Louise Henriette de Bourbon
Louise Henriette de Bourbon (20 Juin 1726 – 9 Februar 1759) wis Duchess o Orléans an the mither o Philippe Égalité. Bi birth an marriage she held the prestigious rank o a Princess o the bluid. She mairit a distant cousin o hers. Efter her daith, her husband haed several mistresses, ultimately findin the "love o his life", the witty but mairit Madame de Montesson, whom he mairit efter she became a widow.
| Louise Henriette de Bourbon | |||||
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| Duchess o Orléans | |||||
,_French_School_of_the_18th_century.jpg) Louise Henriette in 1743 bi a member o the French School. | |||||
| Born | 20 Juin 1726 Paris, Fraunce | ||||
| Dee'd | 9 Februar 1759 (aged 32) Palais Royal, Paris, Fraunce | ||||
| Buirial | Val-de-Grâce, Paris, Fraunce | ||||
| Spouse | Louis Philippe d'Orléans | ||||
| Issue | Philippe, Duke o Orléans Bathilde, Duchess o Bourbon | ||||
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| Hoose | Bourbon (Conti branch, bi birth) Orléans (bi marriage) | ||||
| Faither | Louis Armand de Bourbon | ||||
| Mither | Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon | ||||
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BackgroundEdit
Louise Henriette, kent at coort as Mademoiselle de Conti, wis the youngest dochter o Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince o Conti an his wife Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon.
MariageEdit
Ane o Louise Henriette's cousins, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke o Penthièvre, grandson o Keeng Louis XIV, haed proposed mariage tae her, but her mither's choice fell upon the Duke o Chartres. As a result on 17 December 1743, aged o seventeen, Louise Henriette mairit her seicont cousin Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o Chartres (future Duke o Orléans) in the Ryal Chapel o the Palace o Versailles.
IssueEdit
- A dochter (13 Julie 1745 – 14 December 1745).
- Philippe d'Orléans (13 Aprile 1747, – 6 November 1793) mairit Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon an haed issue.
- Bathilde d'Orléans (9 Julie 1750 – 10 Januar 1822) mairit Louis Henri, Prince o Condé an haed issue.
Teetles an stylesEdit
- 20 Juin 1726 – 17 December 1743 Her Maist Serene Highness Mademoiselle de Conti, Princess o the bluid.
- 17 December 1743 – 4 Februar 1752 Her Maist Serene Highness The Duchess o Chartres, Princess o the bluid.
- 4 Februar 1752 – 9 Februar 1759 Her Maist Serene Highness The Duchess o Orléans, Princess o the bluid.
Ither wabsteidsEdit
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