Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon

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.

Louis Henri
Prince of Condé Duke of Bourbon
The Duke of Bourbon wearing armour and the sash of the Order of the Holy Spirit by an unknown artist.
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
Full name Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon
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.

Marriages and children

On 9 July 1713 at Versailles, he married Marie Anne de Bourbon who died in 1720. Marie Anne was the eldest daughter of Marie Thérèse de Bourbon and her husband, François Louis, Prince de Conti. The couple had no children.

Secondly on 23 July 1728 he married Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg and they had one son;

1. Louis Joseph de Bourbon (9 August 1736 – 13 May 1818), who led the "Army of Condé" during the French Revolutionary Wars. He also married twice.

Titles and styles

• 18 August 1692 – 4 March 1710 His Serene Highness the Duke of Enghien
• 4 March 1710 – 27 January 1740 His Serene Highness the Duke of Bourbon ("Monsieur le Duc")