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| | Franois, prince de Conti |
 | | Franois, prince de Conti (1558 - 1614), the third son of the marriage between Louis of Bourbon, first prince of Cond, with Eleanor de Roye in 1551, was given the, title of marquis de Conti, and between 1581 and 1597 was elevated to the rank of a prince. |
 | | His widow followed the fortunes of Marie de 'Medici, from whom she received many marks of favour, and was secretly married to Franois de Bassompierre, who joined her in conspiring against Cardinal Richelieu. |
 | | Conti, who belonged to the older faith, appears to have taken no part in the wars of religion until 1587, when his distrust of Henry, third duke of Guise, caused him to declare against the League, and to support Henry of Navarre, afterwards Henry IV of France. |
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