Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

Louis-Auguste
Duke of Maine Sovereign Prince of the Dombes
Portrait by François de Troy
Born	Louis Auguste de Bourbon (1670-03-31)31 March 1670 Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died	14 May 1736(1736-05-14) (aged 66) Château de Sceaux, France
Burial	Église, Sceaux, France
Spouse	Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon ​ ​ (m. 1692)​
Issue	Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes Louis Charles, Count of Eu Louise Françoise, Mademoiselle du Maine
House	Bourbon-Maine
Father	Louis XIV of France
Mother	Madame de Montespan
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Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine (31 March 1670 – 14 May 1736) was an illegitimate son of Louis XIV and his official mistress, Madame de Montespan. The king's favourite son, he was the founder of the semi-royal House of Bourbon-Maine named after his title and his surname.