Marie Anne de Bourbon

Marie Anne De Bourbon

Marie Anne de Bourbon, Légitimée de France (1 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) was the eldest legitimised daughter (fille légitimée de France) of King Louis XIV of France and his mistress 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. A great beauty and her father's favourite daughter, Marie Anne was widowed in 1685 aged 19. She never married again and had no children. Following her mothers retirement to a convent, Marie Anne continued to reside at her fathers court and was later her mothers heiress. She later became the Duchess of La Vallière in her own right.