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Duke of Vendôme
Charles de Bourbon (2 June 1489 – 25 March 1537) was a French
prince du sang and military commander at the court of
Francis I of France .
Biography
A
portrait of Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendome.
Charles was born at the
Château de
Vendôme , eldest son of
Francis de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme and
Marie of Luxembourg .
Charles succeeded his father as Count of Vendôme in 1495. Charles's first military service was in Italy, under King
Louis XII of France . In 1514, he was created Duke of Vendôme when the county of Vendôme was elevated into a duchy. He fought at the
Battle of Marignano (1515) and participated in the Flemish campaign. Because of his loyalty to the King, he was appointed head of the council when King Francis I was captured at the
Battle of Pavia .
Marriage and issue
On 18 May 1513, Charles married
Françoise d'Alençon , eldest daughter of
René, Duke of Alençon and
Margaret of Lorraine . They had:
Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), died in infancy.
Marie de Bourbon (1515–1538), unmarried, prospective bride of King
James V of Scotland in 1536.
Marguerite de Bourbon (1516–1559), married in 1538,
Francis I, Duke of Nevers (1516–1561)
Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1518–1562),
King of Navarre through his marriage (
jure uxoris ) in 1548 to Queen
Jeanne III .
François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien (1519–1546), unmarried.
Madeleine de Bourbon (1521–1561), Abbess of
Sainte-Croix de Poitiers.
Louis de Bourbon (1522–1525), died in infancy.
Charles de Bourbon (1523–1590),
Archbishop of Rouen
Catherine de Bourbon (1525–1594), Abbess of
Soissons .
Renée de Bourbon (1527–1583), Abbess of
Chelles .
Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Enghien (1528–1557), married in 1557, his first cousin, Marie, Duchess of Estouteville (1539–1601)
Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), married in 1551 with
Eléonore de Roye , daughter of Charles de Roye, Count of Royce then in 1565 with
Francoise d'Orléans-Longueville .
Léonore de Bourbon (1532–1611), Abbess of
Fontevraud .
Ancestors
Ancestors of Charles, Duke of Vendôme
References
Sources
Boltanski, Ariane (2006). Les Ducs de Nevers et L'etat Royal: Genese d'un compromis (ca.1550 - ca 1600) (in French). Librairie Droz S.A.
Busby, Keith; Freeman, M.J.; Houppermans, Sjef; Pelckmans, Paul, eds. (1993). Les Manuscrits de Chrétien de Troyes . Vol. 2. Rodopi.
Holt, Mack P. (1999). The French Wars of Religion, 1562-1629 . Cambridge University Press.
Knecht, R.J. (1982).
Francis I . Cambridge University Press.
Pitts, Vincent J. (2009). Henri IV of France: His Reign and Age . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Potter, David (1993). War and Government in the French Provinces, Picardy 1470-1560 . Cambridge University Press.
Potter, David (1995). A History of France, 1460-1560 . St. Martin's Press.
Shennan, J. H. (2007). The Bourbons: The History of a Dynasty . Bloomsbury Academic.
Preceded by
Count of Vendôme 1495–1514
Succeeded bytitle was elevated to peerage-duchy
Preceded bytitle was elevated from countship
Duke of Vendôme 1514–1537
Succeeded by
Hereditary Dukes Courtesy title
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