Charles, Duke of Vendôme

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Charles
Duke of Vendôme
Vendome-Bourbon-2.jpg
18th-century portrait
Born2 June 1489
Château de Vendôme, France
Died25 March 1537(1537-03-25) (aged 47)
Amiens, France
SpouseFrançoise d'Alençon
IssueAntoine, King of Navarre
Francis, Count of Enghien
Charles, Archbishop of Rouen
John, Count of Soissons
Louis, Prince of Condé
Marie of Bourbon
Names
French: Charles de Bourbon
HouseBourbon
FatherFrancis, Count of Vendôme
MotherMarie 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. He is notable as the paternal grandfather of King Henry IV 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.[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:

  1. Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), died in infancy.
  2. Marie de Bourbon (1515–1538), unmarried, prospective bride of King James V of Scotland in 1536.
  3. Marguerite de Bourbon (1516–1589), married in 1538, Francis I, Duke of Nevers (1516–1561)[7]
  4. Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1518–1562),[2] King of Navarre through his marriage (jure uxoris) to Queen Jeanne III.
  5. François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien (1519–1546), unmarried.
  6. Madeleine de Bourbon (1521–1561), Abbess of Sainte-Croix de Poitiers.
  7. Louis de Bourbon (1522–1525), died in infancy.
  8. Charles de Bourbon (1523–1590), Archbishop of Rouen.
  9. Catherine de Bourbon (1525–1594), Abbess of Soissons.
  10. Renée de Bourbon (1527–1583), Abbess of Chelles.
  11. Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Enghien (1528–1557), married in 1557, his first cousin, Marie, Duchess of Estouteville (1539–1601).
  12. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (1530–1569),[8] married Eléonore de Roye, daughter of Charles de Roye, Count of Royce.
  13. Léonore de Bourbon (1532–1611), Abbess of Fontevraud.

Ancestors[]

References[]

  1. ^ Potter 1993, p. 73.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Busby et al. 1993, p. 145.
  3. ^ Knecht 1982, p. 15-16.
  4. ^ Shennan 2007, p. 30.
  5. ^ Knecht 1982, p. 179.
  6. ^ Pitts 2009, p. 336.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Potter 1995, p. 378.
  8. ^ Holt 1999, p. 218.

Sources[]

  • Busby, Keith; Freeman, M.J.; Houppermans, Sjef; Pelckmans, Paul, eds. (1993). Les Manuscrits de Chrétien de Troyes. 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
Francis I 		Count of Vendôme
1495–1514 		Succeeded by
title was elevated to peerage-duchy
Preceded by
title was elevated from countship 		Duke of Vendôme
1514–1537 		Succeeded by
Antoine de Bourbon
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