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The House of Bourbon (, also ; ) is a European dynasty of French origin, a branch of the
Capetian dynasty The Capetian dynasty (; french: Capétiens), also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians. It is among the largest and oldest royal houses in Europe and the world, and consists of Hugh ...
, the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and
Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma. Spain and Luxembourg have monarchs of the House of Bourbon. The royal Bourbons originated in 1272, when the youngest son of King Louis IX married the heiress of the lordship of Bourbon. Anselme, Père. ‘'Histoire de la Maison Royale de France'’, tome 4. Editions du Palais-Royal, 1967, Paris. pp. 144–146, 151–153, 175, 178, 180, 185, 187–189, 191, 295–298, 318–319, 322–329. (French). The house continued for three centuries as a
cadet branch In history and heraldry, a cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons ( cadets). In the ruling dynasties and noble families of much of Europe and Asia, the family's major assets—realm, titles ...
, serving as nobles under the
Direct Capetian The House of Capet (french: Maison capétienne) or the Direct Capetians (''Capétiens directs''), also called the House of France (''la maison de France''), or simply the Capets, ruled the Kingdom of France from 987 to 1328. It was the most ...
and Valois kings. The senior line of the House of Bourbon became extinct in the male line in 1527 with the death of
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, count of Clermont-en ...
. This made the junior
Bourbon-Vendôme Bourbon-Vendôme refers to two branches of the House of Bourbon, the first of which became the senior legitimate line of the House of Bourbon in 1527, and succeeded to the throne of France in 1589 with Henry IV. He created the second house by grant ...
branch the genealogically senior branch of the House of Bourbon. In 1589, at the death of Henry III of France, the
House of Valois The Capetian house of Valois ( , also , ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the List of French monarchs, French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589 ...
became extinct in the male line. Under the Salic law, the head of the house of Bourbon, as the senior representative of the senior-surviving branch of the Capetian dynasty, became King of France as Henry IV. Bourbon monarchs then united to France the part of the kingdom of Navarre north of the Pyrenees, which Henry's father had acquired by marriage in 1555, ruling both until the 1792 overthrow of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Restored briefly in 1814 and definitively in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was finally overthrown in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was overthrown. The Princes of Condé was a cadet branch of the Bourbons descended from an uncle of Henry IV, and the
Princes of Conti The title of Prince of Conti (French: ''prince de Conti'') was a French noble title, assumed by a cadet branch of the princely house of Bourbon-Condé. History The title derives its name from Conty, a small town in northern France, c. 35  ...
was a cadet line of the Condé branch. Both houses, recognised as princes of the blood, were prominent French noble families, well known for their participation in French affairs, even during exile in the French Revolution, until their respective extinctions in 1830 and 1814. Since the extinction of the
Capetian House of Courtenay The Capetian House of Courtenay, also known simply as the House of Courtenay, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet, also known as the Royal House of France. Founded by Peter I of Courtenay, a son of King Louis VI of Fran ...
in 1733, the Bourbons are the only surviving branch of the House of Capet. In 1700, at the death of
Charles II of Spain Charles II of Spain (''Spanish: Carlos II,'' 6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), known as the Bewitched (''Spanish: El Hechizado''), was the last Habsburg ruler of the Spanish Empire. Best remembered for his physical disabilities and the War o ...
, the Spanish
Habsburgs The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
became extinct in the male line. Under the will of the childless Charles II, the second grandson of
Louis XIV of France , house = Bourbon , father = Louis XIII , mother = Anne of Austria , birth_date = , birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France , death_date = , death_place = Palace of Ve ...
was named as his successor, to preclude the union of the thrones of France and Spain. The prince, then Duke of Anjou, became
Philip V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mona ...
. Permanent separation of the French and Spanish thrones was secured when France and Spain ratified Philip's
renunciation Renunciation (or renouncing) is the act of rejecting something, especially if it is something that the renunciant has previously enjoyed or endorsed. In religion, renunciation often indicates an abandonment of pursuit of material comforts, in t ...
, for himself and his descendants, of the French throne in the
Treaty of Utrecht The Peace of Utrecht was a series of peace treaties signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht between April 1713 and February 1715. The war involved three contenders for the vacant throne of ...
in 1714, and similar arrangements later kept the Spanish throne separate from those of the Two Sicilies and Parma. The Spanish House of Bourbon (rendered in Spanish as ''Borbón'' ) has been overthrown and restored several times, reigning 1700–1808, 1813–1868, 1875–1931, and since 1975. Bourbons ruled in Naples from 1734 to 1806 and in Sicily from 1735 to 1816, and in a unified
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( it, Regno delle Due Sicilie) was a kingdom in Southern Italy from 1816 to 1860. The kingdom was the largest sovereign state by population and size in Italy before Italian unification, comprising Sicily and all ...
from 1816 to 1860. They also ruled in Parma from 1731 to 1735, 1748–1802 and 1847–1859.
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Charlotte (Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964. She acceded to the throne on 14 January 1919 fol ...
(ruled 1919–1964) married a cadet of the Parmese line and thus her successors, who have ruled Luxembourg since her abdication in 1964, have also been members of the House of Bourbon.
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil , house = Braganza , father = Pedro II of Brazil , mother = Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies , birth_date = , birth_place = Palace of São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , death_date = , death_place = ...
, regent for her father, Pedro II of the Empire of Brazil, married a cadet of the Orléans line and thus their descendants, known as the
Orléans-Braganza The Brazilian Imperial Family ( Brazilian Portuguese: ''Família Imperial Brasileira'') is a Brazilian Dynasty of Portuguese origin that ruled the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1889, after the proclamation of independence by Prince Pedro of Bra ...
, were in the line of succession to the Brazilian throne and expected to ascend its throne had the monarchy not been abolished by a coup in 1889. All legitimate, living members of the House of Bourbon, including its cadet branches, are direct
agnatic Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritanc ...
descendants of Henry IV through his son
Louis XIII of France Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...
.


