Princess Claire Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
(25 February 1628 – 16 April 1694)
The only daughter of Marshall Urbain de Maille, Marquis de Brézé, seigneur de Milly, seigneur de Thévalles, Marshal of France, and Nicole du Plessis de Richelieu, only sister of Cardinal Richelieu. She had a younger brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé, who became the first Grand Admiral of the French Royal Navy (La Royale).Ships named for him. Recently the ship still functioning and a museum was used in the movie Dunkirk.
When she, Claire, was five years old, her uncle the Cardinal arranged her betrothal to the French prince Louis de Bourbon, who would become the renowned general le Grand Condé, "the Great Condé."
Upon her coming of age at thirteen, the marriage was concluded at Milly-le-Meugon:
This French Royal marriage took place on 7th of February 1641 at the Palais-Royal in Paris.
in the presence of King Louis XIII of France, Anne of Austria, and Gaston of France.
Children of the marriage::
Henri Jules de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (29 July 1643, Paris – 1 April 1709, Paris), who later succeeded as Prince of Condé, married Princess Anne of the Palatinate "Princess Palatine" and had children.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux – 11 April 1653, Bordeaux), he died in infancy.
X de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda – 28 September 1660, Paris), she also died in infancy.
Although his youthful marriage to Claire Clémence de Maillé had brought him a dowry of 600,000 livres and many lands, For Condé's
Milly-le-Meugon is a village now attached to the city of Gennes, Maine-et-Loire department, France. It is also the site of a castle, which also belonged to the de Maille family, a notable family of the French nobility with close ties to King Louis XIII's, powerful ministers, the Cardinal Richelieu, and to King Louis XIV's first cousin le Grand Condé.
Her father, Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, 2nd marquis de Brézé and Marshal of France, had married Cardinal Richelieu's sister. Claire-Clémence married the Grand Condé, thus becoming a French princess. Her brother, the duke of Fronsac , Frances first Grand Admiral , was one of the most heroic figures of the time; both of them were born at Milly. The duke, Grand Admiral of Fronsac is buried with his father and mother in the church of Milly.
Upon her estranged husband's disgrace, arrest and imprisonment, in January 1650, at the fortress of Vincennes, after the Fronde, Princess Claire Clémence distinguished herself by her energetic and devoted conduct, pursuing the struggle, raising his friends, leading them in danger and braving the king's anger, Mazarin's orders, and popular threats.
While Condé's faithful intendant, Lenet, came through France and Spain, and readied Montrond for a siege that would take the French army more than a year to raise, Claire Clémence gathered her faithful friends around her and gave splendid celebrations at Milly-le-Meugon in favour of all the organisers of the resistance during the Fronde. Despite her efforts, however, her husband remained imprisoned until 7 February 1651.
1651, Claire Clémence was forced to submit to the regent, Queen Anne of Austria, and to her minister, Mazarin.
She thus joined her husband in Spanish Flanders with their son. They only returned to favor in 1660, reinstalling themselves at the Château de Chantilly.
Château Raoul in Châteauroux, where she remained until her death in 1694. She saw the birth of her first grandchild, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon in 1666; her first great-grandchild, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, was born in 1689, she later became Princess of Condé, the title that Claire Clémence held for some time.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
Her Titles and Styles::;
25 February 1628 – February 1641 Mademoiselle de Brézé
February 1641 – 26 December 1646 Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Enghien
26 December 1646 – 11 November 1686 Her Serene Highness the Princess of Condé
11 November 1686 – 16 April 1694 Her Serene Highness the Dowager Princess of Condé
Children: Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (29 July 1643, Paris - 1 April 1709, Paris) married Anne Henriette of Bavaria and had issue.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux - 11 April 1653, Bordeaux) died in infancy.
Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda - 28 September 1660, Paris) died in infancy.
