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Louis Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre

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Louis Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre

Birth
Rambouillet, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Death
4 Mar 1793 (aged 67)
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Dreux, Departement d'Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France Add to Map
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This memorial is designed to serve as a "historical" cenotaph, in-as-much-as his body reposed here, for about 1/4 of a century...

In 1783 [our subject], Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre sold his domain of "Rambouillet", to "Louis XVI". On November 25 of that year, in a long religious procession, the Duke of Penthièvre transferred nine (9) caskets containing the remains of: his parents, Louis Alexandre (Count of Toulouse) & Marie Victoire (de Noailles); his wife, Princess Maria Teresa Felicitas of Modena; and six (6) of their seven (7) children ... from the small medieval village church (next to the castle in Rambouillet), to the church of the "Collégiale Saint-Étienne de Dreux".

The Duke of Penthièvre died in March 1793, and his body was laid to rest in the crypt beside his parents. Just eight months later, on November 21 of that same year (in the midst of the French Revolution), a mob desecrated the crypt, and all ten (10) bodies were dumped into a mass grave: situated in "Chanoines Cemetery", of the "Collégiale Saint Étienne". In 1816, the daughter of the Duke of Penthièvre, the "Duchess of Orléans", had a new chapel built on the site of the mass grave (by then, parts of all ten bodies had been located in Chanoines cemetery, and their remains were exhumed for transfer to a final resting place for her family, in the "new" chapel). The Duchess buried the love of her life ("Rouzet") here, in 1820. After protracted post-Revolution legal battles, most of her inheritance was recovered. She died at her castle at Ivry-sur-Seine in 1821. Nine years later (in 1830), her son, "Louis Philippe d'Orléans" became, "King of the French." He made improvements to the chapel that his mother had built, and he renamed it.

Thus, the remains of "Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre" were laid to rest (here) in 1793, by his daughter, the "Duchesse of Oréans". His remains were also desecrated in 1793, and hurriedly buried in a mass grave (a 1st move) ...then located, exhumed, and re-entombed by 1816 (moved for a 2nd time), but into the royal chapel of "Saint Louis", later improved and renamed (by his grand-son), "Louis Philippe", as the "Chapelle Royale de Dreux."

c.f. FAG memorial #84813661 (final resting place).
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The account of the exhumation and re-entombment of the nine (9) members of the "Bourbon" family, who were moved to the "église collégiale de St. Etienne de Dreux", as ordered by the Duke himself - an excerpt from the official archives, of the city of Dreux:

[Translation of the original, below]: On Tuesday, November 25, 1783, His most Serene and Royal Highness, (Monseigneur) Sir, Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Prince of Anet and Count of Dreux, transported (from the church of Rambouillet, to the collegiate church of Saint Etienne, of this city) the coffins of: His most Serene and Royal Highness, the Count of Toulouse, his father; that of Her most Serene and Royal Highness, Madame, the Countess, his mother. Her most Serene and Royal Highness, that of the Duchess of Penthièvre, his wife. His most Serene and Royal Highness, that of Sir, the Prince of Lambale, his son; and five other children in their coffins. The clergy of St. Etienne, St. Pierre and St. Jean, and the two priests (from Dreux), wore black robes, and left the castle at 6 PM to position themselves behind the choir of said, Saint Jean, to receive the funeral procession, accompanied also by the priest of Rambouillet, and after formal greetings, the respective dignitaries led all into the choir of the "collégiale" church, and thereafter, after the "the vespers of the dead" (evening prayers), deposited each of the nine coffins into a large vault, built for that purpose, at the side of the epistle, near the altar. On Wednesday 26, the Collegiate Chapter celebrated the solemn mass of the "Requiem", which was attended by His most Serene and Royal Highness, the Duke of Penthièvre, and Her most Serene and Royal Highness, Madame Louise-Marie-Adelaide de Penthièvre, his only daughter and heiress, the wife of His most Serene and Royal Highness, Louis-Joseph Philippi, Duke of Chartres, who went back to Anet, after greeting and thanking all of the dignitaries from the city who had attended the double ceremony. Two rooms within the old castle were used to present a superb dinner, served on two tables, for more than 50 seated guests; to which - were invited all the Canons of the Collegiate, the two Priests of the city, and the other dependancies of the County of Dreux, Anet, Rambouillet, as well as the the principal officers of His Highness and the entire leadership of the city.

