John VI de Vendôme (died 1365),
Count of Vendôme
Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...
and
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan) is the sole subprefecture of the Tarn department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. It lies in the former province of Languedoc, although not in the former region of Lan ...
(1354–1365) was a member of the
House of Montoire and was the son of
Bouchard VI (1290–1354) and
Alix de Bretagne (1297–1377).
He lived mostly in Castres and fought at
Poitiers (1356) where he was captured. In 1362, a troop of Gascon and English took the city and imprisoned Countess Jeanne de Ponthieu. Several attempts to deliver the city by force failed, and John VI had to be resolved to pay a ransom for the city.
In 1342, he married
Jeanne de Ponthieu, they had two children:
[Sandret, Louis, ''Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique'', Vol.2, (Quai des Augustins, 1866), 194.]
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Bouchard VII, Count of Vendôme
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Catherine of Vendôme
Catherine de Vendôme (1354 – 1 April 1412) was a ruling countess of Vendôme and of Castres from 1372 until 1403.
Life
She was the daughter of John VI of Vendôme and Jeanne of Ponthieu. She married John I, Count of La Marche, in 1364.
In 13 ...
Notes
References
* Cartier, Etienne-Jean-Baptiste, ''Recherches sur les monnaies au type chartrain, frappées à Chartres, Blois.'', Chez. M. Rollin, Rue Vivienne, 1846.
* Sandret, Louis, ''Revue nobiliaire historique et biographique'', Vol. 2, Des Antiquitaires de France, 1866.
Counts of Vendôme
Counts of Castres
1365 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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