Jean Marie, Duke of Châteauvillain
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Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Châteauvillain (17 July 1748 – 19 May 1755 ) was a French Duke and nobleman. He died in Paris at the age of 6. He was the duc de Châteauvillain from birth.
, Parisian townhouse of the fabulously wealthy Duke of Penthièvre. Penthièvre was the only legitimate son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon
, Count of Toulouse and in turn the illegitimate son of Louis XIV of France
and Madame de Montespan
.
Jean Marie's mother Maria Teresa d'Este
, Princess of Modena by birth, was also a descendant of Louis XIV and Montespan, her mother Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans being their grand daughter and child of Philippe d'Orléans, Régent of France
.
Jean Marie was created duc de Châteauvillain at his birth, one of the many titles his father possessed.
At the time of his birth in 1748, his parents, who were devoted to each other, already had two other sons, Louis Marie
born in 1746 and the Prince of Lamballe. At the early death of Louis Jean in 1749, Lamballe became the heir of one of the largest fortunes in Europe.
As a prince of the Blood
(Prince du Sang), Jean Marie was allowed the style of Serene Highness
and was one of the most important males at court after the King
, the Dauphin, the Dukes of Orléans, Chartres
, Montpensier
, his own father and older brother Lamballe. The Duke of Montpensier was Jean Marie's future brother in law and later still known as Philippe Égalité.
His mother died in 1754 in childbirth bring Louis Marie Félicité into the world. Louis Marie himself would die sometime ater birth. Jean Marie's father never married again. The next year Jean Marie himself would die in Paris. Buried at the Chapel at the Château de Rambouillet
, his fathers favourite residence.
His sister Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
, future duchesse d'Orléans would move Jean Marie' body to the Chapelle royale de Dreux
, Dreux
; Dreux is today the burial site of the Royal House of Orléans
which descends from Marie Adélaïde and her husband, Philippe Égalité.
The painting of Jean Marie by Louis Michel van Loo
is today held at the Musée national du Château de Versailles
.
Biography
Jean Marie was born in Paris 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....
, Parisian townhouse of the fabulously wealthy Duke of Penthièvre. Penthièvre was the only legitimate son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon
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...
, Count of Toulouse and in turn the illegitimate son of 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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Jean Marie's mother Maria Teresa d'Este
Maria Teresa d'Este
Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este was born a Princess of Modena and was by marriage the Duchess of Penthièvre. She was the mother-in-law of Philippe Égalité and thus the grandmother to the future Louis-Philippe of France.-Life:...
, Princess of Modena by birth, was also a descendant of Louis XIV and Montespan, her mother Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans being their grand daughter and child of Philippe d'Orléans, Régent of France
Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
Philippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres...
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Jean Marie was created duc de Châteauvillain at his birth, one of the many titles his father possessed.
At the time of his birth in 1748, his parents, who were devoted to each other, already had two other sons, 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...
born in 1746 and the Prince of Lamballe. At the early death of Louis Jean in 1749, Lamballe became the heir of one of the largest fortunes in Europe.
As a prince of the Blood
Prince du Sang
A prince of the blood was a person who was legitimately descended in the male line from the monarch of a country. In France, the rank of prince du sang was the highest held at court after the immediate family of the king during the ancien régime and the Bourbon Restoration...
(Prince du Sang), Jean Marie was allowed the style of Serene Highness
Serene Highness
His/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...
and was one of the most important males at court after the King
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
, the Dauphin, the Dukes of Orléans, Chartres
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
Louis Philippe d'Orléans known as le Gros , was a French nobleman, a member of a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, the dynasty then ruling France. The First Prince of the Blood after 1752, he was the most senior male at the French court after the immediate royal family. He was the father of...
, Montpensier
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...
, his own father and older brother Lamballe. The Duke of Montpensier was Jean Marie's future brother in law and later still known as Philippe Égalité.
His mother died in 1754 in childbirth bring Louis Marie Félicité into the world. Louis Marie himself would die sometime ater birth. Jean Marie's father never married again. The next year Jean Marie himself would die in Paris. Buried at the Chapel at the Château de Rambouillet
Château de Rambouillet
The château de Rambouillet is a castle in the town of Rambouillet, Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region in northern France, southwest of Paris...
, his fathers favourite residence.
His 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...
, future duchesse d'Orléans would move Jean Marie' body 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...
, Dreux
Dreux
Dreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum...
; Dreux is today the burial site of the Royal House of Orléans
House of Orleans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...
which descends from Marie Adélaïde and her husband, Philippe Égalité.
The painting of Jean Marie by Louis Michel van Loo
Louis-Michel van Loo
Louis-Michel van Loo was a French painter.He studied under his father, the painter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, at Turin and Rome, and he won a prize at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in Paris in 1725...
is today held at the Musée national du Château de Versailles
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
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Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 7 July 1748 – 19 May 1755 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 Duke of Châteauvillain