Louis Charles, Count of Eu
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October 15, 1701 Palace of Versailles, France |
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| Died | July 13, 1775 (aged 73) Château de Sceaux, France |
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| Burial | Église, Sceaux, France | ||||
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| House | House of Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Louis Auguste de Bourbon | ||||
| Mother | Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon | ||||
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| Louis Charles de Bourbon |
Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu (October 15, 1701 – July 13, 1775) was a grandson of Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. He was the last member of the legitimised house of Bourbon du Maine, a legitimised, cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born at his parents' château de Sceaux near Versailles on October 15, 1701, he was the youngest son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine, and his wife, Anne Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon.
He grew up with his elder brother, Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes and his younger sister Louise Françoise de Bourbon (1707–1743), known as Mademoiselle du Maine.
Like his siblings he remained unmarried and childless all his life. On his father's death in 1736 he gained the title of Duke of Aumale. He was also made Grand Master of the Artillery. a post that his father had also held.
His elder brother was their father's main heir, but when he was killed in a duel in 1755 Louis Charles inherited his brother's estate. He was given his brother's governorship of Languedoc and inherited his brother's many châteaux.
Like his elder brother he was little seen at court and preferred to hunt on his estate of the Château d'Anet.
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