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Princes of the Dombes: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc Du Maine

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Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Legitim de France, duc du Maine (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 31 March 1670 Sceaux, 14 May 1736) was the eldest legitimised son of the King Louis XIV of France and his matresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan. With his wife, Anne Louise Bndicte de Bourbon, he was the founder of the semi-royal House of Bourbon-Maine. Louis-Auguste de Bourbon was born at the Ch�teau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 31 March 1670. He was named Louis after his father and Auguste after the Roman Emperor Augustus A similar naming process was used with his brothers Louis-Csar and Louis-Alexandre. Immediately after his birth, Louis-Auguste was placed in the care of one of his mother's acquaintances, the widowed Madame Scarron, who took him to live in a house on rue de Vaugirard, near the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. His siblings, Louis-Csar (later comte de Vexin) and Louise-Franoise (Mademoiselle de Nantes) were also brought there after their birth. In 1674, the three children were joined by their newborn sister Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon (Mademoiselle de Tours). Their mother, living with the king at Versailles, rarely saw her children, and Madame Scarron took the place of mother in Louis-Auguste's affections. On 19 December 1673, when Louis-Auguste was three years old, Louis XIV legitimised his children by Madame de Montespan by with letters patent from the Parlement de Paris. At this time, Louis-Auguste received the title of duc du Maine. His siblings Louis-Csar and Louise-Franoise also received titles at the same time. By the time of his legitimisation, it became clear that one of his legs was shorter then the other. The following spring, Madame Scarron took him to consult a famous quack at Antwerp. The king instructed the governess to trav... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7988780We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Princes of the Dombes: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc Du Maine. To get started finding Princes of the Dombes: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc Du Maine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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2010
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1156223903

Princes of the Dombes: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc Du Maine

Books LLC
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Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Louis Auguste de Bourbon, Legitim de France, duc du Maine (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 31 March 1670 Sceaux, 14 May 1736) was the eldest legitimised son of the King Louis XIV of France and his matresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan. With his wife, Anne Louise Bndicte de Bourbon, he was the founder of the semi-royal House of Bourbon-Maine. Louis-Auguste de Bourbon was born at the Ch�teau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 31 March 1670. He was named Louis after his father and Auguste after the Roman Emperor Augustus A similar naming process was used with his brothers Louis-Csar and Louis-Alexandre. Immediately after his birth, Louis-Auguste was placed in the care of one of his mother's acquaintances, the widowed Madame Scarron, who took him to live in a house on rue de Vaugirard, near the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. His siblings, Louis-Csar (later comte de Vexin) and Louise-Franoise (Mademoiselle de Nantes) were also brought there after their birth. In 1674, the three children were joined by their newborn sister Louise Marie Anne de Bourbon (Mademoiselle de Tours). Their mother, living with the king at Versailles, rarely saw her children, and Madame Scarron took the place of mother in Louis-Auguste's affections. On 19 December 1673, when Louis-Auguste was three years old, Louis XIV legitimised his children by Madame de Montespan by with letters patent from the Parlement de Paris. At this time, Louis-Auguste received the title of duc du Maine. His siblings Louis-Csar and Louise-Franoise also received titles at the same time. By the time of his legitimisation, it became clear that one of his legs was shorter then the other. The following spring, Madame Scarron took him to consult a famous quack at Antwerp. The king instructed the governess to trav... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7988780We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Princes of the Dombes: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc Du Maine. To get started finding Princes of the Dombes: Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc Du Maine, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1156223903

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