[Français]: Le mardi 25 novembre 1783, S.A.S. Mgr. Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre, prince d'Anet et comte de Dreux, a fait transporter de l'église de Rambouillet dans la collégiale de Saint Etienne de cette ville le cereueil de S.A.S. Mgr. le comte de Toulouse, son père; celui de S.A.S. Mme. la comtesse de Toulouse, sa mère; celui de S.A.S. Mme. la duchesse de Penthièvre, son épouse; celui de S.A.S. Mgr. le prince de Lambale, son fils; cinq autres cercueils d'enfants. Les clergés de Saint Étienne, de Saint Pierre et de Saint Jean, les deux curés en étoles noires, sont partis du château à 6 heures du soir pour recevoir derrière le chœur dudit Saint Jean le convoi funèbre accompagné du curé de Rambouillet, et après les complimens respectifs l'ont conduit dans le chœur de la collégiale, et après les vêpres des Morts ont déposé lesdits neuf cereueils dans un grand caveau fait exprès du côté de l'Épître, près l'autel. Le mercredi 26, le Chapitre a célébré la messe solenmelle de "Requiem" a laquelle assistèrent S.A.S. Mgr. le duc de Penthièvre et S.A.S. Mme. Louise-Marie-Adelaïde de Penthièvre, sa fille unique héritière et épouse de S.A.S. Mgr. Louis-Philippes-Joseph, duc de Chartres, qui s'en retournèrent à Anet, après avoir salué et remereié tous les corps de la ville qui avoient assisté à la deuble cérémonie. Il y a eu dans deux salles du vieux château un superbe dîner servi sur deux tables de plus de 50 couverts; auquel ont été invités tous les chanoines, les deux curés de la ville et autres dépendants du comté de Dreux, d'Anet, de Rambouillet, les principaux officiers de S.A. et les chefs de tous les corps de la ville.

SOURCE: "Inventaire - sommaire des archives départementales, Antèrieurs à 1790, Eure-et-Loir", page 270, tome 4, 1877, par M. L. Merlet, archiviste.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=fpgNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA270&
This memorial is designed to serve as a "historical" cenotaph, in-as-much-as his body reposed here, for about 1/4 of a century...

In 1783 [our subject], Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre sold his domain of "Rambouillet", to "Louis XVI". On November 25 of that year, in a long religious procession, the Duke of Penthièvre transferred nine (9) caskets containing the remains of: his parents, Louis Alexandre (Count of Toulouse) & Marie Victoire (de Noailles); his wife, Princess Maria Teresa Felicitas of Modena; and six (6) of their seven (7) children ... from the small medieval village church (next to the castle in Rambouillet), to the church of the "Collégiale Saint-Étienne de Dreux".

The Duke of Penthièvre died in March 1793, and his body was laid to rest in the crypt beside his parents. Just eight months later, on November 21 of that same year (in the midst of the French Revolution), a mob desecrated the crypt, and all ten (10) bodies were dumped into a mass grave: situated in "Chanoines Cemetery", of the "Collégiale Saint Étienne". In 1816, the daughter of the Duke of Penthièvre, the "Duchess of Orléans", had a new chapel built on the site of the mass grave (by then, parts of all ten bodies had been located in Chanoines cemetery, and their remains were exhumed for transfer to a final resting place for her family, in the "new" chapel). The Duchess buried the love of her life ("Rouzet") here, in 1820. After protracted post-Revolution legal battles, most of her inheritance was recovered. She died at her castle at Ivry-sur-Seine in 1821. Nine years later (in 1830), her son, "Louis Philippe d'Orléans" became, "King of the French." He made improvements to the chapel that his mother had built, and he renamed it.

Thus, the remains of "Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre" were laid to rest (here) in 1793, by his daughter, the "Duchesse of Oréans". His remains were also desecrated in 1793, and hurriedly buried in a mass grave (a 1st move) ...then located, exhumed, and re-entombed by 1816 (moved for a 2nd time), but into the royal chapel of "Saint Louis", later improved and renamed (by his grand-son), "Louis Philippe", as the "Chapelle Royale de Dreux."

c.f. FAG memorial #84813661 (final resting place).
---
The account of the exhumation and re-entombment of the nine (9) members of the "Bourbon" family, who were moved to the "église collégiale de St. Etienne de Dreux", as ordered by the Duke himself - an excerpt from the official archives, of the city of Dreux:

[Translation of the original, below]: On Tuesday, November 25, 1783, His most Serene and Royal Highness, (Monseigneur) Sir, Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Prince of Anet and Count of Dreux, transported (from the church of Rambouillet, to the collegiate church of Saint Etienne, of this city) the coffins of: His most Serene and Royal Highness, the Count of Toulouse, his father; that of Her most Serene and Royal Highness, Madame, the Countess, his mother. Her most Serene and Royal Highness, that of the Duchess of Penthièvre, his wife. His most Serene and Royal Highness, that of Sir, the Prince of Lambale, his son; and five other children in their coffins. The clergy of St. Etienne, St. Pierre and St. Jean, and the two priests (from Dreux), wore black robes, and left the castle at 6 PM to position themselves behind the choir of said, Saint Jean, to receive the funeral procession, accompanied also by the priest of Rambouillet, and after formal greetings, the respective dignitaries led all into the choir of the "collégiale" church, and thereafter, after the "the vespers of the dead" (evening prayers), deposited each of the nine coffins into a large vault, built for that purpose, at the side of the epistle, near the altar. On Wednesday 26, the Collegiate Chapter celebrated the solemn mass of the "Requiem", which was attended by His most Serene and Royal Highness, the Duke of Penthièvre, and Her most Serene and Royal Highness, Madame Louise-Marie-Adelaide de Penthièvre, his only daughter and heiress, the wife of His most Serene and Royal Highness, Louis-Joseph Philippi, Duke of Chartres, who went back to Anet, after greeting and thanking all of the dignitaries from the city who had attended the double ceremony. Two rooms within the old castle were used to present a superb dinner, served on two tables, for more than 50 seated guests; to which - were invited all the Canons of the Collegiate, the two Priests of the city, and the other dependancies of the County of Dreux, Anet, Rambouillet, as well as the the principal officers of His Highness and the entire leadership of the city.

[Français]: Le mardi 25 novembre 1783, S.A.S. Mgr. Louis-Jean-Marie de Bourbon, duc de Penthièvre, prince d'Anet et comte de Dreux, a fait transporter de l'église de Rambouillet dans la collégiale de Saint Etienne de cette ville le cereueil de S.A.S. Mgr. le comte de Toulouse, son père; celui de S.A.S. Mme. la comtesse de Toulouse, sa mère; celui de S.A.S. Mme. la duchesse de Penthièvre, son épouse; celui de S.A.S. Mgr. le prince de Lambale, son fils; cinq autres cercueils d'enfants. Les clergés de Saint Étienne, de Saint Pierre et de Saint Jean, les deux curés en étoles noires, sont partis du château à 6 heures du soir pour recevoir derrière le chœur dudit Saint Jean le convoi funèbre accompagné du curé de Rambouillet, et après les complimens respectifs l'ont conduit dans le chœur de la collégiale, et après les vêpres des Morts ont déposé lesdits neuf cereueils dans un grand caveau fait exprès du côté de l'Épître, près l'autel. Le mercredi 26, le Chapitre a célébré la messe solenmelle de "Requiem" a laquelle assistèrent S.A.S. Mgr. le duc de Penthièvre et S.A.S. Mme. Louise-Marie-Adelaïde de Penthièvre, sa fille unique héritière et épouse de S.A.S. Mgr. Louis-Philippes-Joseph, duc de Chartres, qui s'en retournèrent à Anet, après avoir salué et remereié tous les corps de la ville qui avoient assisté à la deuble cérémonie. Il y a eu dans deux salles du vieux château un superbe dîner servi sur deux tables de plus de 50 couverts; auquel ont été invités tous les chanoines, les deux curés de la ville et autres dépendants du comté de Dreux, d'Anet, de Rambouillet, les principaux officiers de S.A. et les chefs de tous les corps de la ville.

SOURCE: "Inventaire - sommaire des archives départementales, Antèrieurs à 1790, Eure-et-Loir", page 270, tome 4, 1877, par M. L. Merlet, archiviste.
Source [link]: https://books.google.com/books?id=fpgNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA270&

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