François Louis, Prince of Conti

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François Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Conti (30 April 1664 – 22 February 1709), was a French nobleman who held the title Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother, Louis Armand de Bourbon, in 1685. Until this date, he used the title of Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon. He was proclaimed as the King of Poland in 1697. He is the most famous member of the Conti family, a cadet branch of the Princes of Condé. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a prince du sang.

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