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Louise Françoise De Bourbon, Mademoiselle Du Maine
Louise Françoise de Bourbon (4 December 1707 – 19 August 1743) was a granddaughter of Louis XIV of France and his mistress Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, better known as ''Madame de Montespan''. Louise-Françoise was known as ''Mademoiselle du Maine'' and had no children. Biography Louise Françoise de Bourbon was born at the Palace of Versailles to Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, ''duc du Maine'' and his wife Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, known as ''Mademoiselle de Charolais'' prior to her marriage. Her father was the eldest legitimised son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Her mother was later a famous salon hostess at the family home Château de Sceaux. Her mother was also a granddaughter of '' le Grand Condé''. Known as ''Mademoiselle du Maine'', she was the youngest of seven children and her parents' only surviving daughter; her two elder sisters had both died in early childhood. Mademoiselle du Maine was placed in the ''Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Bourbon-Maine
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 was legitimised by his father, King Louis XIV of France. History and Founder Louis-Auguste, founder of the House of Bourbon-Maine, was the first-born illegitimate son of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. 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. The Children of the ''du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armand Gaston Maximilien De Rohan
Armand de Rohan (Armand Gaston Maximilien; 26 June 1674 – 19 July 1749) was a French churchman and politician. He became Bishop of Strasbourg in 1704, Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal in 1712 then Grand Almoner of France in 1713 and member of the regency council in 1722. He constructed the Hôtel de Rohan next to the present day Hôtel de Soubise in which his father lived, employing his father's architect, Pierre-Alexis Delamair. The prince de Rohan was elected a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Académie des Inscriptions in 1701 and of the Académie française in 1703. He was made a commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit, Saint-Esprit in 1713. He gave last rites (Sacrament of Penance, confession, viaticum, and Anointing of the Sick in the Catholic Church, unction) to King of france, king Louis XIV. See also * Palais Rohan, Strasbourg, Palais Rohan References Bibliography * Claude Muller, ''Le siècle des Rohan : une dynastie de card ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élisabeth Alexandrine De Bourbon
Élisabeth Alexandrine de Bourbon (Élisabeth Thérèse Alexandrine; 5 September 1705 – 15 April 1765) was a French prince du Sang, princess of the blood and a daughter of Louis III, Prince of Condé. Her father was the grandson of the ''Grand Condé'' and her mother, ''Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, Madame la Duchesse'', the eldest surviving daughter of Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France and his ''maîtresse-en-titre'', Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Madame de Montespan. Biography Early life Élisabeth Alexandrine was born in Paris on 5 September 1705, as was one of nine children and her parents' youngest daughter. Named in honour of her older sister Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon, Louise ''Élisabeth'' and her uncle Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Louis ''Alexandre'' de Bourbon (Count of Toulouse), she was known by her second name of Alexandrine. From birth, she was known at court as ''Mademoiselle de Gex'' but would later take on the courtesy tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Philippe D'Albert De Luynes
Charles Philippe d'Albert, 4th Duke of Luynes (30 July 1695 – 2 November 1758) held the title Duke of Luynes from 1712 to 1758. He wrote an important memoir of life at the court of Louis XV. Early life Charles-Philippe was a grandson of Charles Honoré d'Albert, duc de Luynes the Duke of Chevreuse. He was a great-great-grandson of the first Duke of Luynes, Charles d'Albert, and his wife Marie de Rohan, one of the leading members of the Fronde. His grandmother Jeanne-Marie Colbert was a daughter of the famous Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's minister of finance. His great-aunt was Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes, the mistress of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia. A second cousin was Maria Vittoria Francesca of Savoy who lived in France and was the wife of Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignan. Career Luynes was a Peer of France and cavalry officer. He was part of the intimate group that she called her "gentlefolk" (''honnêtes gens''). He wrote a journal of historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Leszczyńska
Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (; 23 June 1703 – 24 June 1768), also known as Marie Leczinska (), was Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XV from their marriage on 4 September 1725 until her death in 1768. The daughter of Stanislaus I Leszczyński, the deposed King of Poland, and Catherine Opalińska, her 42-years and 9 months service was the longest of any queen in French history. A devout Catholic throughout her life, Marie was popular among the French people for her numerous charitable works and introduced many Polish customs to the royal court at Palace of Versailles, Versailles. She was the grandmother of the French kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X of France, Charles X. Early life Born as a member of the Leszczyński, House of Leszczyński, Maria Karolina Zofia Felicja Leszczyńska (Wieniawa coat of arms, Wieniawa) was the second daughter of Stanislaus I Leszczyński and his wife, Catherine Opalińska, Countess Catherine Opaliński family, Opal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Armand René De La Trémoille