Origins

The pre-Capetian House of
Bourbon Bourbon may refer to: Food and drink * Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash * Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels * Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit * A beer produced by B ...
was a
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family, dating at least from the beginning of the 13th century, when the estate of Bourbon was ruled by the
Sire de Bourbon The Sire de Bourbon or Seigneur de Bourbon, meaning Lord of Bourbon, was the title by which the rulers of the Bourbonnais were known, from 913 to 1327, and from which the cognomen of the royal House of the same name derives. Louis I, count of C ...
who was a vassal of the
King of France France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the fir ...
. The term House of Bourbon ("Maison de Bourbon") is sometimes used to refer to this first house and the
House of Bourbon-Dampierre The House of Bourbon-Dampierre refers to a noble dynasty that emerged from the marriage of Guy II of Dampierre with Mathilde of Bourbon in 1197. The male line of this house ended in 1249, while the female line persisted until 1287. History Through ...
, the second family to rule the
seigneury ''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'' ...
. In 1272, Robert, Count of Clermont, sixth and youngest son of King
Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...
, married Beatrix of Bourbon, heiress to the lordship of Bourbon and member of the House of Bourbon-Dampierre. Their son Louis was made
Duke of Bourbon Duke of Bourbon (french: Duc de Bourbon) is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the lordship of B ...
in 1327. His descendant, the
Constable of France The Constable of France (french: Connétable de France, from Latin for 'count of the stables') was lieutenant to the King of France, the first of the original five Great Officers of the Crown (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and cha ...
Charles de Bourbon, was the last of the senior Bourbon line when he died in 1527. Because he chose to fight under the banner of Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V Charles V may refer to: * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) * Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain * Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise * Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690) * Infan ...
and lived in exile from France, his title was discontinued after his death. The remaining line of Bourbons henceforth descended from
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 ...
, the younger son of
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon Louis I, called the Lame (1279 – 22 January 1341) was a French '' prince du sang'', Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and La Marche and the first Duke of Bourbon, as well as briefly the titular King of Thessalonica from 1320 to 1321. Life ...
. With the death of his grandson
James II, Count of La Marche James II of Bourbon-La Marche (1370 – 1438 in Besançon) was count of La Marche. He was captured at the battle of Nicopolis in 1396, later being ransomed. In 1403, James led an attack on English soil and burned Plymouth. He married Joanna o ...
in 1438, the senior line of the Count of La Marche became extinct. All future Bourbons would descend from James II's younger brother, Louis, who became the
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 ...
through his mother's inheritance. In 1525, at the death of
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon Charles IV of Alençon (2 September 1489 in Alençon – 11 April 1525 in Lyon) was the son of René of Alençon and Margaret of Vaudémont. He succeeded his father in 1492 as Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, and was also Count of Armagn ...
, all of the princes of the blood royal were Bourbons; all remaining members of the House of Valois were members of the king's immediate family. In 1514, Charles, Count of Vendôme had his title raised to
Duke of Vendôme Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
. His son
Antoine Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guia ...
became King of
Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, on the northern side of the Pyrenees, by marriage in 1555. Two of Antoine's younger brothers were Cardinal Archbishop Charles de Bourbon and the French and Huguenot general Louis de Bourbon, 1st Prince of Condé. Louis' male-line descendants, the
Princes de Condé A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...
, survived until 1830. Finally, in 1589, the
House of Valois The Capetian house of Valois ( , also , ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the List of French monarchs, French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589 ...
died out and Antoine's son Henry III of Navarre became Henry IV of France.


