Father Henri Jules de Bourbon | Name Anne de | |
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Born 11 August 1675
Hotel de Conde, Paris, France ( 1675-08-11 ) Died 23 October 1700(1700-10-23) (aged 25)
Chateau d'Asnieres, Asnieres, France Burial Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris, France Mother Anne Henriette of Bavaria | ||
Anne Marie de Bourbon (Anne Marie Victoire; 11 August 1675 – 23 October 1700. ) was the daughter of the Prince of Conde and of a Bavarian princess. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, she was a Princesse du Sang. She never married and died of lung disease.
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Anne Marie Victoire was the seventh child born to the Duke and Duchess of Enghien. Her father was the only surviving son of le Grand Conde while her mother was a daughter of the political hostess Anna Gonzaga. She was born at the Hotel de Conde in Paris, the city residence of the Prince of Conde when not at court at the Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye outside the capital. The two previous months prior to Anne Marie's birth saw the death of two siblings; Anne de Bourbon (1670–1675), known as Mademoiselle d’Enghien till death and Henri de Bourbon, Count of Clermont (1672–1675).
Anne Marie was reputedly so small that she was prevented from going to dances at court. She was also more attractive then her younger sisters Mademoiselle de Charolais (1676–1753) and Mademoiselle de Montmorency (1678–1718).
She was known as Mademoiselle d'Enghien till 1688 when her oldest sister Mademoiselle de Bourbon married the Prince of Conti, the first cousin of their father. From then on, Anne Marie was known as Mademoiselle de Conde, taken from the title of Prince of Conde which her father succeeded to in 1684 at the death of le Grand Conde. It was the latter who organised the marriage between Mademoiselle de Bourbon and Conti.
Mademoiselle de Conde would never marry; instead she would die at the Chateau d'Asnieres outside Paris apparently of Lung disease. She was buried at the convent of Carmel du faubourg Saint-Jacques, Paris. The Chateau itself was later the home of Philippe d'Orleans' mistress and later remodelled by the marquis d'Argenson.
Her brothers in laws included the Prince of Conti; the duc du Maine (illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan) and the famous general the Duke of Vendome. Her sister in law was Louise Francoise de Bourbon, sister of Maine and mistress of Conti.
She was once a possible bride for the duc du Maine but it is said that Maine preferred Anne Louise Benedicte de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Charolais much to her annoyance. Her not marrying the duc du Maine is what reportedly caused her health to deteriorate till her early death aged 25. Another possible candidate was Georg Wilhelm of Ansbach., son of Johann Friedrich, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and brother of the future Caroline of Ansbach, Queen consort of Great Britain.
Saint-Simon writing at the time after her death said that she had : a beautiful countenance, and an even more beautiful soul, great wit, sense, reason, kindness, and piety which sustained her in her very sad life. So was she really regretted by all who knew her..