Jeanne de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon
Jeanne de Bourbon | |
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| Duchess of Bourbon Countess of Auvergne Baroness de la Garde | |
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| Born | 1465 |
| Died | January 22, 1511 (aged 45–46) |
| Noble family | House of Bourbon |
| Spouse(s) | John II, Duke of Bourbon John III, Count of Auvergne |
| Issue | |
| Father | John II, Count of Vendôme |
| Mother | Isabelle de Beauvau |
Jeanne de Bourbon (1465 – 22 January 1511) was a daughter of John II, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauvau. Through her daughter Madeleine, she was the maternal grandmother of French queen consort Catherine de' Medici and the great-grandmother of French Kings Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III.
Family and lineage[]
She was a daughter of John II, Count of Vendôme[1] and Isabelle de Beauvau.[2] Her maternal grandparents were Louis de Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou and .[clarification needed]
Her paternal grandparents were Louis, Count of Vendôme and Jeanne of Laval. Louis had served as both Grand Chamberman of France and Grand Master of France. He was a prominent member of the Armagnac party.
First marriage[]
She married first John II, Duke of Bourbon in 1487. The groom was about sixty-one years old and the bride only twenty-two. John had survived two previous wives and his only son. He was in a need of an heir; however, they had only one son:
- Louis, Count of Clermont (1488). He was the desired heir but did not long survive his birth.
John II died the same year as his second and last known son.
Second marriage[]
Jeanne remained a widow for seven years. On 11 January 1495, Jeanne married her second husband John III, Count of Auvergne.[1] They had two daughters:
- Anne, married John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany.
- Madeleine, married Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino.[1] She was the mother of Catherine de' Medici.[1]
John III died on 28 March 1501.
Third marriage[]
On March 27, 1503 she married her third and final husband, François de La Pause, baron de la Garde. They had no children.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Wellman 2013, p. 83.
- ^ Antonetti 2000, p. 45.
Sources[]
- Antonetti, Guy (2000). "Les Princes Etrangers". In Bardet, Jean-Pierre (ed.). Etat et société en France aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (in French). Presses l'Universite de Paris-Sorbonne.
- Wellman, Kathleen (2013). Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France. Yale University Press.
External links[]
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of James I, Count of La March". Genealogy.EU.
- Listing of medieval members of the House of Bourbon
- 1465 births
- 1511 deaths
- House of Bourbon
- Duchesses of Bourbon
- French duchesses
- 15th-century French people
- 15th-century French women
- 16th-century French people
- 16th-century French women