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Francoise Marie de Bourbon
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Born
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1677-05-04
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4 May 1677
Chateau de Maintenon
, France
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Died
| 1 February 1749
(1749-02-01)
(aged 71)
Palais Royal
, Paris, France
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Burial
| 6 February 1749
Eglise de La Madeleine de Trainel, Paris, France
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Spouse
| Philippe, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France
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Issue
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| Louise Elisabeth, Duchess of Berry
Adelaide, Abbess of Chelles
Charlotte Aglae, Duchess of Modena
Louis, Duke of Orleans
Elisabeth, Queen of Spain
Philippine Elisabeth, Mademoiselle de Beaujolais
Louise, Princess of Conti.
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Francoise Marie de Bourbon, Legitimee de France
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Royal
| House of Orleans
by marriage
House of Bourbon
by birth
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Father
| Louis XIV of France
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Mother
| Madame de Montespan
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Francoise Marie de Bourbon,
Legitimee de France
,
Granddaughter of France by marriage
(4 May
[1]
1677 ? 1 February 1749) was the youngest legitimised daughter (
fille legitimee de France
) of
Louis XIV of France
and his mistress,
Madame de Montespan
. She was famed for her arrogance and belief that she was above most other people.
Originally known as the second
Mademoiselle de Blois
,
[2]
that style eventually gave way to the name
Francoise Marie de Blois
. She married her first cousin
Philippe d'Orleans
in 18 February 1692 at the age of fourteen and later bore eight children, four of which would have further children.
[2]
Proud, lazy and attractive, she successfully intrigued to have her daughters marry well to the
Prince of Conti
,
Duke of Berry
, Duke of Modena and
King of Spain
, mostly to spite her sister
Louise Francoise de Bourbon
, the
Duchess of Bourbon
. However, she welded little political influence considering her proximity to the political circle of the era. She was involved in the
Cellamare Conspiracy
in 1718 which was supposed to overthrow her own husband
Philippe d'Orleans
as
Regent of the Kingdom
and replace him with her favourite brother the
Duke of Maine
. The
marquis d'Argenson
said she was very like her mother, Madame de Montespan, but also had Louis XIV's orderly mind with his failings of injustice and harshness.
[2]
Among her
male line
descendents are
Philippe Egalite
,
Louis-Philippe I, King of the French
, and
Prince Henri, Count of Paris
, the present
Orleanist
pretender to the French throne. She is also an ancestor of
Juan Carlos I of Spain
,
Philippe, King of the Belgians
,
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
and
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
, the pretender to the Italian throne.
- Mademoiselle de Valois (17 December 1693 - 17 October 1694) died in infancy.
- Marie Louise Elisabeth d'Orleans (20 August 1695 - 21 July 1719) married
Charles of France, Duke of Berry
and had children but none survived to adulthood.
- Louise Adelaide d'Orleans (13 August 1698 - 10 February 1743) Abbess of Chelles died unmarried and childless.
- Charlotte Aglae d'Orleans (20 October 1700 - 19 January 1761) married
Francesco d'Este, Duke of Modena
and had children.
- Louis d'Orleans
(4 August 1703 - 4 February 1752) married
Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden
and had children.
- Louise Elisabeth d'Orleans
(11 December 1709 - 16 June 1742) married
Louis I of Spain
, no issue.
- Philippine Elisabeth d'Orleans (18 December 1714 - 21 May 1734) engaged to
Infante Carlos of Spain
but never married and died childless.
- Louise Diane d'Orleans (27 June 1716 - 26 September 1736) married
Louis Francois de Bourbon, Prince of Conti
and had children.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
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- 4 May 1677 ? 22 November 1681
Francoise Marie de Bourbon.
- 22 November 1681 ? 18 February 1692
Her
Highness
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Francoise Marie de Bourbon,
Legitimee de France
, "Mademoiselle de Blois".
- 18 February 1692 ? 9 June 1701
Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Chartres.
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- 9 June 1701 ? 2 December 1723
Her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Orleans.
- 2 December 1723 ? 1 February 1749
Her Royal Highness
the Dowager Duchess of Orleans.
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