Editing Princes of Conti (section)

==History==
The title derives its name from [[Conty]], a small town in northern [[France]], c. 35&nbsp;km southwest of [[Amiens]], which came into the Bourbon-Condé family by the marriage of [[Louis I, Prince of Condé|Louis de Bourbon]], first Prince of Condé, with [[Eléanor de Roucy de Roye|Eleanor de Roye]] in 1551.

[[François, Prince of Conti|François de Bourbon]] (1558&ndash;1614), the third son of this marriage, was given the title of ''marquis de Conti'' and was later elevated to the rank of ''prince de Conti''. He died in 1614 and the title lapsed, since his only child had predeceased him in 1610.

In 1629, the title of Prince of Conti was revived in favor of [[Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti|Armand de Bourbon]] (1629&ndash;1666), second son of [[Henry II, Prince of Condé]], and brother of [[Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé|Louis, the ''Grand Condé'']]. During the time that the [[House of Bourbon]] ruled France, from the reign of King [[Henry IV of France]] to the reign of King [[Louis-Philippe of France|Louis-Philippe of the French]], the Princes of Conti were considered to be [[Prince du Sang|''princes du sang'']] in the [[Kingdom of France]]. The holders of this title used the style of [[Serene Highness]].