List of Bourbons


Bourbon branches

* House of Clermont, later called House of Bourbon ** House of the Dukes of Bourbon (extinct 1521 in total; extinct 1503 in the male line) *** ''House of Bourbon-Lavedan (illegitimate)'', extinct 1744 *** ''House of
Bourbon-Busset The Bourbon-Busset family is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus agnatic descendants of the Capetian dynasty. Historically, they have been regarded as non-dynastic since decisions rendered by Louis XI of France. Possibly, howeve ...
(illegitimate)'' *** ''House of Bourbon-Roussillon (illegitimate)'', extinct 1510 *** House of Bourbon-Montpensier, Counts of Montpensier (extinct 1527) **
House of Bourbon-La Marche 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 Spanish ...
(extinct 1438) *** House of Bourbon-Vendôme **** House of Bourbon, Kings of France *****
House of Artois The House of Artois was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descended from Louis VIII the Lion, King of France, through his younger son, Robert (1216 † 1250). Robert received the County of Artois as appanage in his father's will. In 1297, ...
(extinct 1883) ***** House of Bourbon, Kings of Spain ******
Carlists Carlism ( eu, Karlismo; ca, Carlisme; ; ) is a Traditionalist and Legitimist political movement in Spain aimed at establishing an alternative branch of the Bourbon dynasty – one descended from Don Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855) – ...
(extinct 1936) ****** Alfonsines *******
House of Bourbon-Anjou The Spanish royal family consists of King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, their children (Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofía of Spain), and Felipe's parents, King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía. The royal family lives at Zarzuela Palace ...
******* House of Bourbon, Kings of Spain ****** House of Bourbon-Seville ****** House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ******
House of Bourbon-Braganza The House of Bourbon-Braganza (Spanish: Casa de Borbón-Braganza; Portuguese: Casa de Bourbon-Bragança) was an Iberian noble house that had its origins in a royal marriage arranged in 1785 between Gabriel of Bourbon, Infante of Spain and Mari ...
(extinct 1979) ****** House of Bourbon-Parma ******* House of Luxembourg-Nassau ***** ''
House of Bourbon-Maine The House of Bourbon-Maine was a legitimate branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus part of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded in 1672 when Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine was legitimised by his father, King Louis XIV of France. H ...
(illegitimate)'', extinct 1775 ***** '' House of Bourbon-Penthièvre (illegitimate)'', extinct 1793 ***** House of Orléans ******
House of Orléans-Braganza The House of Orléans-Braganza ( Portuguese: ''Casa de Orléans e Bragança'') is a Brazilian noble house of Portuguese and French origin.Podesta, Don. 20 April 1993Claimants Dream of New Brazilian Monarchy It is a cadet branch of the House of ...
****** House of Orléans-Galliera ***** '' House of Bourbon-Vendôme (illegitimate)'', extinct 1727 ****
House of Bourbon-Condé A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condit ...
(extinct 1830) ***** House of Bourbon-Conti (extinct 1814) ***** House of Bourbon-Soissons (extinct 1692 in total; extinct 1641 in the male line) **** House of Bourbon-Saint Pol (extinct 1601 in total; extinct 1546 in the male line) **** House of Bourbon-Montpensier, Dukes of Montpensier (extinct 1693 in total; extinct 1608 in the male line) *** House of Bourbon-Carency (extinct 1520) **** House of Bourbon-Duisant (extinct 1530) *** House of Bourbon-Préaux (extinct 1442) Family from India's claim to be a branch and their claim to The "Throne of France" *
Bourbons of India The Bourbons of India (french: Bourbons des Indes) are an Indian family who claim to be legitimate heirs of the House of Bourbon, descended from Jean Philippe de Bourbon, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, an exiled French noble who served in ...
, claim to be descendants of
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, count of Clermont-en ...
, of the first House of Bourbon-Montpensier.Found in India the last king of France
2 March 2007, '' The Guardian''
The next King of France? An Indian!
21 August 2007, '' Manchester Evening News''
Bourbon of Indian vintage
10 Jan. 2008, '' Los Angeles Times''
As per the latest research carried out by
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and incorporated in his historical novel, ''Le Rajah Bourbon'',
Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon (born 29 July 1958) claims to be the senior descendant of the House of Bourbon and thus the pretender to the throne of the defunct Kingdom of France. His family, the "Bourbons of India", claim to be legitimate de ...
from India is the senior heir in line to the French throne.


