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{{Short description|French prince du sang}}
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| name = Francis de Bourbon
| name = Francis de Bourbon
| title = Count of Vendôme
| image = File:François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme.jpg
| title = [[Count of Vendôme]]
| noble family = [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon]]
| image = File:François de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme.jpg
| father = [[John VIII, Count of Vendôme]]
| house = [[House of Bourbon-Vendôme|Bourbon-Vendôme]]
| father = [[John VIII, Count of Vendôme]]
| mother = Isabelle de Beauveau
| spouse = [[Marie de Luxembourg|Marie of Luxembourg]]
| mother = [[Isabelle de Beauvau]]
| spouse = [[Marie de Luxembourg|Marie of Luxembourg]]
| issue = [[Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme|Charles, Duke of Vendôme]]<br/>[[Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol|Francis, Count of Saint-Pol]]<br/>[[Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme|Louis, Archbishop of Sens]]<br/>[[Antoinette de Bourbon|Antoinette, Duchess of Guise]]<br/>Louise, Abbess of Fontevraud
| issue = [[Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme|Charles, Duke of Vendôme]]<br/>[[Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol|Francis, Count of Saint-Pol]]<br/>[[Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme|Louis, Archbishop of Sens]]<br/>[[Antoinette de Bourbon|Antoinette, Duchess of Guise]]<br/>Louise, Abbess of Fontevraud
| birth_date = 1470
| birth_place = [[Vendôme]], [[Loir-et-Cher]], France.
| birth_date = c. 1470
| birth_place = [[Vendôme]], [[Loir-et-Cher]], France.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1495|10|30|1470|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1495|10|30|1470|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Vercelli]], [[Piedmont]], Italy.
| death_place = [[Vercelli]], [[Piedmont]], Italy.
}}
}}
'''Francis of Bourbon''' or François de Bourbon,(1470 – 30 October 1495), was the [[Count of Vendôme]] and a French ''[[prince du sang]]''.
'''Francis of Bourbon''' or François de Bourbon, (c. 1470 – 30 October 1495), was the [[Count of Vendôme]] and a French ''[[prince du sang]]''.


==Life==
==Life==
Francis was the son of [[John VIII, Count of Vendôme|John VIII de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme]] and Isabelle de Beauveau, the daughter of Louis de Beauvau, Marshal of [[Provence]].{{sfn|Barbier|2002|p=235}} 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]].
Francis was the son of [[John VIII, Count of Vendôme|John VIII de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme]] and [[Isabelle de Beauvau]], the daughter of [[Louis de Beauvau]], Marshal of [[Provence]].{{sfn|Barbier|2002|p=235}} 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]].


==Marriage==
==Marriage==
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*[[Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme|Louis de Bourbon]] (1493–1557), [[Archbishop of Sens]]{{sfn|Barbier|2002|p=235}}
*[[Louis de Bourbon de Vendôme|Louis de Bourbon]] (1493–1557), [[Archbishop of Sens]]{{sfn|Barbier|2002|p=235}}
*[[Antoinette de Bourbon]] (1493–1583), married [[Claude, Duke of Guise]]{{sfn|Barbier|2002|p=511}}
*[[Antoinette de Bourbon]] (1493–1583), married [[Claude, Duke of Guise]]{{sfn|Barbier|2002|p=511}}
*Louise de Bourbon (1495–1575), Abbess of [[Fontevraud]]
*Louise de Bourbon (1495–1575), Abbess of [[Fontevraud Abbey|Fontevraud]]


By Isabeau de Grigny, Francis had an illegitimate son:
By Isabeau de Grigny, Francis had an illegitimate son:
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*{{cite book |title=Les Manuscrits de Chrétien de Troyes |volume=2 |editor1-first=Keith |editor1-last=Busby |editor2-first=M.J. |editor2-last=Freeman |editor3-first=Sjef |editor3-last=Houppermans |editor4-first=Paul |editor4-last=Pelckmans |publisher=Rodopi |year=1993 }}
*{{cite book |title=Les Manuscrits de Chrétien de Troyes |volume=2 |editor1-first=Keith |editor1-last=Busby |editor2-first=M.J. |editor2-last=Freeman |editor3-first=Sjef |editor3-last=Houppermans |editor4-first=Paul |editor4-last=Pelckmans |publisher=Rodopi |year=1993 }}
*{{cite book |title=War and Government in the French Provinces, Picardy 1470-1560 |first=David |last=Potter |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1993 }}
*{{cite book |title=War and Government in the French Provinces, Picardy 1470-1560 |first=David |last=Potter |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1993 }}



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{{Succession box|title=[[Count of Vendôme]]|before=[[Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme|Jean VIII]]|after=[[Charles IV de Bourbon]]|years=1477–1495}}
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Revision as of 23:18, 6 January 2024

Francis de Bourbon
Count of Vendôme
Bornc. 1470
Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher, France.
Died30 October 1495(1495-10-30) (aged 24–25)
Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy.
SpouseMarie of Luxembourg
IssueCharles, Duke of Vendôme
Francis, Count of Saint-Pol
Louis, Archbishop of Sens
Antoinette, Duchess of Guise
Louise, Abbess of Fontevraud
HouseBourbon-Vendôme
FatherJohn VIII, Count of Vendôme
MotherIsabelle de Beauvau

Francis of Bourbon or François de Bourbon, (c. 1470 – 30 October 1495), was the Count of Vendôme and a French prince du sang.

Life

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.

Marriage

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.[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.

Francis and Marie had:

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.

Ancestors


References

  1. ^ a b c Barbier 2002, p. 235.
  2. ^ Potter 1993, p. 48.
  3. ^ a b Busby et al. 1993, p. 145.
  4. ^ Barbier 2002, p. 511.

Sources

  • Barbier, Jean Paul (2002). Ma bibliothèque Poétique (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.
  • Potter, David (1993). War and Government in the French Provinces, Picardy 1470-1560. Cambridge University Press.
Francis, Count of Vendôme
Born: 1470 Died: 30 October 1495
Preceded by Count of Vendôme
1477–1495
Succeeded by