Louis De Bourbon, Son Of Louis XIV And Madame De Montespan Around 1708. Epoque Eighteenth

Portrait circa 1708 of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, the last son of Louis XIV and the Marquise de Montespan. It is around this period that he is most often represented with this recognizable face very distinguished. He is here in general's military armor bearing the great blue cordon of royal orders without the signs of his important military and princely powers. Born at Versailles in 1678 he was made Count of Toulouse, prince of the blood, after the legitimate princes, able to succeed to the throne. This princely title was his life. Quickly appointed Admiral of France, Colonel of an infantry regiment in his name, Governor of Guyenne then of Brittany, Camp Marshal, Mestre de Camp, Lieutenant-General of the Armies, Duke of Penthievre, Duke of Rambouillet, Grand Vigier of France and other titles. He received the royal orders, including the blue ribbon in 1693 and the Golden Fleece in 1704, awarded by the King of Spain, Philip V, his nephew (grandson of Louis XIV). Owner of the Hôtel de La Vrillère in Paris, he undertook an exceptional transformation that made it one of the most beautiful princely hotels in Paris and called Hôtel de Toulouse. Since 1802 it has been occupied by the Banque de France. He lived until 1737 and died in Rambouillet. At the death of Louis XIV he had tried unsuccessfully to accede to the throne of France, including under the Regency although supported by Spain. Rented portrait having received very old restorations. In a frame of the Louis XV period, gilt wood of origin, carved, with stuccoed ribbons.