Charles de Vintimille | |
|---|---|
| Marquis du Luc | |
| Born | (1741-09-02)2 September 1741 |
| Died | 24 February 1814(1814-02-24) (aged 72) |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | 3 |
| Father | Louis XV |
| Mother | Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle |
Charles de Vintimille (2 September 1741 – 24 February 1814),marquis du Luc, was a French aristocrat and governor. He was the illegitimate son ofPauline Félicité de Mailly and kingLouis XV of France and known asDemi-Louis ('Little Louis') because of his visual resemblance to his alleged biological father Louis XV.[1]
After the death of his mother, Charles de Vintimille was raised by his auntLouise Julie de Mailly until the baptism of December 19, 1742, in the castle of the legitimate father Jean Baptiste de Vintimille, in Savigny-sur-Orge. The king never paid him any personal attention.[2]
His father's mistressMadame de Pompadour wished to arrange a marriage between Charles de Vintimille and her daughterAlexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, but the king would not allow it.
He made a career in the royal regiment inCorsica, where he became a captain, lieutenant and governor ofPorquerolles (1759), and later aMaréchal de camp (1780) and a knight of theOrder of Saint Louis. He married Adélaïde de Castellane (1746-1770) in 1764, with whom he had three children.