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⚫ '''Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti''', (Paris ] ] - Paris ], ]), was a French princess, who by marriage was first the '''Duchesse de Chartres''' (]-]) and later the '''Duchesse d'Orléans''' (]-]).
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⚫ '''Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti, duchesse d'Orléans''', (Paris ] ] - Paris ], ]), was a French princess.
⚫ She was a daughter of ] and ]. As such, she was a ]. In her youth, she was known at court as ''Mademoiselle de Conti''.
==Life==

⚫ She married a cousin, the ], on ], ] . The pious father of the groom, the ], had a lot of difficulties in finding a suitable wife for his son, and accepted the not so glorious background of Louise Henriette believing that the girl was a model of Christian virtues, having been raised in a convent. This judgment turned out to be a mistake. Louise Henriette caused a lot of scandal during her marriage.
⚫ She was a daughter of ] and ]. Her mother was a daughter of ], the eldest illegitimate daughter of ] and ].

As such, she was a ]. In her youth, she was known at the Royal court as ''Mademoiselle de Conti''. She was one of two children of her unhappy parents. She had an older brother:

*] (], ] – ], ])
**He was later the ]. He married his cousin, ].

===Marriage===

⚫ She married a cousin, the ], on ], ] at the ]. The pious father of the groom, ], the ], had a lot of difficulties in finding a suitable wife for his son, and accepted the not so glorious background of Louise Henriette believing that the girl was a model of Christian virtues, having been raised in a convent. This judgment turned out to be a mistake. Louise Henriette caused a lot of scandal during her marriage.


The unhappy marriage produced three children : The unhappy marriage produced three children :


*A girl (1745 - 1745) # A girl (1745 - 1745)
*] ] (]&ndash;]), #''']''' (]&ndash;]), who succeeded his father as ] in 1785. During the ], he became better known as '''Philippe-Égalité''';
#] (]&ndash;]), who married ].
**Succeeded his father as ] in 1785. During the ], he became better known as '''Philippe-Égalité''';
*] (]&ndash;]),
**Married ], the last ].

===Later Life===


Her son, Philippe-Égalité, claimed publicly during the Revolution that his real father wasn't his mother's husband at all, but was instead a coachman at the ]. This wasn't very probable, considering the striking resemblance between father and son. Her son, Philippe-Égalité, claimed publicly during the Revolution that his real father wasn't his mother's husband at all, but was instead a coachman at the ]. This wasn't very probable, considering the striking resemblance between father and son.


Louise Henriette died young in ] at the ], the city residence of the ]. It was said that she died as a consequence of her notorious debaucheries. Louise Henriette died young in ] as a consequence it was said of her debaucheries.

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Image:Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans.jpg|], ]
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Revision as of 00:50, 22 May 2008

Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti, 1744. Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Louise Henriette de Bourbon-Conti, (Paris June 20 1726 - Paris February 9, 1759), was a French princess, who by marriage was first the Duchesse de Chartres (1743-1752) and later the Duchesse d'Orléans (1752-1759).

She was a daughter of Louis Armand II de Bourbon, prince de Conti and Louise Élisabeth of Bourbon-Condé. As such, she was a Princesse du Sang. In her youth, she was known at court as Mademoiselle de Conti.

She married a cousin, the Duc de Chartres, on December 17, 1743 . The pious father of the groom, the Duc d'Orléans, had a lot of difficulties in finding a suitable wife for his son, and accepted the not so glorious background of Louise Henriette believing that the girl was a model of Christian virtues, having been raised in a convent. This judgment turned out to be a mistake. Louise Henriette caused a lot of scandal during her marriage.

The unhappy marriage produced three children :

  1. A girl (1745 - 1745)
  2. Louis Philippe, Duc de Chartres (1747–1793), who succeeded his father as Duc d'Orléans in 1785. During the French Revolution, he became better known as Philippe-Égalité;
  3. Bathilde d'Orléans (1750–1822), who married Louis Henry II, Prince of Condé.

Her son, Philippe-Égalité, claimed publicly during the Revolution that his real father wasn't his mother's husband at all, but was instead a coachman at the Palais Royal. This wasn't very probable, considering the striking resemblance between father and son.

Louise Henriette died young in 1759 as a consequence it was said of her debaucheries.

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