Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon

Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon (Anne Louise Bénédicte; 8 November 1676 – 23 January 1753) was the daughter of Henri Jules de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and Anne Henriette of Bavaria. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a princesse du sang. Forced to marry the Duke of Maine, legitimised son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, she revelled in politics and the arts, and held a popular salon at the Hôtel du Maine as well as at the Château de Sceaux.

Issue

 * 1) "Mademoiselle de Dombes" (11 September 1694 - 15 September 1694) died in infancy.
 * 2) Louis Constantin de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes (17 November 1695 - 28 September 1698) died in infancy.
 * 3) "Mademoiselle d'Aumale" (21 December 1697 - 4 August 1699) died in infancy.
 * 4) Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Prince of Dombes (4 March 1700 - 1 October 1755) died unmarried.
 * 5) Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu (15 October 1701 – 13 July 1775) died unmarried.
 * 6) Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Aumale (31 March 1704 - 2 September 1708) died in infancy.
 * 7) Louise Françoise de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle du Maine" (4 December 1707 - 19 August 1743) died married.

Titles and styles

 * 8 November 1676 - 1685 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle d'Enghien, Princess of the French royal blood.
 * 1685 - 19 May 1692 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle de Charolais, Princess of the French royal blood.
 * 19 May 1692 – 14 May 1736 Her Most Serene Highness The Duchess of Maine.
 * 14 May 1736 – 23 January 1753 Her Most Serene Highness The Dowager Duchess of Maine.