Marie Françoise de Bourbon

Marie Françoise de Bourbon
Duchess o Orléans
Undated portrait identified as the Duchess of Orléans with her son Louis d'Orléans by Pierre Gobert.
Born	(1677-05-04)4 May 1677 Château de Maintenon, France
Died	1 February 1749(1749-02-01) (aged 71) Palais Royal, Paris, France
Spouse	Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (m 18 February 1692)
Issue	Marie Louise, Duchess of Berry Adélaïde, Abbess of Chelles Charlotte Aglaé, Duchess o Modena Louis, Duke of Orléans Élisabeth, Queen of Spain Philippine Élisabeth, Mademoiselle de Beaujolais Louise, Princess of Conti
Full name
Marie Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France
Father	Louis XIV of France
Mother	Madame de Montespan
Burial	6 February 1749
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Marie Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France (4 May 1677  – 1 February 1749) was the youngest illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV and his mistress Madame de Montespan. Raised by Madame de Maintenon with her younger brother the Count of Toulouse after her father legitimised her in November 1681 she was styled as Mademoiselle de Blois. In February 1692, she married her first-cousin Philippe, d'Orléans, then-the Duke of Chartres with whom she had 8 children with prior to her husband's death in 1723.

Issue

1. Unnamed daughter styled 'Mademoiselle de Valois (17 December 1693  – 17 October 1694) died in infancy.
2. Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (20 August 1695  – 21 July 1719) married Charles of France, Duke of Berry and had issue, none of whom survived infancy.
3. Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (13 August 1698  – 10 February 1743) Abbess of Chelles died unmarried.
4. Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (20 October 1700  – 19 January 1761) married Francesco d'Este, Hereditary Prince of Modena (future Duke) and had issue.
5. Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (4 August 1703  – 4 February 1752) married Princess Auguste of Baden-Baden and had issue.
6. Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (11 December 1709  – 16 June 1742) married Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias (future King Luis I of Spain), but had no issue.
7. Philippine Élisabeth d'Orléans (18 December 1714  – 21 May 1734) engaged to Infante Carlos of Spain but never married.
8. Louise Diane d'Orléans (27 June 1716  – 26 September 1736) married Louis François de Bourbon, 6th Prince of Conti and had issue

Titles and styles

• 4 May 1677  – 22 November 1681 unnamed child.
• 22 November 1681  – 18 February 1692 Marie Françoise de Bourbon, Legitimée de France, "Mademoiselle de Blois".
• 18 February 1692  – 9 June 1701 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Chartres.
• 9 June 1701  – 2 December 1723 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Orléans.
• 2 December 1723  – 1 February 1749 Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Orléans.