Francis of Bourbon or François de Bourbon, (In a date range from January 7, 1470 to December 31, 1470 – 30 October 1495), was the Count of Vendôme and a French prince du sang.
Francis de Bourbon
Count of Vendôme
Born
In a date range from January 7, 1470 to December 31, 1470, according to his father's death date in 1478 (January 6) when Francis was 7 years old. Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France.
Died
30 October 1495(1495-10-30) (aged 24–25) Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy.
Francis was the son of John VIII de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauvau, the daughter of Louis de Beauvau, Marshal of Provence.[1] As a legitimate member of the Capetian dynasty, he ranked in France as a prince du sang. Francis was seven, when his father died and he succeeded as count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his brother in law, Louis of Joyeuse.
Louise de Bourbon (1495–1575), Abbess of Fontevraud
By Isabeau de Grigny, Francis had an illegitimate son:
Jacques de Bourbon
Francis de Bourbon died at the age of 25 in Vercelli, Italy, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles IV de Bourbon. His widow Marie administered the family's estates during Charles' minority.
francis, count, vendôme, francis, bourbon, françois, bourbon, date, range, from, january, 1470, december, 1470, october, 1495, count, vendôme, french, prince, sang, francis, bourboncount, vendômebornin, date, range, from, january, 1470, december, 1470, accordi. Francis of Bourbon or Francois de Bourbon In a date range from January 7 1470 to December 31 1470 30 October 1495 was the Count of Vendome and a French prince du sang Francis de BourbonCount of VendomeBornIn a date range from January 7 1470 to December 31 1470 according to his father s death date in 1478 January 6 when Francis was 7 years old Vendome Loir et Cher France Died30 October 1495 1495 10 30 aged 24 25 Vercelli Piedmont Italy Noble familyBourbon VendomeSpouse s Marie of LuxembourgIssueCharles Duke of VendomeFrancis Count of Saint PolLouis Archbishop of SensAntoinette Duchess of GuiseLouise Abbess of FontevraudFatherJohn VIII Count of VendomeMotherIsabelle de Beauvau Contents 1 Life 2 Marriage 3 Ancestors 4 References 5 SourcesLife EditFrancis was the son of John VIII de Bourbon Count of Vendome and Isabelle de Beauvau the daughter of Louis de Beauvau Marshal of Provence 1 As a legitimate member of the Capetian dynasty he ranked in France as a prince du sang Francis was seven when his father died and he succeeded as count of Vendome During his minority his estates were administered by his brother in law Louis of Joyeuse Marriage EditIn 1487 Francis married Marie of Luxembourg the elder daughter and principal heiress of Peter II of Luxembourg Count of Saint Pol and Soissons and Margaret of Savoy 2 3 She brought great estates as her dowry including the countships of Saint Pol and Soissons in Picardy as well as the Chateau de Conde Francis and Marie had Charles de Bourbon 1489 1537 who later became Duke of Vendome 3 Jacques de Bourbon 1490 1491 died young Francis de Bourbon 1491 1545 Count of Saint Pol and Chaumont 1 and Duke of Estouteville Louis de Bourbon 1493 1557 Archbishop of Sens 1 Antoinette de Bourbon 1493 1583 married Claude Duke of Guise 4 Louise de Bourbon 1495 1575 Abbess of FontevraudBy Isabeau de Grigny Francis had an illegitimate son Jacques de BourbonFrancis de Bourbon died at the age of 25 in Vercelli Italy and was succeeded by his eldest son Charles IV de Bourbon His widow Marie administered the family s estates during Charles minority Ancestors EditAncestors of Francis Count of Vendome16 James I Count of La Marche8 John I Count of La Marche17 Jeanne of Chatillon4 Louis Count of Vendome18 John VI of Vendome9 Catherine of Vendome19 Jeanne of Ponthieu2 John II Count of Vendome20 fr Raoul IX de Montfort10 Guy XIII de Laval21 Jeanne de Kergorlay5 Jeanne de Laval22 fr Guy XII de Laval11 Anne de Laval23 Jeanne de Laval Tinteniac1 Francois de Bourbon Count of Vendome24 Jean de Beauvau12 Pierre de Beauvau25 Jeanne Dame de Tigny6 Louis de Beauvau Seneschal of Anjou26 Pierre de Craon13 Jeanne de Craon27 Catherine de Machecoul3 Isabelle de Beauvau28 Ferry IV de Chambley14 Ferri V de Chambley29 Ermengarde de Florange7 Marguerite de Chambley30 Jean de Lannoy d Herbevilliers15 Jeanne de Launoy31 Marguerite de LignevilleReferences Edit a b c Barbier 2002 p 235 Potter 1993 p 48 a b Busby et al 1993 p 145 Barbier 2002 p 511 Sources EditBarbier Jean Paul 2002 Ma bibliotheque Poetique in French Librairie Droz S A Busby Keith Freeman M J Houppermans Sjef Pelckmans Paul eds 1993 Les Manuscrits de Chretien de Troyes Vol 2 Rodopi Potter David 1993 War and Government in the French Provinces Picardy 1470 1560 Cambridge University Press Francis Count of VendomeHouse of BourbonBorn 1470 Died 30 October 1495Preceded byJean VIII Count of Vendome1477 1495 Succeeded byCharles IV de Bourbon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Count of Vendome amp oldid 1159515795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
