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+ | ======Duc du Maine====== | ||
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+ | (1670-1736) \\ | ||
+ | Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duc du (duke of) Maine, illegitimate son of King Louis XIV of France who attempted without success to wrest control of the government from Philippe II, Duke d' | ||
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+ | The eldest surviving child of Louis XIV by the Marquise de Montespan, Louis-Auguste was legitimated and granted the title Duke du Maine in 1673. He served in the War of the Grand Alliance (1689-97), and in 1714 Louis XIV designated him a prince of the blood with right of eventual succession to the throne. The king attempted to reinforce that ruling through the provisions of his will: du Maine was to be given a place in the projected regency council and made guardian of young Louis XV and commander of the royal guards. By granting du Maine such broad powers Louis hoped to restrict the authority of his legitimate nephew Orl+¬ans, who by law was to become regent for Louis XV. Nevertheless, | ||
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