Marie Anne de Bourbon, Légitimée de France, Princess of Conti (2 October, 1666 - 3 May, 1739) was the eldest legitimised daughter (fille légitimée de France) of King Louis XIV of France and Louise de La Vallière. At the age of thirteen, she was married to Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti.
Born secretly at the Château de Vincennes outside Paris on 2 October 1666 while the court was in residence, Marie Anne was the eldest illegitimate child...
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Marie Anne de Bourbon, Légitimée de France, Princess of Conti (2 October, 1666 - 3 May, 1739) was the eldest legitimised daughter (fille légitimée de France) of King Louis XIV of France and Louise de La Vallière. At the age of thirteen, she was married to Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti.
Born secretly at the Château de Vincennes outside Paris on 2 October 1666 while the court was in residence, Marie Anne was the eldest illegitimate child of King Louis XIV. Considered the king's most beautiful daughter, she would become his favourite female child. His favourite child, however, was her younger half-brother, Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine.
She and her younger brother Louis de Bourbon (later Count of Vermandois) were put in the care of Madame Colbert, the wife of Finance Minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert. They were raised by Mme Colbert away from the intrigues of the Court.
Marie Anne was legitimised by her father on 14 May, 1667. On the same day, her mother was given the titles of...
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