Louis Henry II, Prince of Condé
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| Prince of Condé | |||||
| Reign | 13 May 1818 – 30 August 1830 | ||||
| Predecessor | Louis Joseph | ||||
| Successor | Title extinct | ||||
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13 April 1756 Hôtel de Condé, Paris, France |
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| Died | 30 August 1830 (aged 74) Château de Saint-Leu, France |
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| Burial | Basilica of Saint Denis | ||||
| Spouse | Bathilde d'Orléans | ||||
| Issue | Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien | ||||
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| Father | Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé | ||||
| Mother | Charlotte de Rohan | ||||
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| Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon |
Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (Louis Henri Joseph; 13 April 1756 - 30 August 1830) was the Prince of Condé from 1818 to his death. He was the brother-in-law of Philippe Égalité and nephew of Victoire de Rohan.
He was the only son of Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé and his wife, Charlotte de Rohan. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a prince du sang and was entitled to the style of Serene Highness, prior to his accession to the Condé title, while he was known as the duke of Enghien and later as Duke of Bourbon. On succeeding his father he was entitled to the style of Royal Highness.
On 24 April 1770, he married Bathilde d'Orléans, only surviving daughter of Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans and Louise Henriette de Bourbon. The couple were married in the chapel at the palace of Versailles and were descended from Louis XIV to the same degree (their paternal great grandmothers were sisters, daughters of Madame de Montespan). In 1772 their only son, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, was born. The marriage was not a happy one, and in 1780 the couple separated. Louis never remarried.
Shortly afterwards, Louis Henri began a public affair with an opera singer, Marguerite "Mimi" Michelot, which resulted in two illegitimate daughters, one of whom, Adèle, went on to marry the Comte de Reuilly. During the French Revolution, Louis Henri accompanied his father into exile in England and survived the purge of the House of Bourbon in France, which cost the life of King Louis XVI and his Queen Marie-Antoinette, amongst others.
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