The lordship of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
belonged to a cadet branch of 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 ...
. From the 15th century onwards they were known as princes of Carency, even if their fiefdom does not seem to have been promoted to a princedom. In the 16th century Carency passed to the Escars via the female line.
Origins (13th and 14th centuries)
* Catherine
de Condé, lady of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
, Buquoy and
Aubigny. She married
Jacques de Châtillon
Jacques de Châtillon or James of Châtillon (died 11 July 1302) was Lord of Leuze, of Condé, of Carency, of Huquoy and of Aubigny, the son of Guy III, Count of Saint-Pol and Matilda of Brabant. He married Catherine of Condé and had issue.
King ...
(†1302) Lord of
Leuze, younger son of Guy
de Châtillon (†1289),
count of Saint-Pol
The county of Saint-Pol (or ''Sint-Pols'') was a county around the French city of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise (''Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas'') on the border of Artois and Picardy, formerly the county of Ternois.
For a long time the county belonged to Fl ...
, by whom she had :
* Hugues
de Châtillon (†1329), lord of
de Condé,
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
, Buquoy,
Aubigny and
Leuze. He married Jeanne, Lady of Argies and lady of Cathen, by whom he had :
* Jeanne
de Châtillon (1320-†1371), Lady of
Condé,
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
,
Aubigny and
Leuze. In 1335 she married
James I, Count of La Marche
James I of Bourbon (1319 – 6 April 1362), was a French '' prince du sang'', and the son of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon and Mary of Avesnes. He was Count of Ponthieu from 1351 to 1360, and Count of La Marche from 1341 to his death.
Hundred Years ...
(†1362), by whom she had :
*
John I John I may refer to:
People
* John I (bishop of Jerusalem)
* John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople
* John of Antioch (died 441)
* Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526
* John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna
* John I o ...
(1344-†1393),
Count of La Marche
The County of La Marche (; oc, la Marcha) was a medieval French county, approximately corresponding to the modern ''département'' of Creuse.
La Marche first appeared as a separate fief about the middle of the 10th century, when William III, D ...
,
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 ...
and
Castres
Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administ ...
.
House of Bourbon-Carency (14th–16th centuries)
* John of Bourbon (1378–1457)
''Lord of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
-en-
Artois
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and of
Aubigny-en-Artois
Aubigny-en-Artois (, literally ''Aubigny in Artois'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.
Geography
A town located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras at the junction of the D73, D74, D75 and D49 roads, just by th ...
''
He was the third son of
John I, Count of La Marche
John of Bourbon (John I/VII, Count of La Marche and of Vendôme), (1344 – 11 June 1393, Vendôme) was French '' prince du sang'' as the second son of James I, Count of La Marche and Jeanne of Châtillon.
Life
John was captured as a young ma ...
, and of
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 ...
.
In 1416 he married Catherine
of Artois (†1420), second daughter of
Philip of Artois
Philip of Artois (November 1269 – 11 September 1298) was the son of Robert II of Artois, Count of Artois, and Amicie de Courtenay. He was the Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront.
He married Blanche of Brittany, daughter of John II, ...
,
count of Eu
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and of
Marie of Berry
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.
In 1420 he married Jeanne
of Vendômois, daughter of Hamelin of
Vendômois The Vendômois () is a traditional area of France equivalent to the arrondissement of Vendôme
Vendôme (, ) is a subprefecture of the department of Loir-et-Cher, France. It is also the department's third-biggest commune with 15,856 inhabitan ...
and of Alix de Bessé, with whom he had :
:1. Louis of Bourbon (1417-†1453), knight, lord of the towns and lands of
Lécluse
Lécluse () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
The river Sensée flows through Lécluse.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...
,
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
,
Aubigny, Aix,
Duisans
Duisans () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...
, Buquoy,
Combles
Combles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Combles is situated on the D20 road, some north-east of Amiens.
History
Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the ...
...;
:2. John (1418-†1458)
:3. Jeanne (1419-†1443)
:4. Catherine (1421–?)
:5. Pierre de Bourbon (1424-†1481)), lord of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
, lord of the lands and
seigneuries
''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (o ...
of
Duisans
Duisans () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...
