Françoise d'Orléans (1549–1601)

Françoise d'Orléans (5 April 1549 – 11 June 1601) was the second wife of Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé.

Background
a daughter of François d'Orléans, Marquis of Rothelin and his wife Jacqueline de Rohan. She was an illegitimate descendant of King Charles V of France|King Charles V of France, prior to her marriage she was styled as Mademoiselle de Longueville.

Marriage
On 8 November 1565 she married Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, the founder of the House of Condé (a cadet branch of the reigning House of Bourbon. He was a cousin of King Henry IV of France.

Children

 * 1) Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons  (3 November 1566 – 1 November 1612)  married Anne de Montafié and had children.
 * 2) Louis de Bourbon (1567–1569) died young.
 * 3) Benjamin de Bourbon (1569–1573) died young.

Titles and styles

 * 5 April 1549 - 8 November 1565 Mademoiselle de Longueville.
 * 8 November 1565 - 13 March 1569 Her Most Serene Highness The Princess of Condé, Princess of the French royal blood by marriage.
 * 13 March 1569 - 11 June 1601 Her Most Serene Highness The Dowager Princess of Condé, Princess of the French royal blood by marriage.