Henriette Louise de Bourbon
| Henriette Louise | |||||
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| Abbess of Beaumont-lès-Tours | |||||
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15 January 1703 Palace of Versailles, France |
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| Died | 19 September 1772 (aged 69) Abbey of Beaumont-lès-Tours, France |
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| Burial | Abbey of Beaumont-lès-Tours, France | ||||
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| Father | Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé | ||||
| Mother | Louise-Françoise de Bourbon | ||||
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| Henriette Louise Marie Françoise Gabrielle de Bourbon |
Henriette Louise de Bourbon (Henriette Louise Marie Françoise Gabrielle; 15 January 1703 – 19 September 1772) was a French Princess by birth and a member of the House of Bourbon. She was the abbess of Beaumont-lès-Tours Abbey.
Henriette Louise was born at the Palace of Versailles the seventh child and fifth daughter of Louis III, Prince of Condé, and his wife, Louise-Françoise de Bourbon. Henriette Louise's father was a grandson of le Grand Condé, and her mother was the eldest surviving legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. She grew up at Fontevraud Abbey. She was one of nine children.
Henriette Louise was on a list of potential brides presented to King Louis XV. The list also contained the names of Henriette Louise's future sister-in-law, Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg, and Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, a future aunt of Queen Marie Antoinette and abbess of Remiremont. Henriette Louise's name had been placed on the list by her brother, the duc de Bourbon, who was Louis XV's chief minister. Along with his mistress, Madame de Prie, the duke wanted to make his sister the queen in the hope of being able to influence the young king. Henriette Louise, however, did not want to marry the king at all, saying that she instead wanted to follow a religious path in life like her cousin Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans.
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