, in 1450 married Philippotte de Plaine;
:6. Jacques de Bourbon (1425-†>1493) see below ;
:7. Eléonore (1426–?)
:8. Andriette (1427–?)
:9. Philippe de Bourbon (1429–?), lord of
Duisans
Duisans () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...
, married Catherine de
Lalaing (†1478), daughter of Sance de
Lalaing, lord of
Opprebais, grand bailiff of Le
Cambrésis
Cambrésis () is a former ''pagus'', county and prince-bishopric of the medieval Holy Roman Empire that was annexed to the Kingdom of France in 1679. It is now regarded as one of the "natural regions" of France, and roughly equivalent to the Arro ...
, and of Catherine de
Robersart
Robersart () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in ...
, lady of
Écaillon and of Bruille.
::9.1 Antoine de Bourbon, lord of
Duisans
Duisans () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...
, married Jeanne de Habarcq, daughter of Pierre de Habarcq, lord of Gournay, and of Marie de
Ranchicourt ;
:::9.1.1 Pierre de Bourbon, died in infancy ;
:::9.1.2 Philippe de Bourbon who took the side of
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
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;
:::9.1.3 Jeanne de Bourbon, married by contract at
Moulins on 20 January 1489, François Rolin, lord of Beauchamp and of Monetay;
:::9.1.4 Jeanne de Bourbon, died aged 14 and buried at
Tours
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;
:::9.1.5 Eléonore de Bourbon, died and buried at
Tours
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;
:::9.1.6 Andriette de Bourbon, died and buried at
Tours
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.
* Jacques de Bourbon (1425-†>1493))
''Lord of Carency,
Aubigny, Rochefort, Buquoy,
Lécluse
Lécluse () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
The river Sensée flows through Lécluse.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...
.''
He was Lieutenant Général of
John II, Duke of Bourbon
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on his lands, by letters patent given at
Moulins on 28 February 1486.
Louis XI
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Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revol ...
granted him the goods confiscated from Peter of Bourbon by letters of 20 April 1469. He was still living in 1493.
In 1442 he married Antoinette de
la Tour La Tour may refer to:
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France
* La Tour, Alpes-Maritimes
* La Tour, Haute-Savoie
* La Tour-Blanche, Dordogne
* La Tour-d'Aigues, Vaucluse
* La Tour-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme
* La Tour-de-Salvagny, Rhône ...
, widow of Jacques Aubert, lord of Marteil and daughter of Annet II de
la Tour La Tour may refer to:
Places Canada
* Port La Tour, Nova Scotia
France
* La Tour, Alpes-Maritimes
* La Tour, Haute-Savoie
* La Tour-Blanche, Dordogne
* La Tour-d'Aigues, Vaucluse
* La Tour-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme
* La Tour-de-Salvagny, Rhône ...
, lord of
Olliergues
Olliergues (; oc, Olhargues) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France.
...
and of Elips de
Vendat
Vendat () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Allier department
The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France.
Intercom ...
, with whom he had :
:1. Charles (1444–?) see below
:2. Jean de Bourbon (1446–?), lord of Rochefort, d’Arson, married Jeanne de l’Isle, widow of Arnoul, lord of la Hanaide and Condé, only daughter of Jacques de l’Isle, lord of Frêne and of Catherine de Neusville, without posterity.
* Charles de Bourbon (1444–?)
''"Prince" of Carency, lord of
Aubigny, Rochefort, Buquoy,
Lécluse
Lécluse () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
The river Sensée flows through Lécluse.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department ...
, Bougny,
Combles
Combles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Combles is situated on the D20 road, some north-east of Amiens.
History
Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the ...
, Abret,
Vendat
Vendat () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Allier department
The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France.
Intercom ...
, Bains, Saint-Georges and
Ternat
Ternat (; also french: Ternath, link=no) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages of Sint-Katherina-Lombeek, Ternat proper and Wambeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. ...
,
Count of La Marche
The County of La Marche (; oc, la Marcha) was a medieval French county, approximately corresponding to the modern ''département'' of Creuse.
La Marche first appeared as a separate fief about the middle of the 10th century, when William III, D ...
.''
