Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
Encyclopedia
Marie de Bourbon, Countess of Soissons
(3 May 1606 – 3 June 1692) was the wife of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
.
and his wife Anne de Montafié
. At the court of Louis XIII
, Marie, as a member of the House of Bourbon-Condé, enjoyed the rank of princesse du sang
.
On 6 January 1625 Marie was married to Thomas Francis, ninth child of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
and his wife Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. It was arranged that Thomas, as son of a reigning monarch, would hold the rank of first among the princes étrangers
at the French court—taking precedence even before the formerly all-powerful House of Guise
, whose kinship to the sovereign Duke of Lorraine was more remote. He was appointed Grand Master of France
of the king's household, briefly replacing the traitorous Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
. He engaged the services of the distinguished grammarian and courtier Claude Favre de Vaugelas
as tutor for his children.
After Thomas, the senior branch of his descendants repatriated
to Savoy, alternately marrying French, Italian and German princesses.
After the Bourbons
obtained the French crown and the Princes de Condé and their heirs apparent
became known (by right of their rank as premier princes du sang), respectively, as Monsieur le prince and Monsieur le duc, Charles came to be styled
Monsieur le comte at court. That honorific
was borne also by his son Louis and, subsequently, by the Savoy-Carignano counts of Soissons, who inherited the countship from Charles's daughter, Marie, princesse de Carignano, even though they ranked as princes étrangers
in France rather than as princes du sang.
At the death of her older brother Louis de Bourbon
(6 July 1641), Marie was named his heir and became the Countess of Soissons
suo jure
. She lived in her native France with her husband and resided at the Hôtel de Soissons where she was born. It was Marie who built the small Château de Bagnolet
in Paris; at her death the building was acquired by the Ferme générale
François Le Juge. In 1719 it became the property of Françoise-Marie de Bourbon
. Marie and her daughter helped to raise the famous Prince Eugene of Savoy
, the famous soldier.
Count of Soissons
This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.-Carolingians:...
(3 May 1606 – 3 June 1692) was the wife of Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
Thomas Francis of Savoy was an Italian military commander, the founder of the Savoy-Carignano branch of the House of Savoy which reigned as kings of Sardinia from 1831 to 1861, and as kings of Italy from 1861 until the...
.
Biography
Marie Marguerite de Bourbon was born at the Hôtel de Soissons in Paris, was the second daughter and youngest child of Charles de Bourbon, comte de SoissonsCharles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons
Charles de Bourbon was a French prince du sang and military commander during the struggles over religion and the throne in late 16th century France. A first cousin of King Henry IV of France, he was the son of the Huguenot leader Louis I de Bourbon, prince de Condé and his second wife, Françoise...
and his wife Anne de Montafié
Anne de Montafié, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis
Anne de Montafié, Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis , was a French heiress and the wife of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons, a Prince of the Blood, and military commander during the French Wars of Religion. Following her marriage in 1601, she was styled Countess of Soissons...
. At the court of Louis XIII
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
, Marie, as a member of the House of Bourbon-Condé, enjoyed the rank of princesse du sang
Prince du Sang
A prince of the blood was a person who was legitimately descended in the male line from the monarch of a country. In France, the rank of prince du sang was the highest held at court after the immediate family of the king during the ancien régime and the Bourbon Restoration...
.
On 6 January 1625 Marie was married to Thomas Francis, ninth child of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel I , known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 to 1630...
and his wife Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. It was arranged that Thomas, as son of a reigning monarch, would hold the rank of first among the princes étrangers
Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince is the English translation of prince étranger, a high, though somewhat ambiguous, rank at the French royal court of the ancien régime.-Terminology:...
at the French court—taking precedence even before the formerly all-powerful House of Guise
House of Guise
The House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.The Guises were Catholic, and Henry Guise wanted to end growing Calvinist influence...
, whose kinship to the sovereign Duke of Lorraine was more remote. He was appointed Grand Master of France
Grand Master of France
The Grand Master of France was, during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration in France, one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and head of the "Maison du Roi", the king's royal household...
of the king's household, briefly replacing the traitorous Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé
Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé was a French general and the most famous representative of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon. Prior to his father's death in 1646, he was styled the Duc d'Enghien...
