Louis Charles de Bourbon, comte d'Eu
Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu (born October 15, 1701 in the now destroyed Castle of Sceaux ; † July 13, 1775 ibid) was a French nobleman, Grand maître de l'artillerie de France and Colonel général des Cent-Suisses et Grisons . He gave up the latter post in 1762.
He was Duc d'Aumale from 1736, Duc de Gisors, Comte de Dreux, Prince d'Anet and Baron de Sceaux from 1762. From 1755 to 1762 he was the last sovereign prince of Dombes until this principality was annexed to the Kingdom of France.
During his lifetime he had the title: Son Altesse Sérénissime, Monseigneur le comte d'Eu .
Life
Louis Auguste was the second son and fifth of seven children of Louis Auguste de Bourbon , Duke of Maine, and Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon . He was thus a grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He grew up with his older brother Louis Auguste (1700–1755) and his sister Louise Françoise (1707–1743), Mademoiselle du Maine. Like his siblings, he remained unmarried. After the death of his father in 1736 he received the title Duke of Aumale and Count of Eu . He also inherited the title of Grand Master of Artillery from his father. However, his father's main heir was his older brother Louis Auguste. After he was killed in a duel in 1755, he inherited his possessions and titles. Like his brother, he was seldom seen at court and mainly dedicated himself to hunting. In 1762 he exchanged with King Louis XV. his rule over Dombes (La souveraineté de Dombes), which he had also inherited in 1755, against the Duchy of Gisors and the possessions of Gretz-Armainvilliers and Pontcarré. Similar to his cousin and later heir Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre , Louis Charles was very popular. This was also due to his generosity with donations. In 1773 he sold most of his property to the king for twelve million livres. However, the amount was never paid after the king's death in May 1774. Louis Charles died in Sceaux in 1775.
He was an officer and was promoted to Maréchal de camp in 1734 . In 1735 he was appointed lieutenant-général .
During the War of the Polish Succession to the Austrian Succession War he took part in the 1733 siege of Kehl and was then assigned to the army on the Rhine.
In the War of the Austrian Succession he fought in 1743 in the Battle of Dettingen , in which he was wounded. All the time in the army on the Rhine he was in the siege of Freiburg in 1744, then in the siege of Fontenoy in 1745 and then fought in the Battle of Fontenoy , the Battle of Raucoux and the Battle of Lauffeldt .
1728 he was by Louis XV. appointed Chevalier des Ordre du Saint-Esprit and Ordre royal et militaire de Saint-Louis .
Web links
- Entry at Geneall
literature
- Patrick Van Kerrebrouck, La Maison de Bourbon 1256-2004, deuxième édition revue et augmentée , 2004, Villeneuve d'Ascq, l'auteur, 1010 p., Tome 2, pages 762 à 767.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bourbon, Louis Charles de, comte d'Eu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourbon, Louis Charles de Prince of Dombes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Dombes |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1701 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sceaux |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 13, 1775 |
| Place of death | Sceaux |