Maria Fortunata d'Este
Princess Maria Fortunata d'Este-Modena ( French Marie Fortunée d'Este-Modène ) (born July 15, 1734 in Modena , † September 21, 1803 in Venice ) was an Italian princess and by marriage Countess de la Marche and the last princess de Conti.
Life
Maria Fortunata was the fourth daughter of ten children of Duke Francesco III. d'Este of Modena and his wife, Princess Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans , fourth daughter of Duke Philip II of Orléans and his wife Françoise Marie of Bourbon-Blois .
On February 27, 1759, Princess Maria Fortunata was in Nangis with Louis François II. De Bourbon, prince de Conti (1734-1814), the only legitimate son of Louis François I de Bourbon, prince de Conti and his wife Princess Louise Diane d'Orléans , married. The marriage remained childless and the couple separated in 1775.
literature
- Pierre Houdion: La dernière princesse de Conti, Fortunée-Marie d'Este 1731–1803 . L'Harmattan, Paris 2007.
- Frédéric Chappey (ed.): Les Trésors des princes de Bourbon Conti . Somogy éditions d'art, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-85056-398-6 (exhibition catalog).
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| SURNAME | Este, Maria Fortunata d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Este-Modène, Marie Fortunée d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian princess and by marriage Countess de la Marche and Princess de Conti |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1734 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Modena |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1803 |
| Place of death | Venice |