Louis Jean Marie, Duke of Penthièvre
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| Duke of Penthièvre | |||||
Penthièvre by Nattier
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| Born |
16 November 1725 Château de Rambouillet, France |
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| Died | 4 March 1793 (aged 67) Château de Bizy, Vernon, France |
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| Burial | Chapelle royale de Dreux, Dreux, France | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este | ||||
| Issue Detail |
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe Marie Adélaïde, Duchess of Orléans |
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| House | House of Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Louis Alexandre de Bourbon | ||||
| Mother | Marie Victoire de Noailles | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon |
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon (16 November 1725 – 4 March 1793) was the son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon and his wife Marie Victoire de Noailles. He was also a grandson of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. From birth he was known as the Duke of Penthièvre. He also possessed the following titles: Prince of Lamballe (given later as a courtesy title to the duke's only surviving son); Prince of Carignano; Duke of Rambouillet; Duke of Aumale (1775); Duke of Gisors; Duke of Châteauvillain; Duke of Arc-en-Barrois; Duke of Amboise; Count of Eu; Count of Guingamp. He was the father in law of Philippe Égalité.
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon was born at the Château de Rambouillet, the son of Louis XIV's youngest legitimised son with Madame de Montespan, the Count of Toulouse, and his wife, Marie Victoire de Noailles, one of the daughters of Anne Jules de Noailles, Duke of Noailles. Since his mother acted as a surrogate parent to the young, orphaned Louis XV, the duke formed a close relationship with the young monarch, who was his godfather.
At the age of twelve, upon his father's death, he succeeded to his father's military posts and titles:
On 2 July 1733 at the age of eight, he was made a maréchal de camp (field marshal) and the next year, a lieutenant général (lieutenant general). In 1740, he received the Ordre de la Toison d'or from his Bourbon cousin, the King of Spain. In 1742, King Louis XV conferred upon him the Order of the Holy Spirit. He served in the military under his maternal uncle, the maréchal-duc de Noailles, and fought brilliantly at Dettingen in 1743 and Fontenoy in 1745.
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