Princes of Condé



The title of Prince of Condé was a title used in France prior to 1793. The holder of the title was a member of the extended royal family and therefore held the rank and further title of prince of the blood and the style of Serene Highness but the style was only used when in writing. The holder of the title also held the important further rank of First Prince of the blood. The heir was usually given the title of Duke of Bourbon and at other times the Duke of Enghien. The title existed for almost two centuries and during that time the prince was one of the highest ranking prince behind that of the actual royal family. They Prince was also a Prince of the French royal blood and until 1701 when Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans died after which the Duke of Orléans was the senior Prince of the blood at court after the Dauphin. The Condé line became extinct in 1830 when his eighth-generation descendant, Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon, died without surviving male issue. The princely title was held for one last time by Louis d'Orléans, Prince of Condé, who died in 1866. They were distant cousins of the Prince of Carignan.

==Princes
 * 1) from Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé (1530–1569)
 * 2) Henri I de Bourbon, prince de Condé (1552–1588)
 * 3) Henry II de Bourbon, prince de Condé (1588–1646)
 * 4) Louis II de Bourbon (1621–1686)
 * 5) Henri Jules de Bourbon-Condé (1643–1709)
 * 6) Louis III, Prince of Condé (1668–1710)
 * 7) Louis Henri I, Prince of Condé (1692–1740)
 * 8) Louis Joseph de Bourbon-Condé (1736–1818)
 * 9) Louis Henri II, Prince of Condé (1756–1830)