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François de Bourbon (1470 – 30 October 1495) was a French nobleman. He was the Count of Vendôme.

He was the son of Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme, and Isabelle de Beauveau.^[1] At his father's death when he was 7, he became Count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his uncle Louis le Joyeuse.

In 1484, he received the Barony of Mondoubleau, which was incorporated into the County of Vendôme. He was a faithful follower of Anne of France and King Charles VIII of France.

In 1487, he married Marie de Luxembourg,^[2] the widow of Jacques, Duke of Savoy, comte de Romont. She brought great estates as her dowry, including the counties of Saint Pol and Soissons in Picardy.

They had six children:

Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1489–1537), Duke of Vendôme
Jacques (1490–1491)
François (1491–1545), Count of Saint Pol and of Chaumont, Duke of Estouteville
Louis (1493–1557), Cardinal de Bourbon, Archbishop of Sens
Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583), married Claude, Duke of Guise, grandparents of Mary Queen of Scots
Louise (1495–1575), Abbess of Fontevraud

Also by Isabeau de Grigny;

Jacques de Bourbon^[3]

He died at the age of 25 in Vercelli, Italy, and was succeeded by his son Charles IV de Bourbon. His wife was regent during Charles' minority.

Ancestors

Family of Francis, Count of Vendôme

16. James I, Count of La Marche

8. John I, Count of La Marche

17. Jeanne of Châtillon

4. Louis, Count of Vendôme

18. John VI of Vendôme

9. Catherine of Vendôme

19. Jeanne of Ponthieu

2. Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme

20. fr:Raoul IX de Montfort

10. Guy XIII de Laval

21. Jeanne de Kergorlay

5. Jeanne de Laval

22. fr:Guy XII de Laval

11. Anne de Laval

23. Jeanne de Laval-Tinténiac

1. François, Count of Vendôme

24. Jean de Beauvau

12. Pierre de Beauveau

25. Jeanne, Dame de Tigny

6. Louis de Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou

13. Jeanne de Craon

3. Isabelle de Beauvau

14. Ferri V de Chambley

7. Marguerite de Chambley

15. Jeanne de Launoy

Notes

^ Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon,Vol.1, (Rue de L'École de Médecine, 1825), 362.
^ Achaintre, 366.
^ Sandret, Louis, Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique, Vol.10, (Libraire Societes des Antiquaires de France, 1875), 488.

References

Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon,Vol.1, Rue de L'ecole de Medecine, 1825.
Sandret, Louis, Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique, Vol.10, Libraire Societes des Antiquaires de France, 1875.

Preceded by Jean VIII	Count of Vendôme 1477–1495	Succeeded by Charles IV de Bourbon

[1] Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon,Vol.1, (Rue de L'École de Médecine, 1825), 362.

[2] Achaintre, 366.

[3] Sandret, Louis, Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique, Vol.10, (Libraire Societes des Antiquaires de France, 1875), 488.

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 '''François de Bourbon''' (1470 – 30 October 1495) was a French nobleman. He was the [[Count of Vendôme]].
-He was the son of [[Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme]], and [[Isabelle de Beauveau]].<ref>Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, ''Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon'',Vol.1, (Rue de L'ecole de Medecine, 1825), 362.</ref> At his father's death when he was 7, he became Count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his uncle Louis le Joyeuse.
+He was the son of [[Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme]], and [[Isabelle de Beauveau]].<ref>Achaintre, Nicolas Louis, ''Histoire généalogique et chronologique de la maison royale de Bourbon'',Vol.1, (Rue de L'École de Médecine, 1825), 362.</ref> At his father's death when he was 7, he became Count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his uncle Louis le Joyeuse.
 In 1484, he received the Barony of Mondoubleau, which was incorporated into the County of Vendôme. He was a faithful follower of [[Anne of France]] and King [[Charles VIII of France]].