Louis, Grand Condé

Louis de Bourbon
Le Grand Condé
Portrait by Justus van Egmont
4th Prince of Condé
Tenure	26 December 1646 – 11 December 1686
Predecessor	Henri
Successor	Henri Jules
Born	(1621-09-08)8 September 1621 Paris, France
Died	11 December 1686(1686-12-11) (aged 65) Palace of Fontainebleau, France
Spouse	Claire Clémence de Maillé (m 11 February 1641)
Issue	Henri Jules, 5th Prince of Condé Louis, Duke of Bourbon
Full name
Louis de Bourbon
House	Bourbon (Condé branch)
Father	Henri, 3rd Prince of Condé
Mother	Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
Burial	Church of Saint Thomas, Valléry, France
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Louis de Bourbon, 4th Prince of Condé (8 September 1621  – 11 December 1686), known as the Great Condé (French: Le Grand Condé) for his military exploits, was a French general and the most illustrious representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. He was one of Louis XIV's pre-eminent generals.

Marriage

Louis was forced to marry Claire Clémence de Maillé, Mademoiselle de Brézé, daughter of Urbain de Maillé, 1st Marquis of Brézé and Nicole du Plessis, at the Palais Royal in Paris, on 11 February 1641, in the presence of King King Louis XIII, Anne of Austria, and the Duke of Orléans. They had issue.

Issue

1. Henri Jules de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien, 5th Prince of Condé (29 July 1643  – 1 April 1709), succeeded as Prince of Condé, married Anne of Bavaria and had issue.
2. Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652  – 11 April 1653) died in infancy.
3. X de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657  – 28 September 1660) died in infancy.

Titles and styles

• 8 September 1621  – 26 December 1646 His Most Serene Highness The Duke of Enghien, Prince of the French royal blood.
• 26 December 1646  – 11 November 1686 His Most Serene Highness The Prince of Condé, First Prince of the French royal blood.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit.