François Louis de Bourbon (April 30, 1664 - February 9, 1709) was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother Louis Armand I de Bourbon in 1685. Until this date he used the title of Prince of la Roche-sur-Yon. He was son of Armand de Bourbon and Ana Maria Martinozzi. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... 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... Louis Armand I de Bourbon (1661 - 1685) was Prince of Conti, from 1666 to his death, succeeding his father Armand de Bourbon. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1629 - 1666) was the second son of Henry II, Prince of Condé, and brother of Louis, the great Condé and Anne Genevieve, Duchess of Longueville. ...

François was considered an intelligent child and received an excellent education. In court he was distinguished both for the independence of his mind and the popularity of his manners. On this account he was not received with favor by Louis XIV of France. In 1683 he assisted the Imperialists in Hungary, and while there he wrote some letters in which he referred to Louis as le roi du ihdtre, for which on his return to France he was temporarily banished to Chantilly. Conti was a favorite of his uncle Louis, the Great Condé, whose grand-daughter Marie Therese de Bourbon-Condé (1666-1732) he married in 1688. Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) reigned as King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Chantilly may refer to: Chantilly, a French city located in the Oise département in the Picardie région. ... Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (September 8, 1621 - November 11, 1686). ... Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ...

In 1689 he accompanied his intimate friend Marshal Luxembourg to the Netherlands, and shared in the French victories at Fleurus, Steinkirk and Neerwinden. On the death of his cousin, Jean Louis Charles, Duke of Longueville (1646-1694) and in accordance to his will, Conti claimed the principality of Neuchâtel against Marie, Duchesse of Nemours, (1625-1707), a sister of the duke. He failed to obtain military assistance from the Swiss, and by the kings command yielded the disputed territory to Marie, although the courts of law had decided in his favor. Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Piney, called de Luxembourg (January 8, 1628 - January 4, 1695), marshal of France, the comrade and successor of the great Condé, was born at Paris, France. ... The Battle of Fleurus took place on July 1, 1690. ... The Battle of Landen (or Neerwinden), in the current Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, was a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance, fought in the Netherlands on July 29, 1693 between the French army of Marshal Luxembourg and the Allied army of King William III of England. ... Neuchâtel ( German: Neuenburg) is a city in Switzerland which is the capital of the Canton of Neuchâtel. ...

In 1697 Louis XIV offered him the Polish crown, and by means of bribes the abbé de Polignac secured his election. Conti started rather unwillingly for his new kingdom, probably, as St Simon remarks, owing to his affection for Françoise, wife of Philip II, Duke of Orleans, and daughter of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. When he reached Gdansk and found his rival Augustus II, elector of Saxony, already in possession of the Polish crown, he returned to France, where he was graciously received by Louis, although St Simon says the king was vexed to see him again. But the misfortunes of the French armies during the earlier years of the war of the Spanish Succession compelled Louis to appoint Conti, whose military renown stood very high, to command the troops in Italy. Events September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher Polhem starts Swedens first technical school. ... Poland was ruled by dukes (c. ... Melchior de Polignac (October 11, 1661 - November 20, 1742), was a French diplomat. ... Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon (October 17, 1760 - May 19, 1825), the founder of French socialism, was born in Paris. ... Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Philippe Charles (August 2, 1674 - December 2, 1723) called Duke of Chartres (1674-1701), and then Duke of Orléans (1701-1723) was Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. ... Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Mme de Montespan Françoise-Athénaïs of Rochechouart, marquise of Montespan (October 5, 1641 - May 27, 1707) was a mistress of Louis XIV. Born at the chateau of Tonnay-Charente, in todays Charente-Maritime, France, the daughter of Gabriel de... The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations. ... Reign From 1697, until 1706 and from 1709, until February 1, 1733 Elected In 1697 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Wettin Parents John George III Wettin Anne Sophie Consorts  ? Children August III Sas Maurice de... List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony was in Northern Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and Westphalia. ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ...

He fell ill before he could take the field, and died on the February 9, 1709, his death calling forth exceptional signs of mourning from all classes.

He was succeeded as prince de Conti by his eldest son, Louis Armand (1696 - 1727). Louis Armand II de Bourbon (November 10, 1696 - May 4, 1727) was Prince of Conti, from 1709 to his death, succeeding his father François Louis, Prince of Conti. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ...

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