Louis Joseph de Bourbon, 8th Prince of Condé

Louis Joseph de Bourbon, 8th Prince of Condé (9 August 1736 – 13 May 1818) was Prince of Condé from 1740 to his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he held the prestigious rank of Prince du Sang.

Louis Joseph de Bourbon
8th Prince of Condé
8th Prince of Condé
Tenure	27 January 1740 - 13 May 1818
Predecessor	Louis Henri de Bourbon
Successor	Louis Henri de Bourbon
Born	(1736-08-09)9 August 1736 Hôtel de Condé, Paris, France
Died	13 May 1818(1818-05-13) (aged 81) Palais Bourbon, Paris, France
Spouse	Charlotte de Rohan-Soubise (m 3 May 1753) Maria Caterina Brignole (m 24 October 1798)
Issue	Louis Henri, Prince of Condé Louise Adélaïde, Abbess of Remiremont
House	Bourbon (Condé branch)
Father	Louis Henri, Prince of Condé
Mother	Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg
Burial	Royal Basilica of Saint-Denis
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First marriage

On 3 May 1753, he married Mademoiselle de Soubise, Charlotte Godefride Élisabeth de Rohan younger daughter of Charles de Rohan, 4th Prince of Soubise and Anne Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne.

Issue

1. Marie de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (16 February 1755 – 22 June 1759) died in infancy.
2. Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, Duke of Bourbon (13 April 1756 – 30 August 1830) married Bathilde d'Orléans and had issue.
3. Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon (5 October 1757 – 10 March 1824) died unmarried.

Second marriage

On 24 October 1798, the Prince of Condé married Maria Caterina Brignole in London. They had no issue.

Titles and styles

• 9 August 1736 – 27 January 1740 His Most Serene Highness The Duke of Enghien, Prince of the French royal blood.
• 27 January 1740 – 13 May 1818 His Most Serene Highness The Prince of Condé, First Prince of the French royal blood.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (2 February 1752)
• Knight of the Order of Saint Michel (2 February 1752)
• Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (3 July 1816)
• Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint Louis (10 July 1816)

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