Vincent, Count of Guingamp
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Vincent Marie Louis de Bourbon, Count of Guingamp (22 June 1750 – 14 March 1752(17 July 1748 – 19 May 1755 )
) was a French Count and son of the wealthy Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, grand son Louis XIV of France
and Madame de Montespan
.
, the Count of Guingamp was the fourth child born to his parents. An older brother Louis Marie
died in 1749 aged 3. His oldest surviving brother was the prince de Lamballe, future husband of Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie
. Vincents other brother was the Duke of Châteauvillain
.
He was a double descendant of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
. His father was the only legitimate child of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse
and youngest of Louis and La Montespan. His mother was a daughter of Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois
, and Louis and La Montespan's youngest daughter. Louis Alexandre and Françoise Marie grew up together.
Vincent died at the Palace of Versailles in the Apartments of his mother at Versailles, present rooms named after Madame Adélaïde
Years after his death his posthumous sister, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
(wife of the future Philippe Égalité
) moved him to the Chapelle royale de Dreux
.
) was a French Count and son of the wealthy Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, grand son Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
and Madame de Montespan
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan
Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise of Montespan , better known as Madame de Montespan, was the most celebrated maîtresse en titre of King Louis XIV of France, by whom she had seven children....
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Biography
Born at the Hôtel de ToulouseHôtel de Toulouse
The Hôtel de Toulouse, former Hôtel de La Vrillière, situated 1 rue de La Vrillière, in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, was built between 1635 and 1640 by François Mansart, for Louis Phélypeaux, seigneur de La Vrillière....
, the Count of Guingamp was the fourth child born to his parents. An older brother Louis Marie
Louis Marie, Duke of Rambouillet
Louis Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Rambouillet was a French prince and child of the eldest son of the Duke of Penthièvre...
died in 1749 aged 3. His oldest surviving brother was the prince de Lamballe, future husband of Marie Thérèse Louise de Savoie
Princess Marie Louise of Savoy
Maria Luisa of Savoy was a member of the House of Savoy. She was married at the age of 16 to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince de Lamballe, the heir to the greatest fortune in France. After her marriage, which lasted a year, she went to court and became the confidante of Queen Marie Antoinette...
. Vincents other brother was the Duke of Châteauvillain
Jean Marie, Duke of Châteauvillain
Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Châteauvillain was a French Duke and nobleman. He died in Paris at the age of 6. He was the duc de Châteauvillain from birth.-Biography:...
.
He was a double descendant of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan
Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, marquise of Montespan , better known as Madame de Montespan, was the most celebrated maîtresse en titre of King Louis XIV of France, by whom she had seven children....
. His father was the only legitimate child of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse
Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse , duc de Penthièvre , d'Arc, de Châteauvillain and de Rambouillet , , was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Madame de Montespan...
and youngest of Louis and La Montespan. His mother was a daughter of Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Blois
Françoise-Marie de Bourbon
Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Légitimée de France was the youngest legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre, Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. Originally known as the second Mademoiselle de Blois, that style eventually gave way to the name Françoise Marie de...
, and Louis and La Montespan's youngest daughter. Louis Alexandre and Françoise Marie grew up together.
Vincent died at the Palace of Versailles in the Apartments of his mother at Versailles, present rooms named after Madame Adélaïde
Years after his death his posthumous sister, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, , was the daughter of Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre and of Princess Maria Theresa Felicitas of Modena. At the death of her brother, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, prince de Lamballe, she became the wealthiest heiress in France...
(wife of the future Philippe Égalité
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orléans commonly known as Philippe, was a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the ruling dynasty of France. He actively supported the French Revolution and adopted the name Philippe Égalité, but was nonetheless guillotined during the Reign of Terror...
) moved him to the Chapelle royale de Dreux
Chapelle royale de Dreux
The Chapelle royale de Dreux, situated in Dreux, France, is a Chapel and burial site of the Royal House of Orléans. The House of Orléans was founded by Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans - the younger brother of Louis XIV of France...
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Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 22 June 1750 – 14 March 1752 His Serene HighnessSerene HighnessHis/Her Serene Highness is a style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein and Monaco. It also preceded the princely titles of members of some German ruling and mediatised dynasties as well as some non-ruling but princely German noble families until 1918...
the Count of Guingamp