Louise Henriette de Bourbon

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Louise Henriette de Bourbon
Duchess of Orléans
Louise Henriette in 1743 by a member of the French School.
Born (1726-06-20)20 June 1726
Paris, France
Died 9 February 1759(1759-02-09) (aged 32)
Palais Royal, Paris, France
Spouse Louis Philippe d'Orléans
Issue Philippe, Duke of Orléans
Bathilde, Duchess of Bourbon
Full name
Louise Henriette de Bourbon
Father Louis Armand de Bourbon, 5th Prince of Conti
Mother Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon
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Louise Henriette de Bourbon (20 June 1726 – 9 February 1759) was Duchess of Orléans and the mither of Philippe Égalité. By birth and marriage she held the prestigious rank of a Princess of the French royal blood. She married a distant cousin of hers.



Marriage[edit]

Louise Henriette married her second cousin Louis Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Chartres (future Duke of Orléans) in the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles on on 17 December 1743.


Issue[edit]

  1. A daughter (13 July 1745 – 14 December 1745).
  2. Philippe d'Orléans (13 April 1747, – 6 November 1793) married Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon and had issue.
  3. Bathilde d'Orléans (9 July 1750 – 10 January 1822) married Louis Henri, Prince of Condé and had issue.

Titles and styles[edit]

  • 20 June 1726 – 17 December 1743 Her Most Serene Highness Mademoiselle de Conti, Princess of the French Royal blood.
  • 17 December 1743 – 4 February 1752 Her Most Serene Highness The Duchess of Chartres, Princess of the French royal blood by marriage.
  • 4 February 1752 – 9 February 1759 Her Most Serene Highness The Duchess of Orléans, Princess of the French Royal blood by marriage.