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/ǵerh₂-">ĝer-, where the ĝ is a palatal consonant, meaning "to rub; to be old; grain." An old man has been worn away and is now grey with age. In some Slavic languages, the name ''Drago (given name), Drago'' (and variants: ''Dragom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis, Prince Of Condé (1668–1710)
Louis, Prince of Condé may refer to: * Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), Huguenot leader and general * Louis, Prince of Condé (1621–1686) Louis, Prince of Condé may refer to: * Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569) Louis, Prince of Condé may refer to: * Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), Huguenot leader and general * Louis, Prince of Condé (1621–1686) * Louis, Prince of ... * Louis, Prince of Condé (1668–1710) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis, Count Of Clermont
Louis de Bourbon (15 June 1709 – 16 June 1771) was a member of the cadet branch of the then reigning House of Bourbon. He is known for leading French forces in Germany during the Seven Years' War where he took command in 1758 following the failed French Invasion of Hanover (1757), Invasion of Hanover. He was unable to break through Ferdinand of Brunswick's Anglo-German army and capture Electorate of Hanover, Hanover. He was ''County of Clermont-en-Argonne, Count of Clermont'' from birth. Biography Louis was born on 15 June 1709 at the Palace of Versailles. A Prince du Sang, prince of the blood, he was the third and youngest son of Louis, Prince of Condé (1668–1710), Louis de Bourbon, "Duke of Bourbon", Prince of Condé (1668–1710) and Louise Françoise, Princess of Condé, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Nantes (1673–1743), a legitimated daughter of King Louis XIV, Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre Madame de Montespan. He was also the gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques I, Prince Of Monaco
Jacques I (Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Grimaldi; 21 November 1689 – 23 April 1751) was Prince of Monaco from 1731 to 1733. He was also Duke of Valentinois from 1716 until 1733, and Count of Thorigny. For ten months preceding his regency, he had served as prince consort to his wife, Princess Louise Hippolyte. Life and reign Jacques came from an ancient Norman family. "Thorigny" is now called Torigni-sur-Vire, where the ''Mairie'' is the former family chateau, the Château des Matignon. His uncle was Marshal Charles Auguste de Goÿon de Matignon. He was a son of Jacques Goÿon de Matignon, ''jure uxoris'' Comte de Thorigny, and Charlotte Goyon de Matignon, Comtesse de Thorigny ''suo jure''. When Antonio I of Monaco and his wife Marie de Lorraine-Armagnac were looking for a consort for their daughter and heir Louise Hippolyte of Monaco, the family proposed him as a candidate. His candidacy was supported by King Louis XIV of France, who wanted to solidify F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Henri, Duke Of Bourbon
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (Louis Henri Joseph; 18 August 1692 – 27 January 1740), was a French nobleman and politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1723 to 1726. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a '' prince du sang''. Louis Henri was the second child and eldest son of Louis III, Prince of Condé, and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, the eldest daughter of King Louis XIV and his mistress Madame de Montespan. Following the death of his father in 1710, he became head of the Bourbon-Condé cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. As such, he was entitled to be known as Prince of Condé, but he used the title Duke of Bourbon instead and was known at court as ''Monsieur le Duc''. After his maternal grandfather died in 1715, Louis Henri became a member of the regency council led by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, the regent for the new minor king Louis XV. In 1723, Louis Henri succeeded the Duke of Orléans as chief minister to Louis XV. He nego ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trocadéro, Paris
The Trocadéro (), site of the Palais de Chaillot, is an area of Paris, France, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. It is also the name of the 1878 Trocadéro Palace which was demolished in 1937 to make way for the Palais de Chaillot. The hill of the Trocadéro is the hill of Chaillot, a former village. Origin of the name The place was named in honour of the Battle of Trocadero, in which the fortified Isla del Trocadero, in southern Spain, was captured by Hundred Thousand Sons of Saint Louis, French forces led by the Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Duc d'Angoulême, son of the future King of France, Charles X of France, Charles X, on 31 August 1823. France had intervened on behalf of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, whose rule was contested by a Trienio Liberal, liberal rebellion. After the battle, the autocratic Spanish Bourbon Ferdinand VII was Bourbon Restoration in France, restored to the throne of Spain. Franço ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaillot
Chaillot () is a quarter of Paris, France, located in the 16th arrondissement, on the Right Bank. It is adjacent to Passy to the southwest (administratively part of la Muette) and is bound by Avenue de la Grande-Armée to the north. It is home to many of the city's wealthiest residents, and many embassies and museums. Toponymy The first mention of Chaillot is that of its church, Ecclesia de Caleio, which appears in a Papal bull from 1097. In later Latin documents, the term varies between ''Callevio'', ''Calloio'', ''Challoio'', ''Calloium'', and ''Chalouel'', then in the 13th century as ''Chailloel''. In French , in the 14th century, it was most often written ''Chailluyau'', in the 15th century, ''Chailluyau'', ''Chaleau'', ''Chayoux'' or ''Chailliau''. The spelling ''Chaillot'' would not become the norm until the 19th century . The name ''Chaillot'' comes from the French ''caillou'' meaning ''pebble''. History Chaillot was originally a village on the outskirts of Paris. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