France


Rise of Henry IV

The first Bourbon
king of France France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the fir ...
was Henry IV. He was born on 13 December 1553 in the Kingdom of Navarre.
Antoine de Bourbon Antoine de Bourbon, roi de Navarre (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage (''jure uxoris'') to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he wa ...
, his father, was a ninth-generation descendant of King
Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...
. Jeanne d'Albret, his mother, was the Queen of Navarre and niece of King Francis I of France. He was baptized
Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
, but raised
Calvinist Calvinism (also called the Reformed Tradition, Reformed Protestantism, Reformed Christianity, or simply Reformed) is a major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Cal ...
. After his father was killed in 1562, he became
Duke of Vendôme Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
at the age of 10, with Admiral Gaspard de Coligny (1519–1572) as his regent. Seven years later, the young duke became the nominal leader of the
Huguenots The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Bez ...
after the death of his uncle the Prince de Condé in 1569. Henry succeeded to Navarre as Henry III when his mother died in 1572. That same year
Catherine de' Medici Catherine de' Medici ( it, Caterina de' Medici, ; french: Catherine de Médicis, ; 13 April 1519 – 5 January 1589) was an Florentine noblewoman born into the Medici family. She was Queen of France from 1547 to 1559 by marriage to King ...
, mother of King
Charles IX of France Charles IX (Charles Maximilien; 27 June 1550 – 30 May 1574) was King of France from 1560 until his death in 1574. He ascended the French throne upon the death of his brother Francis II in 1560, and as such was the penultimate monarch of the H ...
, arranged for the marriage of her daughter, Margaret of Valois, to Henry, ostensibly to advance peace between Catholics and Huguenots. Many Huguenots gathered in Paris for the wedding on 24 August, but were ambushed and slaughtered by Catholics in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. Henry saved his own life by converting to Catholicism. He repudiated his conversion in 1576 and resumed his leadership of the Huguenots. The period from 1576 to 1584 was relatively calm in France, with the Huguenots consolidating control of much of the south with only occasional interference from the royal government. Extended civil war erupted again in 1584, when
François, Duke of Anjou ''Monsieur'' Francis, Duke of Anjou and Alençon (french: Hercule François; 18 March 1555 – 10 June 1584) was the youngest son of King Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici. Early years He was scarred by smallpox at age eight, a ...
, younger brother of King Henry III of France, died, leaving Navarre next in line for the throne. Thus began the War of the Three Henrys, as Henry of Navarre, Henry III, and the ultra-Catholic leader,
Henry of Guise Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu (31 December 1550 – 23 December 1588), sometimes called ('Scarface'), was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d'Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole II d'Este, Du ...
, fought a confusing three-cornered struggle for dominance. After Henry III was assassinated on 31 July 1589, Navarre claimed the throne as the first Bourbon king of France, Henry IV. Much of Catholic France, organized into the Catholic League, refused to recognize a Protestant monarch and instead recognized Henry IV's uncle,
Charles, Cardinal de Bourbon Charles de Bourbon (22 September 1523 – 9 May 1590) was a French cardinal. The Catholic League considered him the rightful King of France as Charles X after the death of Henry III in 1589. His claim was recognized as part of the secret Treaty ...
, as rightful king, and the civil war continued. Henry won a crucial victory at Ivry on 14 March 1590 and, following the death of the Cardinal the same year, the forces of the League lacked an obvious Catholic candidate for the throne and divided into various factions. Nevertheless, as a Protestant, Henry IV was unable to take Paris, a Catholic stronghold, or to decisively defeat his enemies, now supported by the Spanish. He reconverted to Catholicism in 1593—he is said to have remarked, "Paris is well worth a mass"—and was crowned king retroactively to 1589 at the
Cathedral of Chartres Chartres Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres), is a Roman Catholic church in Chartres, France, about southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres. Mostly co ...
on 27 February 1594.


