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| Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon | |
|---|---|
| Légitimée de France Mademoiselle de Tours | |
_by_Pierre_Mignard_(Versaiilles).jpg) Posthumous portrait by Pierre Mignard, c. 1681–82 | |
| Born | 12 November 1674 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France |
| Died | 15 September 1681 (aged 6) Bourbon-l'Archambault, France |
| Father | Louis XIV |
| Mother | Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan |
Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon,[a] Légitimée de France, Mademoiselle de Tours[b] (12 November 1674 – 15 September 1681), was an illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV and his maîtresse-en-titre, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, and thus a member of the House of Bourbon.
Biography
[edit]Birth and Background
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Louise was born and baptized on 12 November 1674, at the Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.[1] Louise was the fifth-born and third daughter of King Louis XIV and his maîtresse-en-titre, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan.[2][3] She was legitimized in January 1676,[1] at the approximate age of 2.
Affectionately dubbed "Toutou" by her parents. After her birth, Louise was entrusted under the care of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Governess of the Children of France.[4]
Mademoiselle de Tours
[edit]After her legitimisation in 1676, she gained the style of Mademoiselle de Tours after the town of Tours in France. Growing up in Paris, France, She was adored by her eldest sister, Louise Françoise de Bourbon.[5] Three years later, she was joined by another sister, Françoise Marie de Bourbon and in 1678, a brother, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon.[2][3]
On 15 September 1681, whilst at Bourbon-l'Archambault, Louise died at the age of six of Tuberculosis.[1][5]
After her death, her mother wrote to the Duke of Maine:
- I do not speak to you of my grief, you are naturally too good not to have experienced it for yourself. As for Mademoiselle de Nantes, she has felt it as deeply as if she were twenty and has received the visits of the Queen and Madame la Dauphine.[6]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ (French pronunciation: [lwiz maʁi an də buʁbɔ̃]; /ləwiːz mɐɹiː æn də bɜːbən/)
- ^ (French pronunciation: [madmwazɛl də tuʁ]; /madəməzɛl də tʊ͡əz/)
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c Dussieux 1872, p. 96.
- ^ a b James 1838, p. 275.
- ^ a b Bush 1843, p. 184.
- ^ Bryant 2004, p. 80.
- ^ a b Thorley 2019, p. 383.
- ^ Hilton 2007, p. 201.
Bibliography
[edit]- Dussieux, Louis (1872). Généalogie de la maison de Bourbon: de 1256 à 1871 [Genealogy of the House of Bourbon: from 1256 to 1871] (in French) (2nd ed.). Lecoffre Fils et Cie. Retrieved November 17, 2024.