The House of Bourbon-Maine was a legitimate branch of the
House of Bourbon, being thus part of the
Capetian dynasty. It was founded in 1672 when
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine
Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine (31 March 1670 – 14 May 1736) was an illegitimate son of Louis XIV and his official mistress, Madame de Montespan. The king's favourite son, he was the founder of the semi-royal House of Bourbon-Maine name ...
was
legitimised
Legitimation or legitimisation is the act of providing legitimacy. Legitimation in the social sciences refers to the process whereby an act, process, or ideology becomes legitimate by its attachment to norms and values within a given society. I ...
by his father, King
Louis XIV of France
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
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, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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.
History and Founder
Louis-Auguste, founder of the House of Bourbon-Maine, was the first-born illegitimate son of
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
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, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Ver ...
of France and his mistress,
Madame de Montespan Madame may refer to:
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* Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel
* ''Madame'' ( ...
.
Immediately after his birth in 1670, he was entrusted to the care of
Madame Scarron, one of his mother's acquaintances, who brought him to a private house on the rue de Vaugirard, close to the Luxembourg Palace, in Paris. In 1672, the king legitimised him and other younger siblings he had fathered with Mme de Montespan. At the time of his legitimation, Louis-Auguste received the title of
duc du Maine.
In 1692, Louis Auguste married
Anne-Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon-Condé, the daughter of
Henry III Jules de Bourbon, prince de Condé
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People
* Henry (given name)
* Henry (surname)
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Royalty
* Portuguese royalty
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.
The Children of the ''duc du Maine''
Louis-Auguste and his wife had seven children, only three of whom lived to adulthood. All died without issue.
*''Mademoiselle de Dombes'', (11 September 1694 – 15 September 1694);
*Louis Constantin de Bourbon, ''prince de Dombes'', (
Château de Versailles
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, 17 November 1695 – 28 September 1698);
*''Mademoiselle d'Aumale'', (1697 – 24 August 1699);
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Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, ''prince de Dombes'', (château de Versailles, 4 March 1700 – 1 October 1755);
*
Louis-Charles de Bourbon, ''comte d'Eu'', (
Château de Sceaux
The Château de Sceaux is a grand country house in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, approximately from the centre of Paris, France. Located in a park laid out by André Le Nôtre, visitors can tour the house, outbuildings and gardens.
The Petit Château o ...
, 15 October 1701 – château de Sceaux, 13 July 1775);
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Charles de Bourbon, ''duc d'Aumale'', (château de Versailles, 31 March 1704 – château de Sceaux, September 1708);
*
Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, titled ''Mademoiselle du Maine'', (château de Versailles, 4 December 1707 –
Château d'Anet
The Château d'Anet is a château near Dreux, in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France, built by Philibert de l'Orme from 1547 to 1552 for Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II of France. It was built on the former château at the ...
, 19 August 1743).
The House of Bourbon-Maine became extinct at the death of Louis Charles de Bourbon, ''comte d'Eu''. It had been in existence for just over a century.
Heads of the House
Ancestry
Other illegitimate houses
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Bourbon-Busset
The Bourbon-Busset family is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus agnatic descendants of the Capetian dynasty. Historically, they have been regarded as non-dynastic since decisions rendered by Louis XI of France.
Possibly, howe ...
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Bourbon-Penthièvre (extinct; cousins of the House of Bourbon-Maine through the duc du Maine's younger brother, the
comte de Toulouse
The count of Toulouse ( oc, comte de Tolosa, french: comte de Toulouse) was the ruler of Toulouse during the 8th to 13th centuries. Originating as vassals of the Frankish kings,
the hereditary counts ruled the city of Toulouse and its surroundin ...
)
*Second house of
Bourbon-Vendôme (extinct)
See also
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Counts and Dukes of Maine
This is a list of counts and dukes of Maine. The capital of Maine was Le Mans. In the thirteenth century it was annexed by France to the royal domain.
Dukes of Maine (''duces Cenomannici'')
* Charivius ( fl. 723) – appears as ''dux'' in a do ...
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Dukes of Maine