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Françoise Marie de Bourbon (Légitimée de France; 4 May 1677 – 1 February 1749) was the youngest illegitimate daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan.
Françoise-Marie de Bourbon (1677–1749) Countess of Blois and duchess of Orléans. Name variations: Mlle de Blois; Françoise-Marie de Blois; Francoise de Blois. Born May 25, 1677; died Feb 1, 1749; illeg. dau. of Louis XIV, king of France (r. 1643–1715), and Françoise, Marquise de Montespan (1640–1707); m. Philip Bourbon-Orléans (1674 ...
Before she became Louis XIV’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon was the governess to his illegitimate children, including Françoise-Marie de Bourbon. At left is a prayer book dedicated to the devout Maintenon.
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Jul 3, 2017 · Charlotte was born on 20 October 1700 at the Palais-Royal as the daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and Françoise Marie de Bourbon. She was known as Mademoiselle de Valois. She spent her youth in the Abbey of Chelles and the Val-de-Grâce Abbey.
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Originally known as the second Mademoiselle de Blois, that style eventually gave way to the name Françoise Marie de Blois. She married her first cousin Philippe d'Orléansin 18 February 1692 at the age of fourteen and later bore eight children, four of which would have further children. Proud, lazy and attractive, she successfully intrigued to have ...
Mademoiselle de Valois (17 December 1693 - 17 October 1694) died in infancy.Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (20 August 1695 - 21 July 1719) married Charles of France, Duke of Berryand had children but none survived to adulthood.Louise Adélaïde d'Orléans (13 August 1698 - 10 February 1743) Abbess of Chelles died unmarried and childless.Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans (20 October 1700 - 19 January 1761) married Francesco d'Este, Duke of Modenaand had children.Titles and styles
1. 4 May 1677 – 22 November 1681Françoise Marie de Bourbon. 2. 22 November 1681 – 18 February 1692 Her Highness Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Legitimée de France, "Mademoiselle de Blois". 3. 18 February 1692 – 9 June 1701 Her Royal Highnessthe Duchess of Chartres. 4. 9 June 1701 – 2 December 1723 Her Royal Highnessthe Duchess of Orléans. 5. 2 December 1723 – 1 February 1749 Her Royal Highnessthe Dowager Duchess of Orléans.
Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, dite la Seconde Mademoiselle de Blois [1], est née au château de Maintenon le 2 mai 1677 et est morte au Palais-Royal le 1 er février 1749. Fille légitimée de Louis XIV et de Madame de Montespan, elle est une princesse française.
Françoise Marie de Bourbon was a French noblewoman and the youngest legitimized daughter of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. She was the wife of Louis Armand II de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, and her descendants include the present-day pretenders to the throne of France and Italy.
