Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre

Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon
Duke of Penthièvre
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier
Born(1725-11-16)16 November 1725
Château de Rambouillet, France
Died4 March 1793(1793-03-04) (aged 67)
Château de Bizy, Vernon, France
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Spouse
(m. 1744; died 1754)
Issue
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Louis Marie, Duke of Rambouillet
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
Jean Marie, Duke of Châteauvillain
Vincent, Count of Guingamp
Marie Adélaide, Duchess of Orléans
Names
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon
HouseBourbon-Penthièvre
FatherLouis Alexandre de Bourbon
MotherMarie Victoire de Noailles
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Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon (16 November 1725 4 March 1793) was the son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon and his wife Marie Victoire de Noailles. He was therefore a grandson of Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. From birth he was known as the Duke of Penthièvre. He also possessed the following titles: Prince of Lamballe (given later as a courtesy title to the duke's only surviving son); Prince of Carignano; Duke of Rambouillet; Duke of Aumale (1775); Duke of Gisors; Duke of Châteauvillain; Duke of Arc-en-Barrois; Duke of Amboise; Count of Eu; Count of Guingamp. He was the father in law of Philippe Égalité.