[Fontainebleau]]<br>aged 55
 |-
-| '''[[Louis-Charles, Count of Eu|Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu]]'''<br>[[1755]]&ndash;[[1775]]|| [[Image:Louis-Charles de Bourbon du Maine.jpg|100px]] || [[5 October]] [[1701]]<br>[[Château de Sceaux]]<br>son of [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] and [[Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé]]|| never married||[[13 July]] [[1775]]<br>[[Château de Sceaux]]<br>aged 73
+| '''[[Louis Charles, Count of Eu|Louis Charles de Bourbon, ''comte d'Eu'']]'''<br>1755–1775|| [[File:Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu - Versailles, MV 3737.jpg|100px]] || 5 October 1701<br>[[Château de Sceaux]]<br>son of [[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] and [[Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon]]|| never married||13 July 1775<br>[[Château de Sceaux]]<br>aged 73
 |-
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 ==Ancestry==
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 |31= 31. Anne Adrienne Frotier
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-==Other Illegitimate Houses==
+==Other illegitimate houses==
+*[[Bourbon-Busset]]
+*[[Bourbon-Penthièvre]] (extinct; cousins of the House of Bourbon-Maine through the duc du Maine's younger brother, the [[Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse|comte de Toulouse]])
-* [[Bourbon-Busset]]
-* [[Bourbon-Vendôme]] (extinct)
+*Second house of [[Bourbon-Vendôme]] (extinct)
-* [[Bourbon-Penthièvre]] (extinct, and  were cousins of the '''House of Bourbon du Maine''' through the Duc du Maine's younger brother, the [[Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse|Comte de Toulouse]])
 ==See also==
 *[[Counts and Dukes of Maine]]
+==References==
-[[Category:House of Bourbon du Maine| ]]
+{{Reflist}}
+{{House of Bourbon du Maine}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:House Of Bourbon-Maine}}
+[[Category:House of Bourbon-Maine| ]]
 [[Category:Dukes of Maine]]
+[[Category:1672 establishments in France]]
+[[Category:1775 disestablishments in France]]