Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, a legitimated prince of the blood royal, was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. At the age of five, he became grand admiral
Toulouse by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1708
Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, by François de Troy, c. 1690s
Portrait of Louis Alexandre, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, c. 1690
The Count of Toulouse, by the workshop of Hyacinthe Rigaud, c. 1708
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon was the son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon and his wife Marie Victoire de Noailles. He was therefore a grandson of Louis XIV and his mistress, Madame de Montespan. From birt
Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse
…1737 (aged 59) Château de Rambouillet, France Burial 25 November 1783 Chapelle royale de Dreux, France Spouse Marie Victoire de Noailles Issue Detail Louis Jean Marie, Duke of Penthièvre House Bourbon Father Louis XIV Mother Madame de Montespan Coat of arms of Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse Louis Alexandre de Bourbon (6 June 1678…
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier
Louis Jean Marie as a child, by Jean-Marc Nattier .
Portrait of the Duke, by Jean-Marc Nattier, c. 1742-53
The Duke of Penthièvre, by Charles-André van Loo, 18th century