Louisa Henrietta de Conti (1726–1759)

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Louisa Henrietta de Conti (1726–1759)

Duchess of Orleans. Name variations: Louise-Henrietta von Conty; Louise-Henriette. Born Louise-Henriette de Bourbon-Conti on June 20, 1726; died on February 9, 1759; daughter of Louis Armand II, prince of Conti or Conty; married Louis Philippe (1725–1785), 4th duke of Orléans (r. 1752–1785), on December 17, 1743; children: daughter (born on July 12, 1745; died on December 14, 1745); Louis Philippe "Egalité" (1747–1793), 5th duke of Orléans (r. 1785–1793), Montpensier (r. 1747–1752), and Chartres (r. 1752–1785); Marie Louise d'Orleans (1750–1822), duchess of Bourbon. Louis Philippe's second wife was the Marquise de Montesson (1737–1805).

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