Charles III de Bourbon (c. 1554 - June 15, 1610), was

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, and the illegitimate son of

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, king of Navarre, and his mistress Louise de La Béraudière du Rouhet. His half-brother was King

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Biography

On 13 March 1569, Charles was captured by the Catholic forces at the

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. Later that year, he became Bishop of Comminges, then officially

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in 1591 but he was unable to remove the ecclesiastical see from the control of the House of Guise. Following Philippe Desportes's refusal of archiepiscopal seat of Rouen, Charles, who was quickly ordained a priest, was elevated to Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Rouen#1400–1800, Archbishop of Rouen in 1594. In 1599 at the behest of his half-brother Henry, he officiated the wedding of his half-sister

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and

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. After briefly making a suggestion to hold the ceremony privately in the king's study, Charles, being overruled, performed the ceremony as instructed. He kept his position until his resignation in 1604 in favor of Cardinal Francois de Joyeuse. In 1604, he became Abbott of Marmoutier, and was buried there in 1610.

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