Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon

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Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon
Princess of Conti
Louise Élisabeth by Pierre Gobert
Born (1693-11-22)22 November 1693
Palace of Versailles, France
Died 27 May 1775(1775-05-27) (aged 81)
Hôtel de Conti, Paris, France
Spouse Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
Issue Louis François, Prince of Conti
Louise Henriette, Duchess of Orléans
Full name
Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon
House Bourbon (Condé branch by birth)
Bourbon (Conti branch by marriage)
Father Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé
Mother Louise Françoise de Bourbon
Burial Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, Paris, France
Signature

Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (22 November 1693–27 May 1775) was a daughter of Louis, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, a legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. She introduced Madame de Pompadour to the court of Louis XV. She was buried at the (Church of (Église) Saint-Sulpice in Paris.


Marriage[edit]

On 9 July 1713 at the Palace of Versailles, Louise Élisabeth married Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. He was her first-ousin. Prior to marriage Louise Élisabeth had been styled at court as Mademoiselle de Condé or Mademoiselle de Charolais.


Issue[edit]

  1. Louis de Bourbon, Count of La Marche (28 March 1715 - 1 August 1717) died young.
  2. Louis François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (13 August 1717 - 2 August 1776) married Louise Diane d'Orléans, Mademoiselle de Chartres and had issue.
  3. Louis Armand de Bourbon, Duke of Mercœur (19 August 1720 - 13 May 1722) died young.
  4. Charles de Bourbon, Count of Alais (5 February 1722 - 7 August 1730) died young.
  5. Louise Henriette de Bourbon 20 June 1726 – 9 February 1759) married Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans and had issue.

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