Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon

Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon
''Mademoiselle de Sens''
Élisabeth Alexandrine by Jean-Marc Nattier.
Born	(1705-09-05)5 September 1705 Hôtel de Condé, Paris, France
Died	15 April 1765(1765-04-15) (aged 59) Paris, France
Burial	Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris, France
Full name Élisabeth Thérèse Alexandrine de Bourbon
House	House of Bourbon-Condé
Father	Louis III, Prince of Condé
Mother	Louise-Françoise de Bourbon
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon (Élisabeth Thérèse Alexandrine; 5 September 1705 – 15 April 1765) was a French princess of the blood and a daughter of Monsieur le Duc. Her father was the grandson of the Grand Condé and her mother, Madame la Duchesse was the eldest surviving daughter of Louis XIV of France and his Maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan.

Élisabeth Alexandrine was born in Paris in 1705, she was one of nine children and her parents' youngest daughter. Named in honour of her older sister Louise Élisabeth and her uncle Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (Count of Toulouse), she was known by her second name of Alexandrine.

From birth, she was known at court as Mademoiselle de Gex but would later take on the courtesy title of Mademoiselle de Sens. She was known as Mlle de Sens most of her life. As a princesse du sang, Alexandrine was addressed with the style of Her Serene Highness.

Like most of her sisters, she would never marry. She was considered as a possible bride for her older cousin, Louis d'Orléans, but her aunt, the proud Duchess of Orléans, wanted a more prestigious bride for her son. Élisabeth Alexandrine was never to play a very prominent political role. She was, however, a great friend of the king's mistress, the famous Madame de Pompadour, who had been introduced at court by Alexandrine's older sister and namesake, Louise Élisabeth.