. He engaged the services of the distinguished grammarian and courtier Claude Favre de Vaugelas
Claude Favre de Vaugelas
Claude Favre de Vaugelas was a French grammarian and man of letters. Although a life-long courtier, Claude Favre was widely known by the name of one of the landed estates he owned as seigneur of Vaugelas and baron of Peroges.Born at Meximieux, in the Ain département of France, he became...
as tutor for his children.
After Thomas, the senior branch of his descendants repatriated
Repatriation
Repatriation is the process of returning a person back to one's place of origin or citizenship. This includes the process of returning refugees or soldiers to their place of origin following a war...
to Savoy, alternately marrying French, Italian and German princesses.
After the Bourbons
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
obtained the French crown and the Princes de Condé and their heirs apparent
Heir apparent
An heir apparent or heiress apparent is a person who is first in line of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting, except by a change in the rules of succession....
became known (by right of their rank as premier princes du sang), respectively, as Monsieur le prince and Monsieur le duc, Charles came to be styled
Style (manner of address)
A style of office, or honorific, is a legal, official, or recognized title. A style, by tradition or law, precedes a reference to a person who holds a post or political office, and is sometimes used to refer to the office itself. An honorific can also be awarded to an individual in a personal...
Monsieur le comte at court. That honorific
Honorific
An honorific is a word or expression with connotations conveying esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. Sometimes, the term is used not quite correctly to refer to an honorary title...
was borne also by his son Louis and, subsequently, by the Savoy-Carignano counts of Soissons, who inherited the countship from Charles's daughter, Marie, princesse de Carignano, even though they ranked as princes étrangers
Foreign Prince
Foreign Prince is the English translation of prince étranger, a high, though somewhat ambiguous, rank at the French royal court of the ancien régime.-Terminology:...
in France rather than as princes du sang.
At the death of her older brother Louis de Bourbon
Louis de Bourbon, comte de Soissons
Louis de Bourbon, Count of Soissons , was a French nobleman, the son of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Anne de Montafié...
(6 July 1641), Marie was named his heir and became the Countess of Soissons
Count of Soissons
This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.-Carolingians:...
suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
. She lived in her native France with her husband and resided at the Hôtel de Soissons where she was born. It was Marie who built the small Château de Bagnolet
Château de Bagnolet, Paris
The Château de Bagnolet was a small château situated in the Paris suburb of Bagnolet, France, 5.2 km from the center of the city. The property was part of the biens de la maison d'Orléans, private property of the House of Orléans from 1719 till 1769....
in Paris; at her death the building was acquired by the Ferme générale
Ferme générale
The Ferme générale was, in ancien régime France, essentially an outsourced customs and excise operation which collected duties on behalf of the king, under six-year contracts...
François Le Juge. In 1719 it became the property of Françoise-Marie de Bourbon
Françoise-Marie de Bourbon
Françoise Marie de Bourbon, Légitimée de France was the youngest legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre, Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. Originally known as the second Mademoiselle de Blois, that style eventually gave way to the name Françoise Marie de...
. Marie and her daughter helped to raise the famous Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...
, the famous soldier.
Family
Thomas and Marie had seven children who survived infancy (Italian names in parentheses):- CarignanoCarignanoCarignano is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 20 km south of Turin. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,777 and an area of 50.2 km².-Geography:...
line- Princess Cristine Charlotte of Savoy (born and died in 1626)
- Princess Louise Christine of SavoyPrincess Louise Christine of Savoy-CarignanLouise of Savoy was a Savoyard Princess and member of the House of Savoy by birth. She was the mother of Louis, Margrave of Baden-Baden, the famous chief commander of the Imperial army.-Biography:...
(1627–1689) - Emmanuel Philibert Amadeus of Savoy (1628–1709), 2nd prince de Carignan
- Prince Amedeo of Savoy (1629 – died young)
- Prince Joseph-Emmanuel (1631–1656), comte de Soissons
- Prince Ferdinand of Savoy (1637)
- SoissonsSoissonsSoissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
Line- Prince Eugène Maurice of SavoyPrince Eugène-Maurice of Savoy-CarignanEugene Maurice of Savoy was count of Soissons, a French general and father of Eugene of Savoy.- Biography :...
(1633–1673)
- Prince Eugène Maurice of Savoy