Louise Françoise de Bourbon

Louise Françoise de Bourbon (1 June 1673 – 16 June 1743) was the eldest surviving legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV by his  his mistress Madame de Montespan. She was styled as 'Mademoiselle de Nantes prior to being forced to marry Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon in 1685. As a result o the marriage she was known simply as Madame la duchesse even after her husband's death. She constructed the Palais Bourbon in Paris as her own personal residence.

Children

 * 1) Marie Anne Éléonore de Bourbon 22 December 1690 – 30 August 1760) never married but was created Abbess of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs and known as Madame de Bourbon.
 * 2) Louis Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (18 August 1692 - 27 January 1740) married Marie Anne de Bourbon (1689–1720) but had no children. Later married Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg and had children.
 * 3) Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon, known as "Mademoiselle de Bourbon" (22 November 1693 – 27 May 1775) married Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti and had children.
 * 4) Louise Anne de Bourbon known as "Mademoiselle de Charolais" (23 June 1695 - 8 April 1758) died unmarried.
 * 5) Marie Anne de Bourbon known as "Mademoiselle de Clermont" (16 October 1697 - 11 August 1741) secretly married Louis de Melun, Duke of Joyeuse.
 * 6) Charles de Bourbon, Count of Charolais (19 June 1700 - 23 Julie 1760) (secretly) married Jeanne de Valois Saint Remy and had illegitimate children.
 * 7) Henriette Louise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Vermandois (15 January 1703 - 19 September 1772) died unmarried.
 * 8) Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon known as "Mademoiselle de Sens" (15 September 1705 - 15 Aprile 1765) died unmarried.
 * 9) Louis de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (15 Juin 1709 - 16 June 1771) died unmarried.

Titles and styles

 * 1 June 1673 – 19 December 1673 unnamed child.
 * 19 December 1673 – 25 May 1685 Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France, "Mademoiselle de Nantes"
 * 25 May 1685 – 1 April 1709 Her Most Serene Highness The Duchess of Bourbon, Princess of the French royal blood by marriage.
 * 1 April 1709 – 4 March 1710 Her Most Serene Highness The Princess of Condé, Princess of the French royal blood by marriage.
 * 4 March 1710 – 16 June 1743 Her Most Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Condé, Princess of the French royal blood by marriage.

Category:Illegitimate children of Louis XIV of France