Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon
French politician and prince (1692-1740) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé (Louis Henri Joseph; 18 August 1692 – 27 January 1740) was head of the Prince of Condé and a cousin of the then reigning House of Bourbon from 1710 to his death, and served as prime minister to his kinsman Louis XV from 1723 to 1726.
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Prince of Condé Duke of Bourbon | |||||
Prime Minister of France | |||||
Predecessor | Philippe d'Orléans | ||||
Successor | André Hercule de Fleury | ||||
Reign | 2 December 1723 – 1726 | ||||
Born | (1692-08-18)18 August 1692 Palace of Versailles, France | ||||
Died | 27 January 1740(1740-01-27) (aged 47) Château of Chantilly, France | ||||
Burial | Église Collégiale Saint-Martin, Montmorency | ||||
Spouse | Marie Anne de Bourbon Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg | ||||
Issue | Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé | ||||
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House | Bourbon | ||||
Father | Louis, Duke of Bourbon, Prince of Condé | ||||
Mother | Louise Françoise de Bourbon | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Despite succeeding as head of the House of Condé in 1709, he never used that name, preferring the title "Duke of Bourbon", and was known at court as Monsieur le Duc. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince of the blood.