Prince de Conti - Definition and Overview

The title of Prince of Conti, assumed by a cadet branch of the house of Bourbon-Condé, was taken from Conti-sur-Selles, a small town of northern France, about 20 miles southwest of Amiens, which came into the Condé family by the marriage of Louis of Bourbon, first prince of Condé, with Eleanor de Roye in 1551.

François de Bourbon (1558-1614), the third son of this marriage, was given the title of marquis de Conti, and between 1581 and 1597 was elevated to the rank of prince. Conti died in 1614 and since his only child Marie had predeceased him in 1610, the title lapsed. In 1629 the title of prince de Conti was revived in favor of Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti (1629-1666), second son of Henry II, Prince of Condé, and brother of Louis, the great Condé.

Princes of Conti

• François de Bourbon (d. 1614)
• Armand de Bourbon (r. 1629-1666)
• Louis Armand I de Bourbon (r. 1666-1685)
• François Louis de Bourbon (r. 1685-1709)
• Louis Armand II de Bourbon (r. 1709-1727)
• Louis François I de Bourbon (r. 1727-1776)
• Louis François II de Bourbon(r. 1776-1814)
  • At his death, the house of Conti became extinct

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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.