Louis de Bourbon (Louis I, Count of Vendôme) (1376 – December 21, 1446), younger 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

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, was a French '' prince du sang'', as well as

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from 1393, and Count of Castres from 1425 until his death. Louis was a supporter of the duc d'Orléans, and obtained valuable posts at court, becoming

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in 1408 and

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in 1413. As part of the

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faction, he was at odds with the Burgundians, and was imprisoned by them twice, in 1407 and 1412. In 1414, Louis married Blanche (d. 1421), daughter of Hugh II, Count of Roucy; but he was captured the next year by the English at the

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, and held by them for some time. Freed, he was in command of French forces at Cravant and later captured, 31 July 1423. In 1424, he married Jeanne de Laval (d. 1468), daughter of

Guy XIII, Count of Laval Guy XIII de Laval, born Jean de Montfort, (1385- 14 August 1414, Rhodes) was seigneur of Laval and of Kergorlay. He was the son of Raoul IX de Montfort and Jeanne de Kergorlay. Guy inherited the Laval title through his marriage on 22 January ...

and Anne de Laval, at

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. Their children were: * Catherine de Bourbon (b. 1425) * Gabrielle de Bourbon (b. 1426) *

John VIII, Count of Vendôme John VIII de Bourbon (1425 – 6 January 1478) was Count of Vendôme from 1466 until his death. A member of the House of Bourbon, he was the son and successor of Louis, Count of Vendôme. As a courtier of King Charles VII of France, he fought th ...

(1425–1477) He also had an illegitimate son, fathered with the Englishwoman, Sybil Bostum, during his captivity: * John de Bourbon, Bastard of Vendôme (c. 1420–1496), Seigneur de Preaux. Faithful to the king, he subsequently joined

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...

and many other French nobles at the defense of

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
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, and assisted in the coronation at

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. He was later present at the

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. He died in

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