Her descendants include the present-day pretenders to the throne of France and Italy and the kings of Spain and Belgium.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
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Bio;
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Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian and direct kinsman
(25 February 1628 – 16 April 1694)
The only daughter of Marshall Urbain de Maille, Marquis de Brézé, seigneur de Milly, seigneur de Thévalles, Marshal of France, and Nicole du Plessis de Richelieu, only sister of Cardinal Richelieu. She had a younger brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé, who became the first Grand Admiral of the French Royal Navy (La Royale).Ships named for him. Recently the ship still functioning and a museum was used in the movie Dunkirk.
When she, Claire, was five years old, her uncle the Cardinal arranged her betrothal to the French prince Louis de Bourbon, who would become the renowned general le Grand Condé, "the Great Condé."
Upon her coming of age at thirteen, the marriage was concluded at Milly-le-Meugon:
This French Royal marriage took place on 7th of February 1641 at the Palais-Royal in Paris.
in the presence of King Louis XIII of France, Anne of Austria, and Gaston of France.
Children of the marriage::
Henri Jules de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (29 July 1643, Paris – 1 April 1709, Paris), who later succeeded as Prince of Condé, married Princess Anne of the Palatinate "Princess Palatine" and had children.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux – 11 April 1653, Bordeaux), he died in infancy.
X de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda – 28 September 1660, Paris), she also died in infancy.
Although his youthful marriage to Claire Clémence de Maillé had brought him a dowry of 600,000 livres and many lands, For Condé's
Milly-le-Meugon is a village now attached to the city of Gennes, Maine-et-Loire department, France. It is also the site of a castle, which also belonged to the de Maille family, a notable family of the French nobility with close ties to King Louis XIII's, powerful ministers, the Cardinal Richelieu, and to King Louis XIV's first cousin le Grand Condé.
Her father, Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, 2nd marquis de Brézé and Marshal of France, had married Cardinal Richelieu's sister. Claire-Clémence married the Grand Condé, thus becoming a French princess. Her brother, the duke of Fronsac , Frances first Grand Admiral , was one of the most heroic figures of the time; both of them were born at Milly. The duke, Grand Admiral of Fronsac is buried with his father and mother in the church of Milly.
Upon her estranged husband's disgrace, arrest and imprisonment, in January 1650, at the fortress of Vincennes, after the Fronde, Princess Claire Clémence distinguished herself by her energetic and devoted conduct, pursuing the struggle, raising his friends, leading them in danger and braving the king's anger, Mazarin's orders, and popular threats.
While Condé's faithful intendant, Lenet, came through France and Spain, and readied Montrond for a siege that would take the French army more than a year to raise, Claire Clémence gathered her faithful friends around her and gave splendid celebrations at Milly-le-Meugon in favour of all the organisers of the resistance during the Fronde. Despite her efforts, however, her husband remained imprisoned until 7 February 1651.
1651, Claire Clémence was forced to submit to the regent, Queen Anne of Austria, and to her minister, Mazarin.
She thus joined her husband in Spanish Flanders with their son. They only returned to favor in 1660, reinstalling themselves at the Château de Chantilly.
Château Raoul in Châteauroux, where she remained until her death in 1694. She saw the birth of her first grandchild, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon in 1666; her first great-grandchild, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, was born in 1689, she later became Princess of Condé, the title that Claire Clémence held for some time.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
Her Titles and Styles::;
25 February 1628 – February 1641 Mademoiselle de Brézé
February 1641 – 26 December 1646 Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Enghien
26 December 1646 – 11 November 1686 Her Serene Highness the Princess of Condé
11 November 1686 – 16 April 1694 Her Serene Highness the Dowager Princess of Condé
Children: Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (29 July 1643, Paris - 1 April 1709, Paris) married Anne Henriette of Bavaria and had issue.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux - 11 April 1653, Bordeaux) died in infancy.
Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda - 28 September 1660, Paris) died in infancy.
