Marie Anne de Bourbon (1689–1720)
| Marie Anne de Bourbon | |
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Duchess of Bourbon | |
 Portrait by Pierre Gobert | |
| Born | 18 April 1689 Palace of Versailles, France |
| Died | 21 March 1720 (aged 30) Hôtel de Condé, Paris, France |
| Burial | Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris, France |
| Spouse | |
| House | Bourbon-Conti |
| Father | François Louis, Prince of Conti |
| Mother | Marie Thérèse de Bourbon |
Marie Anne de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (18 April 1689 – 21 March 1720) was a
Biography
Marie Anne was the eldest daughter of
She was close to her maternal grandmother,
Her husband was the eldest son of
The new couple, despite being married for seven years, were never to have any children. During her marriage, she had an affair with one Chevalier du Challar. Marie Anne died in Paris in 1720 at the age of 30.
Madame said of her;
The Duke's wife is not an ill-looking person: she has good eyes, and would be very well if she had not a, habit of stretching and poking out her neck. Her shape is horrible; she is quite crooked; her back is curved into the form of an S. I observed her one day, through curiosity, when the
Dauphinewas helping her to dress.She is a wicked devil; treacherous in every way, and of a very dangerous temper. Upon the whole, she is not good for much. Her falsehood was the means of preventing the Duke from marrying one of my granddaughters. Being the intimate friend of Madame de Berri, who was very desirous that one of her sisters should marry the Duke and the other the Prince of Conti, she promised to bring about the marriage, provided Madame de Berry would say nothing of it to the King or to me. After having imposed this condition, she told the King that Madame de Berry and my son were planning a marriage without his sanction; in order to punish them she begged the King to marry the Duke to herself, which was actually done.
Thanks to her good sense, she lives upon tolerable terms with her husband, although he has not much affection for her. They follow each their own inclinations; they are not at all jealous of each other, and it is said they have separate beds.
She causes a great many troubles and embarrassments to her relation, the young Princess of Conti, and perfectly understands tormenting folks.
After her death her husband married again in 1728 to a young German princess,
The young Duchess died yesterday evening (21st March, 1720). The Duke's joy at the death of his wife will be greatly diminished when he learns that she has bequeathed to her sister, Mademoiselle de La Roche-sur-Yon, all her property; and as the husband and wife lived according to the custom of Paris, 'en communaute', the Duke will be obliged to refund the half of all he gained by Law's bank.
She was buried at the Convent of the Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris.
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References
- ^ Sternberg, Giora (2014). Status Interaction During the Reign of Louis XIV. Oxford: OUP Oxford. p. 181. ISBN 9780199640348
- Duchess of Berry
The generations start from the children of François de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme, from whom are descended all legitimate Bourbons after the death in 1627 of Marie de Bourbon, last of the Montpensier branch of the dynasty. | ||
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