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Coat of arms of Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse. Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (6 June 1678 – 1 December 1737), a legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he became grand admiral of France.
Jun 2, 2024 · Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, count de Toulouse was a French admiral general, a son of Louis XIV and his mistress Mme de Montespan. Legitimized in 1681, he was an admiral of France at 5, and at 12 he accompanied his father to Holland, where he was wounded in the siege of Naumur.
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They reached the zenith of their power during the 11th and 12th centuries, but after the Albigensian Crusade the county fell to the kingdom of France, nominally in 1229 and de facto in 1271. Later the title was revived for Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, a bastard of Louis XIV (1678–1737).
The descendants of Louis XIV are numerous. Although only one of his children by his wife Maria Theresa of Spain survived past infancy, Louis had many illegitimate children by his mistresses. [1] This article deals with the children of Louis XIV and in turn their senior descendants.
Louis Alexandre was created Count of Toulouse in 1681 at the time of his legitimation, and, in 1683, at the age of five, grand admiral. In February 1684, he became colonel of an infantry regiment named after him and in 1693 mestre de camp of a cavalry regiment.
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse. Toulouse by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1708. Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (6 June 1678 – 1 December 1737) was a legitimised Prince of the French royal blood and natural son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan.
LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON TOULOUSE, COUNT OF (1678-1737), third son of Louis XIV. and Mme de Montespan was born on the 6th of June 1678. At the age of five he was created admiral of France.