Her descendants include the present-day pretenders to the throne of France and Italy and the kings of Spain and Belgium.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
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Bio;
By
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian and direct kinsman
Princess Claire Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
(25 February 1628 – 16 April 1694)
The only daughter of Marshall Urbain de Maille, Marquis de Brézé, seigneur de Milly, seigneur de Thévalles, Marshal of France, and Nicole du Plessis de Richelieu, only sister of Cardinal Richelieu. She had a younger brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé, who became the first Grand Admiral of the French Royal Navy (La Royale).Ships named for him. Recently the ship still functioning and a museum was used in the movie Dunkirk.
When she, Claire, was five years old, her uncle the Cardinal arranged her betrothal to the French prince Louis de Bourbon, who would become the renowned general le Grand Condé, "the Great Condé."
Upon her coming of age at thirteen, the marriage was concluded at Milly-le-Meugon:
This French Royal marriage took place on 7th of February 1641 at the Palais-Royal in Paris.
in the presence of King Louis XIII of France, Anne of Austria, and Gaston of France.
Children of the marriage::
Henri Jules de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (29 July 1643, Paris – 1 April 1709, Paris), who later succeeded as Prince of Condé, married Princess Anne of the Palatinate "Princess Palatine" and had children.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux – 11 April 1653, Bordeaux), he died in infancy.
X de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda – 28 September 1660, Paris), she also died in infancy.
Although his youthful marriage to Claire Clémence de Maillé had brought him a dowry of 600,000 livres and many lands, For Condé's
Milly-le-Meugon is a village now attached to the city of Gennes, Maine-et-Loire department, France. It is also the site of a castle, which also belonged to the de Maille family, a notable family of the French nobility with close ties to King Louis XIII's, powerful ministers, the Cardinal Richelieu, and to King Louis XIV's first cousin le Grand Condé.
Her father, Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, 2nd marquis de Brézé and Marshal of France, had married Cardinal Richelieu's sister. Claire-Clémence married the Grand Condé, thus becoming a French princess. Her brother, the duke of Fronsac , Frances first Grand Admiral , was one of the most heroic figures of the time; both of them were born at Milly. The duke, Grand Admiral of Fronsac is buried with his father and mother in the church of Milly.
Upon her estranged husband's disgrace, arrest and imprisonment, in January 1650, at the fortress of Vincennes, after the Fronde, Princess Claire Clémence distinguished herself by her energetic and devoted conduct, pursuing the struggle, raising his friends, leading them in danger and braving the king's anger, Mazarin's orders, and popular threats.
While Condé's faithful intendant, Lenet, came through France and Spain, and readied Montrond for a siege that would take the French army more than a year to raise, Claire Clémence gathered her faithful friends around her and gave splendid celebrations at Milly-le-Meugon in favour of all the organisers of the resistance during the Fronde. Despite her efforts, however, her husband remained imprisoned until 7 February 1651.
1651, Claire Clémence was forced to submit to the regent, Queen Anne of Austria, and to her minister, Mazarin.
She thus joined her husband in Spanish Flanders with their son. They only returned to favor in 1660, reinstalling themselves at the Château de Chantilly.
Château Raoul in Châteauroux, where she remained until her death in 1694. She saw the birth of her first grandchild, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon in 1666; her first great-grandchild, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, was born in 1689, she later became Princess of Condé, the title that Claire Clémence held for some time.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
Her Titles and Styles::;
25 February 1628 – February 1641 Mademoiselle de Brézé
February 1641 – 26 December 1646 Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Enghien
26 December 1646 – 11 November 1686 Her Serene Highness the Princess of Condé
11 November 1686 – 16 April 1694 Her Serene Highness the Dowager Princess of Condé
Children: Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (29 July 1643, Paris - 1 April 1709, Paris) married Anne Henriette of Bavaria and had issue.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux - 11 April 1653, Bordeaux) died in infancy.
Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda - 28 September 1660, Paris) died in infancy.
Her descendants include the present-day pretenders to the throne of France and Italy and the kings of Spain and Belgium.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
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Bio;
By
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian and direct kinsman
(25 February 1628 – 16 April 1694)
The only daughter of Marshall Urbain de Maille, Marquis de Brézé, seigneur de Milly, seigneur de Thévalles, Marshal of France, and Nicole du Plessis de Richelieu, only sister of Cardinal Richelieu. She had a younger brother, Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé, who became the first Grand Admiral of the French Royal Navy (La Royale).Ships named for him. Recently the ship still functioning and a museum was used in the movie Dunkirk.
