Francis, Count of Vendôme
Francis de Bourbon | |
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Count of Vendôme | |
Born | 1470 Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France. |
Died | 30 October 1495 Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy. | (aged 24–25)
Noble family | Bourbon |
Spouse(s) | Marie of Luxembourg |
Issue | Charles, Duke of Vendôme Francis, Count of Saint-Pol Louis, Archbishop of Sens Antoinette, Duchess of Guise Louise, Abbess of Fontevraud |
Father | John VIII, Count of Vendôme |
Mother | Isabelle de Beauveau |
Francis de Bourbon or François de Bourbon (Francis I, Count of Vendôme) (1470 – 30 October 1495), was a French prince du sang. He was the Count of Vendôme.
Life
Francis was the son of John VIII de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme and Isabelle de Beauveau, 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. At his father's death, when he was seven, he succeeded as Count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his uncle, Louis le Joyeuse.
Francis was a faithful follower of Anne of France and her brother, King Charles VIII of France.
In 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, and the widow of Jacques of Savoy, Count of Romont.[2][3] She brought great estates as her dowry, including the countships of Saint-Pol and Soissons in Picardy, as well as the Château de Condé, which was later passed down as a residence to the Princes of Condé who were the descendants of her grandson, Louis de Bourbon, 1st Prince of Condé.
They had six children:
- Charles de Bourbon (1489–1537), who later became Duke of Vendôme.[3] French King Henry IV was his grandson and all French Kings starting from Henry IV descend from him in the male line.
- Jacques de Bourbon (1490–1491), died young.
- Francis de Bourbon (1491–1545), Count of Saint Pol and Chaumont, and Duke of Estouteville.
- Louis de Bourbon (1493–1557), Archbishop of Sens.
- Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583), married Claude, Duke of Guise.[1]
- Louise de Bourbon (1495–1575), Abbess of Fontevraud.
Also 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.
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Patrilineal descent
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François' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations - which means that if Count François were to choose an historically accurate house name it would be Robertian, as all his male-line ancestors have been of that house. François is a member of the House of Bourbon, a branch of the Capetian dynasty and of the Robertians. François' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. It follows the Kings of France and the Counts of Paris and Worms. This line can be traced back more than 1,200 years from Robert of Hesbaye to the present day, through Kings of France & Navarre, Spain and Two-Sicilies, Dukes of Parma and Grand-Dukes of Luxembourg, Princes of Orléans and Emperors of Brazil. It is one of the oldest in Europe.
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Notes
- ^ a b Ward, Prothero & Leathes 1911, p. vii.
- ^ Potter 1993, p. 48.
- ^ a b Busby et al. 1993, p. 145.
References
- Busby, Keith; Freeman, M.J.; Houppermans, Sjef; Pelckmans, Paul, eds. (1993). Les Manuscrits de Chrétien de Troyes. Vol. Vol. 2. Rodopi.
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(help) - Potter, David (1993). War and Government in the French Provinces, Picardy 1470-1560. Cambridge University Press.
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(help) - Ward, A.W.; Prothero, G.W.; Leathes, Stanley, eds. (1911). The Cambridge Modern History. Cambridge University Press.
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