Marie de Nemours, originally known as Marie d'Orléans-Longueville (1625–1707), was Princess of Neuchâtel from 1694 to 1707. She was the daughter of Henri II d'Orléans, duc de Longueville and Louise de Bourbon. After the death of her brother Jean Louis Charles d'Orléans-Longueville in 1694 she succeeded him as sovereign Princess of Neuchâtel, although she remained a prominent member of the French royal court. From her reign to her death she was the last living member of the house of Valois through a cadet line.
Descended from Jean d'Orléans, illegitimate son of Louis I, Duke of Orléans, she was known as Mademoiselle de Longueville prior to her marriage.
By her marriage with Henri of Savoy, she became Duchess of Nemours. The couple were married on 22 May 1657 at Trie. The dukes of Nemours were descendants of the Dukes of Savoy having settled in France in the sixteenth century, where they ranked as princes étrangers.
She left some interesting memoirs, published by C. B. Petitot in the Collection complete des memoires (1819–1829).[2]
She was the muse for Jean Loret's Muse historique (1650, 1660, 1665), a collection of weekly gazette burlesque reporting on the news of Paris society and the court of Louis XIV in the form of letters to Marie d'Orléans-Longueville which are considered an early example of French journalism.
Her childless death in 1707, without close relatives, opened a conflict about her vast inheritance. For example, see Duke of Estouteville.
^ abOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Nemours, Lords and Dukes of, s.v. Marie d'Orléans-Longueville". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 370.
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marie, nemours, originally, known, marie, orléans, longueville, 1625, 1707, princess, neuchâtel, from, 1694, 1707, daughter, henri, orléans, longueville, louise, bourbon, after, death, brother, jean, louis, charles, orléans, longueville, 1694, succeeded, sover. Marie de Nemours originally known as Marie d Orleans Longueville 1625 1707 was Princess of Neuchatel from 1694 to 1707 She was the daughter of Henri II d Orleans duc de Longueville and Louise de Bourbon After the death of her brother Jean Louis Charles d Orleans Longueville in 1694 she succeeded him as sovereign Princess of Neuchatel although she remained a prominent member of the French royal court From her reign to her death she was the last living member of the house of Valois through a cadet line Marie d OrleansDuchess of NemoursPortrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud 1705Born5 March 1625Paris FranceDied16 June 1707 aged 82 Paris FranceSpouseHenri II of Savoy Duke of NemoursNamesMarie d OrleansFatherHenri II d Orleans Duke of LonguevilleMotherLouise de Bourbon Estouteville Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External linksBiography editDescended from Jean d Orleans illegitimate son of Louis I Duke of Orleans she was known as Mademoiselle de Longueville prior to her marriage By her marriage with Henri of Savoy she became Duchess of Nemours The couple were married on 22 May 1657 at Trie The dukes of Nemours were descendants of the Dukes of Savoy having settled in France in the sixteenth century where they ranked as princes etrangers At an early age she was involved in the first Fronde of which her father and stepmother Anne Genevieve de Bourbon were leaders 1 She married Henri II Duke of Nemours in 1657 When he died in 1659 leaving her childless the rest of her life was mainly spent in contesting her inheritance with her stepmother 2 Her Savoyard nieces included Marie Jeanne Duchess of Savoy and Marie Francoise Queen of Portugal The Dukes of Longueville had acquired the principality of Neuchatel through marriage to Johanna of Hachberg Sausenberg After the death of her brother Jean Louis Charles d Orleans in 1694 she succeeded him as Princess of Neuchatel Legacy editShe left some interesting memoirs published by C B Petitot in the Collection complete des memoires 1819 1829 2 She was the muse for Jean Loret s Muse historique 1650 1660 1665 a collection of weekly gazette burlesque reporting on the news of Paris society and the court of Louis XIV in the form of letters to Marie d Orleans Longueville which are considered an early example of French journalism Her childless death in 1707 without close relatives opened a conflict about her vast inheritance For example see Duke of Estouteville Ancestry editAncestors of Marie de Nemours8 Leonor d Orleans Duke of Longueville4 Henri I d Orleans Duke of Longueville9 Marie de Bourbon2 Henri II d Orleans Duke of Longueville10 Louis Gonzaga Duke of Nevers5 Catherine Gonzaga11 Henriette of Cleves1 Marie d Orleans12 Louis de Bourbon Prince of Conde6 Charles de Bourbon Count of Soissons13 Francoise d Orleans3 Louise de Bourbon14 Louis de Montafie Count of Montafie7 Anne de Montafie Countess of Clermont15 Jeanne Francoise de Coeme Lady of Luce and BonnetableReferences edit Chisholm 1911 a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Nemours Lords and Dukes of s v Marie d Orleans Longueville Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 19 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 370 External links edit nbsp Media related to Marie d Orleans at Wikimedia Commons Marie de NemoursOrleans LonguevilleCadet branch of the House of ValoisBorn 1625 Died 16 June 1707Regnal titlesPreceded byJohn Louis Charles Princess of Neuchatel1694 1707 Succeeded byFrederick I Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie de Nemours amp oldid 1178454068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