When she, Claire, was five years old, her uncle the Cardinal arranged her betrothal to the French prince Louis de Bourbon, who would become the renowned general le Grand Condé, "the Great Condé."
Upon her coming of age at thirteen, the marriage was concluded at Milly-le-Meugon:
This French Royal marriage took place on 7th of February 1641 at the Palais-Royal in Paris.
in the presence of King Louis XIII of France, Anne of Austria, and Gaston of France.
Children of the marriage::
Henri Jules de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien (29 July 1643, Paris – 1 April 1709, Paris), who later succeeded as Prince of Condé, married Princess Anne of the Palatinate "Princess Palatine" and had children.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux – 11 April 1653, Bordeaux), he died in infancy.
X de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda – 28 September 1660, Paris), she also died in infancy.
Although his youthful marriage to Claire Clémence de Maillé had brought him a dowry of 600,000 livres and many lands, For Condé's
Milly-le-Meugon is a village now attached to the city of Gennes, Maine-et-Loire department, France. It is also the site of a castle, which also belonged to the de Maille family, a notable family of the French nobility with close ties to King Louis XIII's, powerful ministers, the Cardinal Richelieu, and to King Louis XIV's first cousin le Grand Condé.
Her father, Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, 2nd marquis de Brézé and Marshal of France, had married Cardinal Richelieu's sister. Claire-Clémence married the Grand Condé, thus becoming a French princess. Her brother, the duke of Fronsac , Frances first Grand Admiral , was one of the most heroic figures of the time; both of them were born at Milly. The duke, Grand Admiral of Fronsac is buried with his father and mother in the church of Milly.
Upon her estranged husband's disgrace, arrest and imprisonment, in January 1650, at the fortress of Vincennes, after the Fronde, Princess Claire Clémence distinguished herself by her energetic and devoted conduct, pursuing the struggle, raising his friends, leading them in danger and braving the king's anger, Mazarin's orders, and popular threats.
While Condé's faithful intendant, Lenet, came through France and Spain, and readied Montrond for a siege that would take the French army more than a year to raise, Claire Clémence gathered her faithful friends around her and gave splendid celebrations at Milly-le-Meugon in favour of all the organisers of the resistance during the Fronde. Despite her efforts, however, her husband remained imprisoned until 7 February 1651.
1651, Claire Clémence was forced to submit to the regent, Queen Anne of Austria, and to her minister, Mazarin.
She thus joined her husband in Spanish Flanders with their son. They only returned to favor in 1660, reinstalling themselves at the Château de Chantilly.
Château Raoul in Châteauroux, where she remained until her death in 1694. She saw the birth of her first grandchild, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Bourbon in 1666; her first great-grandchild, Marie Anne de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Conti, was born in 1689, she later became Princess of Condé, the title that Claire Clémence held for some time.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
Her Titles and Styles::;
25 February 1628 – February 1641 Mademoiselle de Brézé
February 1641 – 26 December 1646 Her Serene Highness the Duchess of Enghien
26 December 1646 – 11 November 1686 Her Serene Highness the Princess of Condé
11 November 1686 – 16 April 1694 Her Serene Highness the Dowager Princess of Condé
Children: Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (29 July 1643, Paris - 1 April 1709, Paris) married Anne Henriette of Bavaria and had issue.
Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (20 September 1652, Bordeaux - 11 April 1653, Bordeaux) died in infancy.
Mademoiselle de Bourbon (1657, Breda - 28 September 1660, Paris) died in infancy.
Her descendants include the present-day pretenders to the throne of France and Italy and the kings of Spain and Belgium.
Claire Clémence de maille Bourbon was buried at the Chapel of St Martin at her Château de Châteauroux, France.
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Bio;
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Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian and direct kinsman
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