Marie de Nemours
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Marie de Nemours, originally known as Marie d'Orléans-Longueville (1625–1707), was
Princess of Neuchâtel
, although she remained a prominent member of the French royal court. From her reign to her death she was the last living member of the house of Valois through a cadet line.
Biography
Descended from Jean d'Orléans, illegitimate son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, she was known as Mademoiselle de Longueville prior to her marriage.
By her marriage with
princes étrangers
.
At an early age she was involved in the first
Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy and Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal
.
The
Princess of Neuchâtel
.
Legacy
She left some interesting memoirs, published by C. B. Petitot in the Collection complete des memoires (1819–1829).[2]
She was the muse for
Louis XIV
in the form of letters to Marie d'Orléans-Longueville which are considered an early example of French journalism.
Her childless death in 1707, without close relatives, opened a conflict about her vast inheritance. For example, see Duke of Estouteville.
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nemours, Lords and Dukes of, s.v. Marie d'Orléans-Longueville". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 370.
External links
Media related to Marie d'Orléans at Wikimedia Commons
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