The lordship of
Carency belonged to a cadet branch of the
House of Bourbon. From the 15th century onwards they were known as princes of Carency, even if their fiefdom does not seem to have been promoted to a princedom. In the 16th century Carency passed to the Escars via the female line.
Origins (13th and 14th centuries)
- Catherine
de Condé, lady of
Carency, Buquoy and
Aubigny. She married
Jacques de Châtillon (†1302) Lord of
Leuze, younger son of Guy
de Châtillon (†1289),
count of Saint-Pol, by whom she had :
- Hugues
de Châtillon (†1329), lord of
de Condé,
Carency, Buquoy,
Aubigny and
Leuze. He married Jeanne, Lady of Argies and lady of Cathen, by whom he had :
- Jeanne
de Châtillon (1320-†1371), Lady of
Condé,
Carency,
Aubigny and
Leuze. In 1335 she married
James I, Count of La Marche (†1362), by whom she had :
-
John I (1344-†1393),
Count of La Marche,
Vendôme and
Castres.
House of Bourbon-Carency (14th–16th centuries)
- John of Bourbon (1378–1457)
Lord of
Carency-en-
Artois and of
Aubigny-en-Artois
He was the third son of
John I, Count of La Marche, and of
Catherine of Vendôme.
In 1416 he married Catherine
of Artois (†1420), second daughter of
Philip of Artois,
count of Eu and of
Marie of Berry.
In 1420 he married Jeanne
of Vendômois, daughter of Hamelin of
Vendômois and of Alix de Bessé, with whom he had :
- 1. Louis of Bourbon (1417-†1453), knight, lord of the towns and lands of
Lécluse,
Carency,
Aubigny, Aix,
Duisans, Buquoy,
Combles...;
- 2. John (1418-†1458)
- 3. Jeanne (1419-†1443)
- 4. Catherine (1421–?)
- 5. Pierre de Bourbon (1424-†1481)), lord of
Carency, lord of the lands and
seigneuries of
Duisans, in 1450 married Philippotte de Plaine;
- 6. Jacques de Bourbon (1425-†>1493) see below ;
- 7. Eléonore (1426–?)
- 8. Andriette (1427–?)
- 9. Philippe de Bourbon (1429–?), lord of
Duisans, married Catherine de
Lalaing (†1478), daughter of Sance de
Lalaing, lord of
Opprebais, grand bailiff of Le
Cambrésis, and of Catherine de
Robersart, lady of
Écaillon and of Bruille.
- 9.1 Antoine de Bourbon, lord of
Duisans, married Jeanne de Habarcq, daughter of Pierre de Habarcq, lord of Gournay, and of Marie de
Ranchicourt ;
- 9.1.1 Pierre de Bourbon, died in infancy ;
- 9.1.2 Philippe de Bourbon who took the side of
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon;
- 9.1.3 Jeanne de Bourbon, married by contract at
Moulins on 20 January 1489, François Rolin, lord of Beauchamp and of Monetay;
- 9.1.4 Jeanne de Bourbon, died aged 14 and buried at
Tours ;
- 9.1.5 Eléonore de Bourbon, died and buried at
Tours ;
- 9.1.6 Andriette de Bourbon, died and buried at
Tours .
- Jacques de Bourbon (1425-†>1493))
Lord of Carency,
Aubigny, Rochefort, Buquoy,
Lécluse.
He was Lieutenant Général of
John II, Duke of Bourbon on his lands, by letters patent given at
Moulins on 28 February 1486.
Louis XI granted him the goods confiscated from Peter of Bourbon by letters of 20 April 1469. He was still living in 1493.
In 1442 he married Antoinette de
la Tour, widow of Jacques Aubert, lord of Marteil and daughter of Annet II de
la Tour, lord of
Olliergues and of Elips de
Vendat, with whom he had :
- 1. Charles (1444–?) see below
- 2. Jean de Bourbon (1446–?), lord of Rochefort, d’Arson, married Jeanne de l’Isle, widow of Arnoul, lord of la Hanaide and Condé, only daughter of Jacques de l’Isle, lord of Frêne and of Catherine de Neusville, without posterity.
- Charles de Bourbon (1444–?)
"Prince" of Carency, lord of
Aubigny, Rochefort, Buquoy,
Lécluse, Bougny,
Combles, Abret,
Vendat, Bains, Saint-Georges and
Ternat,
Count of La Marche.
On 15 January 1468 he married Didière
of Vergy, only daughter and heir of Jean
of Vergy, lord of Fouvens and Vinory and of Marguerite de la Rocheguyon, no issue.
On 8 November 1481, he married Antoinette de Chabannes (†1490), daughter of Geoffroy de Chabannes, knight, lord of
Charlus and of Charlotte de Prie, no issue.
On 18 April 1493, he married Catherine d’Alègre, daughter of Bertrand d’Alègre, baron of Puysaguet, lord of Busset, baron of Puysaguet, Le Temple and Saint-Priest, and of Isabelle de Levy-Cousan, by whom he had :
- 1. Bertrand de Bourbon (1494-†1515)), died in the
battle of Marignan in 1515, no issue.
- 2. Jean de Bourbon (1500-†1520), died at
Moulins, no issue.
- 3. Louise de Bourbon, dame de
Combles, Buquoy and
Vendat.
- 4. Isabelle de Bourbon see below
Princess of Carency,
Aubigny,
Combles and Buquoy.
On 22 February 1516 she married François de Peyrusse d'Escars (or des Cars) (†1550), lord of La Vauguyon, councillor, chamberlain, gentleman of the king's chamber to
Francis I, with whom she had :
- 1. Jean d’Escars (†1595) see below
- 2. Susanne, in 1536 married Geoffroy de
Pompadour
- 3. Anne, married Jean II de La Queille baron de
Fleurat
- 4. Marguerite (†1589) abbess of
Ligueux
- 5. Catherine
House of Escars (16th century)
- Jean de Peyrusse d’Escars (†1595)
"Prince" of Carency, then in 1586 count of La Vauguyon, lord of Abret and
Vendat. Knight of the
Ordre du Saint-Esprit from 1578.
In 1561 he married Anne de Clermont, daughter of Antoine III
count of Clermont, son of
Bernardin de Clermont, with whom he had :
- 1. Claude d’Escars (†6 March 1586), prince of
Carency, killed in a duel by Gontaut Biron (beheaded on the orders of
Henri IV).
- 2. Henri d’Escars (†1590), prince of
Carency, married Anne marquise of
Fronsac, daughter of Geoffroy lord of Caumont.
- 3. Diane d’Escars : see below
- 4. Louise (1576-†1583), abbess of
Ligueux
- 5. Isabeau d'Escars (†1609), lady of
Combles, married Jean
of Amanzé on 10 September 1595.
Princess of
Carency, countess of La Vauguyon and lady of Abret after her brothers' deaths.
In 1573 she married Charles Gouyon, count of la Maure, thus moving
Carency into the
Rochechouart family, who did not use the title. This family was not linked to Carency's promotion to a princedom. Diane and her husband were great grand parents of
Madame de Montespan.
She later married Louis Estuer comte de Saint-Megrin, by whom she had :
- 1. Jacques (1588-†1671) count of La Vauguyon
At the end of the 18th century, the title passed to a
Bauffremont via the marriage of one of the daughters of
Paul François de Quelen de La Vauguyon.