Early Bourbons in France

Henry granted the
Edict of Nantes The Edict of Nantes () was signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV and granted the Calvinist Protestants of France, also known as Huguenots, substantial rights in the nation, which was in essence completely Catholic. In the edict, Henry aimed pr ...
on 13 April 1598, establishing Catholicism as an official state religion but also granting the Huguenots a measure of religious tolerance and political freedom short of full equality with the practice of Catholicism. This compromise ended the religious wars in France. That same year the
Treaty of Vervins A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal perso ...
ended the war with Spain, adjusted the Spanish-French border, and resulted in a belated recognition by Spain of Henry as king of France. Ably assisted by Maximilien de Béthune, duc de Sully, Henry reduced the land tax known as the '' taille''; promoted agriculture, public works, construction of highways, and the first French canal; started such important industries as the tapestry works of the Gobelins; and intervened in favor of Protestants in the duchies and earldoms along the German frontier. This last was to be the cause of his assassination. Henry's marriage to Margaret, which had produced no heir, was annulled in 1599 and he married
Marie de Medici Marie de' Medici (french: link=no, Marie de Médicis, it, link=no, Maria de' Medici; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV of France of the House of Bourbon, and Regent of the Kingdom ...
, niece of the grand duke of Tuscany. A son, Louis, was born to them in 1601. Henry IV was assassinated on 14 May 1610 in Paris. Louis XIII was only nine years old when he succeeded his father. He was to prove a weak ruler; his reign was effectively a series of distinct regimes, depending who held the effective reins of power. At first, Marie de Medici, his mother, served as regent and advanced a pro-Spanish policy. To deal with the financial troubles of France, Louis summoned the Estates General in 1614; this would be the last time that body met until the eve of the French Revolution. Marie arranged the 1615 marriage of Louis to
Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unt ...
, the daughter of King
Philip III of Spain Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. A member of the House of Habsburg, Phi ...
. In 1617, however, Louis conspired with
Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes Charles d'Albert, Duke of Luynes (, 5 August 1578 – 15 December 1621) was a French courtier and a favourite of Louis XIII. In 1619, the king made him Duke of Luynes and a Peer of France, and in 1621, Constable of France. Luynes died of sca ...
to dispense with her influence, having her favorite
Concino Concini Concino Concini, 1st Marquis d'Ancre (23 November 1569 – 24 April 1617), was an Italian politician, best known for being a minister of Louis XIII of France, as the favourite of Louis's mother, Marie de Medici, Queen of France. In 1617 he was ki ...
assassinated on 26 April of that year. After some years of weak government by Louis's favorites, the King made
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...
, a former protégé of his mother, the chief minister of France in 1624. Richelieu advanced an anti- Habsburg policy. He arranged for Louis' sister, Henrietta Maria, to marry King Charles I of England, on 11 May 1625. Her pro-Catholic propaganda in England was one of the contributing factors to the English Civil War. Richelieu, as ambitious for France and the French monarchy as for himself, laid the ground for the
absolute monarchy Absolute monarchy (or Absolutism as a doctrine) is a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right or power. In an absolute monarchy, the king or queen is by no means limited and has absolute power, though a limited constitut ...
that would last in France until the Revolution. He wanted to establish a dominating position for France in Europe, and he wanted to unify France under the monarchy. He established the role of '' intendants'', non-noble men whose arbitrary powers of administration were granted (and revocable) by the monarch, superseding many of the traditional duties and privileges of the noble governors. Although it required a succession of internal military campaigns, he disarmed the fortified Huguenot towns that Henry had allowed. He involved France in the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) against the Habsburgs by concluding an alliance with Sweden in 1631 and, actively, in 1635. He died in 1642 before the conclusion of that conflict, having groomed Cardinal
Jules Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XI ...
as a successor. Louis XIII outlived him but by one year, dying in 1643 at the age of forty-two. After a childless marriage for twenty-three years his queen, Anne, delivered a son on 5 September 1638, whom he named Louis after himself. In the mid eighteenth century, the Bourbon monarchy had a faulty system for finance and taxation. Their lacking a national bank lead to them taking short-term loans, and ordering financial agents to make payments in advance or in excess of tax revenues collected.


