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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 18. Chapters: Alfonso, Count of Poitiers, Alfonso Jordan, Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse, Bernard of Septimania, William of Gellone, Philippa, Countess of Toulouse, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Guerin of Provence, Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse, Berengar the Wise, William III, Count of Toulouse, William IV, Count of Toulouse, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Pons, Count of Toulouse, Bertrand, Count of Toulouse, Ermengol of Rouergue, Raymond III, Count of Toulouse, Bernard II, Count of Toulouse, Raymond Pons, Count of Toulouse, Raymond I, Count of Toulouse, Odo, Count of Toulouse, Fredelon, Count of Toulouse, Beggo, Count of Toulouse, Raymond II, Count of Toulouse, Hugh, Count of Toulouse, Torson, Count of Toulouse, Acfred, Count of Toulouse. Excerpt: Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse (1681), duc de Penthievre (1697), d'Arc, de Chateauvillain and de Rambouillet (1711), (6 June 1678 - 1 December 1737), was the son of Louis XIV and of his mistress Madame de Montespan. At the age of five, he became Grand Amiral de France (Grand Admiral of France). Born at the Chateau de Clagny in the town Versailles, Louis Alexandre de Bourbon was the third son and youngest child of Louis XIV and of his mistress, Madame de Montespan. At birth, he was put in the care of Mme de Monchevreuil along with his older sister Francoise-Marie de Bourbon. Louis Alexandre was created Count of Toulouse in 1681 at the time of his legitimisation, and, in 1683, at the age of five, Grand Amiral de France. In February 1684, he became colonel of an infantry regiment named after him and in 1693 mestre de camp of a cavalry regiment. During the War of Spanish Succession, he was given the task of defending the island of Sicily. In January 1689, he was named governor of Guyenne, a title which he exchanged for that of governor of ...
