Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours was born on 11 April 1644 at the Hôtel de Nemours in Paris as the daughter of Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours and his wife, Élisabeth de Bourbon. Her father died in a pistol duel with his brother-in-law, and he was succeeded by his brother, who would be the last Duke. Marie Jeanne Baptiste, [read more]