Marie Henrietta de Grandelumiere

Marie Henrietta (14th May 1725 - Present) is the second born child and eldest daughter of Louis Auguste de Grandelumiere and Marie Charlotte de Nassau
== Reign of Louis XI - Madame de Bourgogne ==
Marie Henrietta was born on May 14th, 1725 at the Imperial Palace of Saint-Etienne. She was the first daughter of the Prince de Bourgogne, thus making her a grandchild of Emperor Louis XI and Empress Elisabeth. She was later baptized in 1730, her godparents being her uncle and his wife, the Duke and Duchess of Bourbon. She was celebrated within her family and much loved by her parents, who had wanted a daughter.
At age six, she was sent to Fontevraud Abbey, as was custom for females of her family. Her family was saddened to lose her at the convent, but her father was pleased that she would be learning religious piety and penitence put forward at the abbey. She would dislike the convent, though never being vocal about her dislike and focusing heavily on her studies. Not much is known of her time at the abbey, from 1731 until 1739 but it was noted how pleased and relieved she was to have left the abbey and to be taken out of the strict supervision of the nuns.
She held a close relationship with most of her family, particularly her father, who much adored his eldest children. It was said that her siblings would suffer from neglect due to the amount of attention focused on Henrietta and her elder brother, Louis Emmanuel. She sympathized with her siblings, always attempting to include them in her activities. She was known as a kind and peaceful soul and was much loved by family and courtiers for these traits. She was kept away from court at the Chateau de Flavigny for protection against the disease outbreak in 1739 and would remain there until the outbreak subsided. The court was later moved to Dijon, which is blamed for the illness of Louis XI and his subsequent departure, leading to the regency of Sophie.
== Titles and styles ==
* 14th May 1725 - Present: Her Highness, Madame de Bourgogne
Category:House Lowell-Burgundy
Category:1700s births
Category:Grandelumierian Nobility
Category:Births in Saint-Etienne
Category:Petit-Fils de Grandelumiere