Louise de Maisonblanche
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Louise de Bourbon de Maisonblanche, Baroness of La Queue (Paris
, c.17 June, 1676 – La Queue-les-Yvelines, 12 September 1718) was an illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV of France
and Claude de Vin des Œillets; Mademoiselle des Œillets was the Lady-in-waiting
to Madame de Montespan
, Louis' long term mistress.
Bought up in Paris by her mother, she did not receive the same attention that the daughters of Madame de Montespan and Louise de La Vallière
did. She lived for a while at the château de Suisnes where her mother died in 1687 aged 50. Louise was then put in the care of François Le Signerre and her sister Catherine Le Signerre in Mulcent.
Louise remained confined at Mulcent with the Le Signerre sisters till the age of 20 in 1696. On 17 April that year, she married Bernard de Prez, Baron of La Queue. He was the lieutenant to the regiment of Burgundy. The abbé de Brisacier undertook the service which was overseen by Alexandre Bontemps
, the first gentleman of the chamber of Louise's father, Louis XIV. It was Bontemps who secured the small dowry of 40,000 Livres along with silver and jewels for the bride. This dowry was nothing compared to the dowries of her other half sisters; the Dowager Princess of Conti
(1666–1739) who married Louis Armand de Bourbon
in 1680 was given 1 Million Livres as did the Duchess of Bourbon
who married in 1685 to Louis de Bourbon
. In 1692 another sister the Françoise-Marie de Bourbon
married Philippe d'Orléans
and had been given 2 Million Livres as well as the Palais-Royal in Paris
.
Her husband was later named the Kings gardes du corps
and this allowed Louise to frequent the court at Versailles
with her husband.
From her marriage, she was named dame Louise de Masionblanche, fille naturale du Roi. That style was shown on the birth certificates of her children. The couple had 11 children, 5 of which died in infancy. Two of her children were raised at Saint-Cyr-l'École
, the home of Madame de Maintenon
's famous school for young ladies of the nobility. These daughters, Charlotte-Angélique (1703–1723) et Louise-Catherine (1709-?), were both called a petit-fille du Roi in their dossiers at Saint-Cyr.
Louise died on 12 September 1718 at La Queue-les-Yvelines, during the Regency of her brother in law, Philippe d'Orléans
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, c.17 June, 1676 – La Queue-les-Yvelines, 12 September 1718) was an illegitimate daughter 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 Claude de Vin des Œillets; Mademoiselle des Œillets was the Lady-in-waiting
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting is a female personal assistant at a royal court, attending on a queen, a princess, or a high-ranking noblewoman. Historically, in Europe a lady-in-waiting was often a noblewoman from a family highly thought of in good society, but was of lower rank than the woman on whom she...
to 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....
, Louis' long term mistress.
Biography
Born in Paris in 1676, she was one of many illegitimate children that Louis XIV had. She was officially declared daughter of Philippe de Maisonblanche, old Captain of the Guards, and of Lady Gabrielle de La Tour, his spouse;Bought up in Paris by her mother, she did not receive the same attention that the daughters of Madame de Montespan and Louise de La Vallière
Louise de La Vallière
Louise de La Vallière was a mistress of Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667. She later became the Duchess of La Vallière and Duchess of Vaujours in her own right...
did. She lived for a while at the château de Suisnes where her mother died in 1687 aged 50. Louise was then put in the care of François Le Signerre and her sister Catherine Le Signerre in Mulcent.
Louise remained confined at Mulcent with the Le Signerre sisters till the age of 20 in 1696. On 17 April that year, she married Bernard de Prez, Baron of La Queue. He was the lieutenant to the regiment of Burgundy. The abbé de Brisacier undertook the service which was overseen by Alexandre Bontemps
Alexandre Bontemps
Alexandre Bontemps was the valet of King Louis XIV and a powerful figure at the court of Versailles, respected and feared for his exceptional access to the King...
, the first gentleman of the chamber of Louise's father, Louis XIV. It was Bontemps who secured the small dowry of 40,000 Livres along with silver and jewels for the bride. This dowry was nothing compared to the dowries of her other half sisters; the Dowager Princess of Conti
Marie Anne de Bourbon
Marie Anne de Bourbon, Légitimée de France was the eldest legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV of France and Louise de La Vallière. At the age of thirteen, she was married to Louis Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti and as such was the Princess of Conti by marriage...
(1666–1739) who married Louis Armand de Bourbon
Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti
Louis Armand I de Bourbon was Prince of Conti from 1666 to his death, succeeding his father, Armand de Bourbon. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince du Sang....
in 1680 was given 1 Million Livres as did the Duchess of Bourbon
Louise-Françoise de Bourbon
Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Légitimée de France was the eldest surviving legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre, Madame de Montespan. She was said to have been named after her godmother, Louise de La Vallière, the woman that her mother had replaced as the king's...
who married in 1685 to Louis de Bourbon
Louis III, Prince of Condé
Louis de Bourbon, , was Prince of Condé for less than a year, following the death of his father Henry III, Prince of Condé in 1709...
. In 1692 another sister the Françoise-Marie de Bourbon
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...
married Philippe d'Orléans
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...
and had been given 2 Million Livres as well as the Palais-Royal in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Her husband was later named the Kings gardes du corps
Bodyguard
A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
and this allowed Louise to frequent the court at 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....
with her husband.
From her marriage, she was named dame Louise de Masionblanche, fille naturale du Roi. That style was shown on the birth certificates of her children. The couple had 11 children, 5 of which died in infancy. Two of her children were raised at Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr , which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945.The old buildings of the ESM are...
, the home of Madame de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon...
's famous school for young ladies of the nobility. These daughters, Charlotte-Angélique (1703–1723) et Louise-Catherine (1709-?), were both called a petit-fille du Roi in their dossiers at Saint-Cyr.
Louise died on 12 September 1718 at La Queue-les-Yvelines, during the Regency of her brother in law, Philippe d'Orléans
Régence
The Régence is the period in French history between 1715 and 1723, when King Louis XV was a minor and the land was governed by a Regent, Philippe d'Orléans, the nephew of Louis XIV of France....
.
Issue
- Louise Renée de Prez 1699-1705
- Louis Bernard de Prez 1701-1701
- Charlotte Angélique de Prez 1703-1723
- Louis Charles Timothée de Prez 1704-1746
- A son 1706
- Alexandre Paul de Prez 1708-1777
- Louise Catherine de Prez 1709-?
- Françoise de Prez 1711-1715
- Guillaume Jacques de Prez 1713-1804
- Marguerite Françoise de Prez 1715-1786
- Philippe Charles de Prez 1718-1718