She was the wife of Louis Armand de Bourbon. She was the Princess of Conti by marriage. It was Louise Élisabeth who presented Madame de Pompadour to the court of Louis XV; she also built the Hôtel de Brienne, present seat of the French Ministry of Defence. Louise Élisabeth was the Duchess of Étampes in her own right, having succeeded to the title at the death of her aunt Marie Anne de Bourbon.
Biography
Louise Élisabeth was born on 22 November 1693, at the Palace of Versailles.[1] She was a princesse du sang. In youth, she was known at court as Mademoiselle de Charolais, a style later borne by her younger sister. Her parents' second daughter, and third child, she was one of nine children:
Louis, Count of Clermont (15 June 1709 – 16 June 1771)
She was baptised in the chapel of Versailles on 24 November 1698 with her brother Louis Henri and her sister Louise Anne.
Marriage
The first years of her marriage were full of court cases at the Parlement de Paris against her husband due to his violent temper and her desire to leave him.
Children
Louis de Bourbon, Count of La Marche (28 March 1715 - 1 August 1717) died young.
Louis François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (13 August 1717 - 2 August 1776) married Louise Diane d'Orléans and had issue.
Louis Armand de Bourbon, Duke of Mercœur (19 August 1720 - 13 May 1722) died young.
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Alais (5 February 1722- 7 August 1730) died young.
22 November 1693 – 9 July 1713Her Serene HighnessMademoiselle de Condé
9 July 1713 – 4 May 1727Her Serene Highness the Princess of Conti
4 May 1727 – 27 May 1775Her Serene Highness the Dowager Princess of Conti (Madame la princesse de Conti Douairière or Madame la Princesse de Conti troisième/dernière douairière)
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