Louise Marie Madeleine Fontaine
Louise de Fontaine was born in Paris, in the parish of Saint-Roch, on 28 October 1706. Her baptism act was as follows:
Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans
At birth, she was put in the care of "Madame de Sourcy" and, as was the custom for many girls of the nobility, she was later raised at the Abbaye de Montmartre convent, overlooking Paris, where she spent twelve years. As a child, she was encouraged to take an active part in the charities for which her father had become known as "Prince of the Poor". His reputation for made him popular throughout France and, subsequently, saved him during the Revolution.