Marie Anne de Bourbon | |||||
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Duchess of Bourbon | |||||
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Born |
Palace of Versailles, France |
18 April 1689||||
Died | 21 March 1720 Hôtel de Condé, Paris, France |
(aged 30)||||
Burial | Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris, France | ||||
Spouse | Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon | ||||
Issue | None | ||||
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House | Bourbon | ||||
Father | François Louis, Prince of Conti | ||||
Mother | Marie Thérèse de Bourbon |
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Marie Anne de Bourbon |
Marie Anne de Bourbon (18 April 1689 – 21 March 1720) was a princess of the blood at the French court of Versailles. She was the first wife of Louis Henri de Bourbon and as such was the Duchess of Bourbon and Princess of Condé by marriage. She died childless during the Regency of Philippe d'Orléans. She was known as the younger duchess as opposed to her mother-in-law, the older duchess. Despite her husband being the Prince of Condé, he continued to use the title of Duke of Bourbon, the title by which his wife was known.
Marie Anne was the eldest daughter of Marie Thérèse de Bourbon and her promiscuous spouse, François Louis, Prince of Conti. Her father did not return his wife's affections; instead, he lived as a libertine, engaging in numerous love affairs with members of both sexes. His sex-life caused tension and distance within the family and earned him the nickname of le Grand Conti. Marie Anne was born a Princess of the Blood at the Palace of Versailles. From her birth until her marriage aged 24, she was known as Mademoiselle de Conti, derived from her fathers title. Marie Anne was the eldest of seven children, although only she and two others would survive into adulthood: her younger brother, Louis Armand, who would succeed his father as Prince of Conti in 1709 and her younger sister Mademoiselle de La Roche-sur-Yon would die childless having outlived them all. Marie Anne was considered the more attractive of the two sisters. She reconciled with her mother after the death of her father in 1709.