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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 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. |
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Image:Duc du Maine2.jpg|[[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine]] |
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| '''[[Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine ]]'''<br>[[1670]]–[[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 |
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Image:Duchesse du Maine.jpeg|[[Anne, Duchess of Maine|Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé]], duchesse du Maine |
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| '''[[Louis-Auguste II de Bourbon, prince de Dombes]]'''<br>[[1736]]–[[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 |
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| '''[[Louis Charles de Bourbon, Comte d'Eu]]'''<br>[[1755]]–[[1775]]|| [[Image:Blason Batard Vendôme.png|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 |
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Revision as of 10:42, 21 July 2008
| House of Bourbon du Maine (Légitimé de France) | |
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| Parent house | House of Bourbon (legitimised royal branch) |
| Country | France |
| Founded | 1672 |
| Founder | Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine |
| Titles | duc du Maine,
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| Dissolution | 1775 |
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 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, 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.
He was put in the care of one of his mother's companions, 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 duc du Maine from his father.
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.
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 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 de Condé.
- Françoise-Marie de Bourbon - The duc de Maine's youngest sister, Françoise-Marie, was married to Philippe, duc de Chartres, who was the only son and heir of Louis XIV's younger brother, Monsieur.
- 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 de Noailles, duc de Noailles. The comte de Toulouse became the founder of another illegitimate Bourbon line, the House of Bourbon-Penthièvre.
The Children of the duc du Maine
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.
The children of the duc and duchesse du Maine that died young were:
- 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),
- Mademoiselle d'Aumale (Born in 1697, died 24 August 1699),
- Louis Auguste II de Bourbon, prince de Dombes (Born at Versailles: 4 March 1700, died 1 October 1755),
- Louis Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu (Born at Sceaux 15 October 1701, died 13 July 1775 at Sceaux),
- Charles de Bourbon-Maine, duc d'Aumale (Born at Versailles: 31 March 1704, died September 1708 at 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.
Heads of the House=
| Descendent | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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| Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine 1670–1736 |
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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-Condé 1692 7 children |
14 May 1736 Château de Sceaux aged 66 |
| Louis-Auguste II de Bourbon, prince de Dombes 1736–1755 |
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4 March 1700 Versailles son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé |
never married | 1 October 1755 Fontainebleau aged 55 |
| Louis Charles de Bourbon, Comte d'Eu 1755–1775 |
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5 October 1701 Château de Sceaux son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine and Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé |
never married | 13 July 1775 Château de Sceaux aged 73 |
Ancestry
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Other Illegitimate Houses
- Bourbon-Busset
- 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 Comte de Toulouse)