Louis César, Count of Vexin
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| Légitimé de France Count of Vexin |
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Vexin, ca. 1675
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June 20, 1672 Château du Génitoy, France |
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| Died | January 10, 1683 (aged 10) Paris, France |
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| Burial | Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, France | ||||
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| Father | Louis XIV of France | ||||
| Mother | Madame de Montespan | ||||
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| Louis César de Bourbon, Légitimé de France |
Louis César de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, Count of Vexin (Génitoy, 20 June 1672 – Paris, 10 January 1683) was a son of Louis XIV of France and his mistress Madame de Montespan. He was the Abbot of Saint-Denis and of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Louis César, born at the château du Génitoy, was the second son born to Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Named after Julius Caesar, his older brother Louis Auguste de Bourbon was named after Augustus and the later born Louis Alexandre de Bourbon was named after Alexander the Great.
Louis César was born at a time when the court was in mourning for Princess Marie-Thérèse of France, known as la petite Madame, who had died in March 1672.
Louis César would grow up with his older brother Louis-Auguste in the care of Madame Scarron in a house on the rue de Vaugirad in Paris. This house had been purchased by the king specifically for his illegitimate children. The next year, while his father was on a military tour at Tournai, he was joined by a sister, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, born in June, Louis César and his parents, as well as the Queen Marie Thérèse d'Autriche were present as was Madame Scarron.
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