Count of Vendôme and, later, Duke of Vendôme were titles of

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. The first-known holder of the

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title was Bouchard Ratepilate. The county passed by marriage to various houses, coming in 1372 to a junior branch of the

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. In 1514,

Vendôme Vendôme (, ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Departments of France, department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest Communes of France, commune with 15,856 inhabitants (2019). It is one of the ...

was made a duchy-peerage. In 1589, the then Duke of Vendôme came to the throne as

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, and the title passed into the

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. It was re-granted to his illegitimate son César in 1598, and held by his descendants until the extinction of the legitimate male line in 1727. The title was later revived by

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claimants to the throne of France as a

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Counts of Vendôme

Bouchardides

*Bouchard Ratepilate (c. 930 – 956...967) *Bouchard I (956...967–1005), also

Count of Paris Count of Paris () was a title for the local magnate of the district around Paris in Carolingian times. After Hugh Capet was elected King of France in 987, the title merged into the crown and fell into disuse. However, it was later revived by the ...

and

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by marriage *

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(1005–1017),

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991–1017

House of Nevers

*Bodon of Nevers (1017–1023), by marriage to

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, daughter of

Fulk III of Anjou Fulk III, the Black ( 987–1040; fro, Foulque Nerra), was an early count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. It is estimated Fulk constructed approximately 100 castles, along with abbeys throughout the L ...

and Elisabeth de Vendôme, daughter of Bouchard I *Bouchard II (1023–1028) **under the regency of

(1023–1027) *''shared between'' Adèle de Vendôme-Anjou ''and'' Fulk de Vendôme (1028–1032)

House of Anjou Angevin or House of Anjou may refer to: * County of Anjou or Duchy of Anjou, a historical county, and later Duchy, in France Angevin (language), the traditional langue d'oïl spoken in Anjou Counts and Dukes of Anjou *House of Ingelger, a Fra ...

* Geoffrey I (1032–1056), also

Count of Anjou The Count of Anjou was the ruler of the County of Anjou, first granted by Charles the Bald in the 9th century to Robert the Strong. Ingelger and his son, Fulk the Red, were viscounts until Fulk assumed the title of Count of Anjou. The Robertians ...

(succeeded Adèle by cession and drove out Fulk)

House of Nevers

*Fulk de Vendôme (1056–1066), reinstated by

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*Bouchard III (1066–1085) **under the regency of Guy of Nouastre (1066–1075)

House of Preuilly

* Geoffrey II (1085–1102), Lord of Preuilly, married Euphrosine, daughter of

Fulk of Vendôme Fulk of Nevers (died 1066), known as Foulques l'Oison (meaning ''the Goose'', ''the Fool'', or ''the Idiot''), was the count of Vendôme from 1028 until his expulsion in 1032 and again from 1056 to his death. He was the second son of Bodon of Neve ...

* Geoffrey III (1102–1137) **under the

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(1102–1105) of Euphrosine *

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(1137–1180) * Bouchard IV (1180–1202) *

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(1202–1211) **under the

(1202–1211) of Geoffrey, son of John I * John III 1211–1217

House of Montoire The House of Montoire, started with Nihard, Lord of Montoire. Later, through the marriages of Plaisante de Montoire and Helvise Doubleau, the possessions of Mondoubleau and Fréteval Langeais were added. The manor of Mondoubleau and, following the ...

*John IV (1217–1230), Lord of

Montoire Montoire-sur-le-Loir (, literally ''Montoire on the Loir''), commonly known as Montoire, is a commune near Vendôme, in the Loir-et-Cher department in Centre-Val de Loire, France. History Montoire-sur-le-Loir is known as the location where, ...

, grandson of Bouchard IV *Peter I (1230–1249) *Bouchard V (1249–1270) *John V (1271–1315) *Bouchard VI (1315–1354) * John VI (1354–1364) *Bouchard VII (1364–1371) *Joanna (1371–1372) ** under the regency of her grandmother Joanna of Ponthieu (1371–1372) *

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(1372–1403) ** with John I of Bourbon-La Marche (1372–1393) ** with Louis I of Bourbon-Vendôme (1393–1403)

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(1403–1446) *

(1446–1477) *

Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to: * Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407) * Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450 * Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547 * Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lau ...

(1477–1495) ** under the regency of Louis of Joyeuse (1477–1484) * Charles IV (1495–1514), title raised to Duke of Vendôme and entered the peerage in 1514

English Counts of Vendôme

Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby Robert Willoughby, 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby ( 1385 – 25 July 1452) was an English nobleman and military commander in the Hundred Years' War. Family Robert Willoughby was the son of William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby, and ...

(1424–1430), created Count of Vendôme by

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as regent for

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as King of France

Dukes of Vendôme

House of Bourbon

* Charles IV (1514–1537), previously Count of Vendôme * Antoine I (1537–1562), son of,

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from 1555 *

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(1562–1607), son of,

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from 1589; the duchy became part of the royal domain after the Edict of 1607

House of Bourbon-Vendôme

* César (1598–1665), illegitimate son of

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, born in 1594 and legitimized in 1596 (founder of the second house of

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) *

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(1612–1669), son of * Louis Joseph I (1669–1712), son of *

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(1712–1727), brother of, Grand Prior of the

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in France The Vendôme name was annexed into the royal domain by

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in 1712, on the pretext that Philip's membership in the

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of France prevented him from holding it, but he retained the title.

Courtesy title

The title was revived by

claimants to the throne of France as a

. However, it is invalid in French law. * Emmanuel (I) (1872–1931) * John (IX) (born 1965), became

in 2019 after the death of his father Henri, Count of Paris {{DEFAULTSORT:List of counts and dukes of Vendome Vendome Duchesses of Vendôme

Counts of Vendôme

Bouchardides

House of Nevers

House of Anjou Angevin or House of Anjou may refer to: * County of Anjou or Duchy of Anjou, a historical county, and later Duchy, in France ** Angevin (language), the traditional langue d'oïl spoken in Anjou ** Counts and Dukes of Anjou *House of Ingelger, a Fra ...

House of Nevers

House of Preuilly

House of Montoire The House of Montoire, started with Nihard, Lord of Montoire. Later, through the marriages of Plaisante de Montoire and Helvise Doubleau, the possessions of Mondoubleau and Fréteval Langeais were added. The manor of Mondoubleau and, following the ...

House of Bourbon The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanis ...

English Counts of Vendôme

Dukes of Vendôme

House of Bourbon

House of Bourbon-Vendôme

Courtesy title

House of Anjou Angevin or House of Anjou may refer to: * County of Anjou or Duchy of Anjou, a historical county, and later Duchy, in France Angevin (language), the traditional langue d'oïl spoken in Anjou Counts and Dukes of Anjou *House of Ingelger, a Fra ...