Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

Louis-Auguste
Duke of Maine
Sovereign Prince of the Dombes
Portrait by François de Troy
BornLouis Auguste de Bourbon
(1670-03-31)31 March 1670
Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died14 May 1736(1736-05-14) (aged 66)
Château de Sceaux, France
Burial
Église, Sceaux, France
Spouse
(m. 1692)
Issue
HouseBourbon-Maine
FatherLouis XIV of France
MotherMadame de Montespan
SignatureLouis-Auguste's signature

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.