Jeanne de Bourbon (1465 – 22 January 1511) was a daughter of

John II, Count of Vendôme John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

and Isabelle de Beauvau.

Family and lineage

She was a daughter of

and Isabelle de Beauvau. Her maternal grandparents were

Louis de Beauvau Louis de Beauvau (1416 1472), lord of Beauvau and Sermaise in Anjou. He was ambassador to Henry VI of England, retainer of the House of Anjou, and close friend of René of Anjou, he was made a knight of the Ordre du Croissant in 1448. On his final ...

, Seneschal of Anjou and Marguerite de Chambley. Her paternal grandparents were

Louis, Count of Vendôme Louis de Bourbon (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446), younger son of John I, Count of La Marche and Catherine de Vendôme, was a French '' prince du sang'', as well as Count of Vendôme from 1393, and Count of Castres from 14 ...

and Jeanne of Laval. Louis had served as both

Grand Chamberman of France The Great Officers of the Crown of France (french: Grands officiers de la couronne de France) were the most important officers of state in the French royal court during the ''Ancien Régime'' and Bourbon Restoration. They were appointed by the ...

and

Grand Master of France The Grand Master of France (french: Grand Maître de France) was, during the and Bourbon Restoration in France, one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France and head of the "", the king's royal household. The position is similar to that of L ...

. He was a prominent member of the Armagnac party.

Marriages and issues

She married first

John II, Duke of Bourbon Jean (John) de Bourbon, Duke of Bourbon (1426 – 1 April 1488), sometimes referred to as John the Good and The Scourge of the English, was a son of Charles I of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy. He was Duke of Bourbon and Auvergne from 1456 to ...

in 1487. The groom was about sixty-one years old and the bride only twenty-two. John had survived two previous wives and his only son. He was in a need of an heir; however, they had only one son: *Louis, Count of Clermont (1488). He was the desired heir but did not long survive his birth. John II died the same year as his second and last known son. Jeanne remained a widow for seven years. On 11 January 1495, Jeanne married her second husband

John III, Count of Auvergne John III of Auvergne (1467 – 28 March 1501), Count of Auvergne, Count of Boulogne, Count de Lauraguais, was the son of Bertrand VI, Count of Auvergne and Louise de La Trémoille (1432 – 10 April 1474), Dame de Boussac, the daughter o ...

. They had: #

Anne Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the ...

, married

John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany John Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany (8 July 14822 July 1536) was the regent of the Kingdom of Scotland and the count of Auvergne and Lauraguais in France. Early life John was a son of Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, son of King James II of S ...

. # Madeleine, married

Lorenzo II, Duke of Urbino Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (; 12 September 1492 – 4 May 1519) was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. His daughter Catherine de' Medici became Queen Consort of Franc ...

. She was the mother of Catherine de' Medici. John III died on 28 March 1501. On March 27, 1503 she married her third and final husband, François de La Pause, baron de la Garde. They had no children.

References

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External links

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Listing of medieval members of the House of Bourbon
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