Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre
Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre (
1725 –
March 4,
1793) was the son of
Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Comte de Toulouse. He succeeded his father in his posts, among others in that of grand
admiral of France.
He served under
Marshal de Noailles, and fought brilliantly at
Dettingen (
1743) and
Fontenoy (
1745). He then lived in retreat at
Rambouillet and
Sceaux, protecting men of letters, and particularly the poet
Florian, and dispensing charity. He lost his son, the
prince of Lamballe, in
1768, and survived his daughter-in-law,
Louise Marie Therese of Savoy-Carignan, the friend of
Marie Antoinette, who was killed by the populace on
September 3 1792. His daughter and heiress,
Louise Marie Adelaide de Bourbon, married
Philippe (Egalite), duke of Orleans.
A street in Paris near the Avenue de Champs Elysees is named for the Duc de Penthievre. No. 11 rue de Penthievre, an hotel particulier of the Empire period with a large garden, is believed to have once been the residence of de Penthievre's grandson
Louis-Philippe of France in his youth. In the late 19th century, No. 11 housed the American Embassy. This address became famous in the early 20th century as the couture salon of the British-based designer "Lucile,"
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon.
