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Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, (29 May 1627 – 5 April 1693) known as La Grande Mademoiselle, was the only daughter of Gaston d'Orléans with his first wife, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier. One of the greatest heiresses in history, she died unmarried and childless, leaving her vast fortune to her cousin Philippe I, Duke of Orléans. After a string of proposals from various members of European ruling families, including Charles II of England, Afonso VI of Portugal, and Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy, she eventually fell in love with the courtier Antoine Nompar de Caumont and scandalised the court of France when she asked Louis XIV for permission to marry him, as such a union was viewed as a mésalliance. She is best remembered for her role in the Fronde and her role in bringing the famous composer Jean-Baptiste Lully to the king's court, and her Mémoires.

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Born	Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans 29 May 1627 Paris, France
Died	5 April 1693 (aged 65) Paris, France
Zodiac	Gemini
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Gaston, Duke of Orléans · Father · 1608-1660 · French prince info

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Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier · Mother · 1605-1627 · Duchess of Orléans info

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Gaston, Duke of Orléans and Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier · m. 1626

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Marguerite of Lorraine · Stepmother · 1615-1672 · Duchess of Orléans edit info

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Louis XIV of France · Cousin · 1638-1715 · King of France from 1643 to 1715 edit info

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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans · Cousin · 1640-1701 · French prince; founder of the House of Orléans edit info

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Marguerite Louise d'Orléans · Stepsister · 1645-1721 · Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1670 to 1721 edit info

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Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans · Stepsister · 1648-1664 · Duchess consort of Savoy edit info

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