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.

Children

 * 1) Louis Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Rambouillet (2 January 1746 – 13 November 1749) died young.
 * 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 children.
 * 3) Jean Marie de Bourbon (17 July 1748 – 19 May 1755), Duke of Châteauvillain died young.
 * 4) Vincent de Bourbon, Count of Guingamp (22 June 1750 – 14 March 1752) died young.
 * 5) Marie Louise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Penthièvre (18 October 1751 – 26 September 1753) died young.
 * 6) Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Mademoiselle d'Ivoy and later Mademoiselle de Penthièvre (13 March 1753 –, 23 June 1821), married Philippe, Duke of Orléans and had children.
 * 7) Louis Marie Félicité de Bourbon (29 April 1754 – 30 April 1754) died young.

Titles and styles

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