Charles de Vintimille

Charles de Vintimille (1741-1814), marquis du Luc, was a French aristocrat and governor. He was the illegitimate son of Pauline Félicité de Mailly and king Louis XV of France and known as Demi-Louis ('Little Louis') because of his visual resemblance to his biological father Louis XV.[1]

Charles de Vintimille, marquis de Luc.

Life

After the death of his mother, Charles de Vintimille was raised by his aunt Louise Julie de Mailly. The king saw to his financial needs but never paid him any personal attention.

His father's mistress Madame de Pompadour wished to arrange a marriage between Charles de Vintimille and her daughter Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, but the king would not allow it.

He made a career in the royal regiment in Corsica, where he became a captain, lieutenant and governor of Porquerolles (1759), and later a Maréchal de camp (1780) and a knight of the Order of Saint Louis. He married Adélaïde de Castellane (1746-1770) in 1764, with whom he had three children.

References
  1. LEVER, Maurice: Luis XV, ed. Ariel, Barcelona, 2002, pag. 46.
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