Charles, Duke of Vendôme
Duke of Vendôme
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Duke of Vendôme | ||
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Born |
2 June 1489
Château de Vendôme , France |
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Died |
25 March 1537
(1537-03-25)
(aged
47)
Amiens , France |
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Spouse | Françoise d'Alençon | |
Issue |
Marie of Bourbon
Antoine, King of Navarre Francis, Count of Enghien Charles, Archbishop of Rouen John, Count of Soissons Louis, Prince of Condé |
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House | Bourbon-Vendôme | |
Father | Francis, Count of Vendôme | |
Mother | Marie de Luxembourg |
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
Charles was born at the Château de Vendôme , eldest son of Francis de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme and Marie of Luxembourg . [1] [2]
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. [3] He fought at the Battle of Marignano (1515) [4] 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 . [5]
Marriage and issue
On 18 May 1513, Charles married Françoise d'Alençon , [6] eldest daughter of René, Duke of Alençon [7] 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) [7]
- Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1518–1562), [2] King of Navarre through his marriage ( jure uxoris ) 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 [8]
- 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) [8]
- Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (1530–1569), [9] married Eléonore de Roye , daughter of Charles de Roye, Count of Royce.
- Léonore de Bourbon (1532–1611), Abbess of Fontevraud .
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References
- ↑ Potter 1993 , p. 73.
- 1 2 Busby et al. 1993 , p. 145.
- ↑ Knecht 1982 , p. 15-16.
- ↑ Shennan 2007 , p. 30.
- ↑ Knecht 1982 , p. 179.
- ↑ Pitts 2009 , p. 336.
- 1 2 Potter 1995 , p. 378.
- 1 2 Boltanski 2006 , p. 502.
- ↑ Holt 1999 , p. 218.
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
by
title was elevated to peerage-duchy
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Preceded
by
title was elevated from countship
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Duke of Vendôme
1514–1537 |
Succeeded by |
Hereditary Dukes |
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Courtesy title |