Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre

Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre (16 November 1725 – 4 March 1793) was a French duke and great-grandson of King Louis XIV of France and Madame de Montespan. His youngest but only surviving daughter was the mother of King Louis Philippe I of the French.

Marriage
On December 29, 1744, the Duke married Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Princess of Modena at Versailles. Maria Teresa Felicitas was a daughter of Duke Francesco III d'Este of Modena and Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans. The Duchess of Penthièvre died in childbirth in 1754 and the Duke refused to remarry.

Issue

 * 1) Louis Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Rambouillet (2 January 1746 – 13 November 1749) died in infancy.
 * 2) Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, "Prince of Lamballe" (6 September 1747 –6 Mey 1768), married Princess Marie Louise of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Carignan but had no issue.
 * 3) Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Châteauvillain (17 July 1748 – 19 May 1755), Duke of Châteauvillain died in infancy.
 * 4) Vincent de Bourbon, Count of Guingamp (22 June 1750 – 14 March 1752) died in infancy.
 * 5) Marie Louise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Penthièvre (18 October 1751 – 26 September 1753) died in infancy.
 * 6) Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Mademoiselle d'Ivoy and later Mademoiselle de Penthièvre (13 March 1753 –, 23 June 1821), married Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (later of Orléans) and had issue.
 * 7) Louis Marie Félicité de Bourbon (29 April 1754 – 30 April 1754) died in infancy.

Titles and styles

 * 16 November 1725 – 4 March 1793 His Most Serene Highness The Duke of Penthièvre, Legitimised Prince of the French royal blood.