On 15 January 1468 he married Didière
of Vergy, only daughter and heir of Jean
of Vergy, lord of Fouvens and Vinory and of Marguerite de la Rocheguyon, no issue.
On 8 November 1481, he married Antoinette de Chabannes (†1490), daughter of Geoffroy de Chabannes, knight, lord of
Charlus and of Charlotte de Prie, no issue.
On 18 April 1493, he married Catherine d’Alègre, daughter of Bertrand d’Alègre, baron of Puysaguet, lord of Busset, baron of Puysaguet, Le Temple and Saint-Priest, and of Isabelle de Levy-Cousan, by whom he had :
:1. Bertrand de Bourbon (1494-†1515)), died in the
battle of Marignan
The Battle of Marignano was the last major engagement of the War of the League of Cambrai and took place on 13–14 September 1515, near the town now called Melegnano, 16 km southeast of Milan. It pitted the French army, composed of the b ...
in 1515, no issue.
:2. Jean de Bourbon (1500-†1520), died at
Moulins, no issue.
:3. Louise de Bourbon, dame de
Combles
Combles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Combles is situated on the D20 road, some north-east of Amiens.
History
Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the ...
, Buquoy and
Vendat
Vendat () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Allier department
The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France.
Intercom ...
.
:4. Isabelle de Bourbon see below
* Isabelle de Bourbon
''Princess of Carency,
Aubigny,
Combles
Combles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Combles is situated on the D20 road, some north-east of Amiens.
History
Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the ...
and Buquoy.''
On 22 February 1516 she married François de Peyrusse d'Escars (or des Cars) (†1550), lord of La Vauguyon, councillor, chamberlain, gentleman of the king's chamber to
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 ...
, with whom she had :
:1. Jean d’Escars (†1595) see below
:2. Susanne, in 1536 married Geoffroy de
Pompadour
:3. Anne, married Jean II de La Queille baron de
Fleurat
Fleurat (; oc, Fleurac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
A farming village situated some northwest of Guéret at the junction of the D56, D5 and the N145 roads.
Population
...
:4. Marguerite (†1589) abbess of
Ligueux
:5. Catherine
House of Escars (16th century)
* Jean de Peyrusse d’Escars (†1595)
''"Prince" of Carency, then in 1586 count of La Vauguyon, lord of Abret and
Vendat
Vendat () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Allier department
The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France.
Intercom ...
''. Knight of the
Ordre du Saint-Esprit from 1578.
In 1561 he married Anne de Clermont, daughter of Antoine III
count of Clermont, son of
Bernardin de Clermont, with whom he had :
:1. Claude d’Escars (†6 March 1586), prince of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
, killed in a duel by Gontaut Biron (beheaded on the orders of
Henri IV
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).
:2. Henri d’Escars (†1590), prince of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
, married Anne marquise of
Fronsac, daughter of Geoffroy lord of Caumont.
:3. Diane d’Escars : see below
:4. Louise (1576-†1583), abbess of
Ligueux
:5. Isabeau d'Escars (†1609), lady of
Combles
Combles () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Combles is situated on the D20 road, some north-east of Amiens.
History
Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the ...
, married Jean
of Amanzé on 10 September 1595.
* Diane d’Escars
''Princess of
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
, countess of La Vauguyon and lady of Abret after her brothers' deaths.''
In 1573 she married Charles Gouyon, count of la Maure, thus moving
Carency
Carency () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras on the D58 road. Carency is also the name of the brook which constitut ...
into the
Rochechouart
Rochechouart (, ; oc, Rechoard, link=no, earlier ''La Ròcha Choard'') is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France. It is a subprefecture of the department.
The name of the town comes from La ...
family, who did not use the title. This family was not linked to Carency's promotion to a princedom. Diane and her husband were great grand parents of
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* Madam (prostitution), a term for a woman who is engaged in the business of procuring prostitutes, usually the manager of a brothel
* ''Madame'' ( ...
.
She later married Louis Estuer comte de Saint-Megrin, by whom she had :
:1. Jacques (1588-†1671) count of La Vauguyon
At the end of the 18th century the title passed to a
Bauffremont
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via the marriage of one of the daughters of
Paul François de Quelen de La Vauguyon
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.
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