Louis XIV and Louis XV

Louis XIV succeeded his father at four years of age; he would go on to become the most powerful king in French history. His mother Anne served as his regent with her favorite Jules, Cardinal Mazarin, as chief minister. At age 7 Nicolas V de Villeroy became the teacher of the young king. The main childhood places of Louis XIV were the
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and the nearby Hôtel de Villeroy. Mazarin continued the policies of Richelieu, bringing the Thirty Years' War to a successful conclusion in 1648 and defeating the nobility's challenge to royal absolutism in a series of civil wars known as the Frondes. He continued to war with Spain until 1659. In that year the Treaty of the Pyrenees was signed signifying a major shift in power, France had replaced Spain as the dominant state in Europe. The treaty called for an
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between Louis and his cousin Maria Theresa, a daughter of King Philip IV of Spain by his first wife Elisabeth, the sister of Louis XIII. They were married in 1660 and had a son, Louis, in 1661. Mazarin died on 9 March 1661 and it was expected that Louis would appoint another chief minister, as had become the tradition, but instead he shocked the country by announcing he would rule alone. For six years Louis reformed the finances of his state and built formidable armed forces. France fought a series of wars from 1667 onward and gained some territory on its northern and eastern borders. Maria Theresa died in 1683 and the next year he secretly married the devoutly Catholic Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon. Louis XIV began to persecute Protestants, undoing the religious tolerance established by his grandfather Henry IV, culminating in his revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. The last war waged by Louis XIV proved to be one of the most important to dynastic Europe. In 1700, King
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, a Habsburg, died without a son. Louis's only legitimate son, the ''Grand Dauphin'', as the late king's nephew, was the closest heir; and Charles willed the kingdom to the Dauphin's second son, the Duke of Anjou. Other powers, particularly the Austrian Habsburgs, who had the next closest claims, objected to such a vast increase in French power. Initially, most of the other powers were willing to accept Anjou's reign as Philip V, but Louis's mishandling of their concerns soon drove the English, Dutch and other powers to join the Austrians in a coalition against France. The War of the Spanish Succession began in 1701 and raged for 12 years. In the end Louis's grandson was recognized as king of Spain, but he was obliged to agree to the forfeiture of succession rights in France, the
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' other European territories were largely ceded to Austria, and France was nearly bankrupted by the cost of the struggle. Louis died on 1 September 1715 ending his seventy-two-year reign, the longest in European history. The reign of Louis XIV was so long that he outlived both his son and eldest grandson. He was succeeded by his great-grandson Louis XV. Louis XV was born on 15 February 1710 and was thus aged only five at his ascension, the third Louis in a row to become king of France before the age of thirteen (Louis XIII became king at 9, Louis XIV at almost 5 and himself at 5). Initially, the regency was held by Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Louis XIV's nephew, as nearest adult male to the throne. This '' Régence'' was seen as a period of greater individual expression, manifested in secular, artistic, literary and colonial activity, in contrast to the austere latter years of Louis XIV's reign. Following Orléans' death in 1723, the
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, representative of the Bourbon-Condé cadet line, became prime minister. It was expected that Louis would marry his cousin, the daughter of King Philip V of Spain, but this engagement was broken by the duke in 1725 so that Louis could marry
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, the daughter of Stanislas, former king of Poland. Bourbon's motive appears to have been a desire to produce an heir as soon as possible so as to reduce the chances of a succession dispute between Philip V and the Duke of Orléans in the event of the sickly king's death. Maria was already an adult woman at the time of the marriage, while the infanta was still a young girl. Nevertheless, Bourbon's action brought a very negative response from Spain, and for his incompetence Bourbon was soon replaced by Cardinal
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, the young king's tutor, in 1726. Fleury was a peace-loving man who intended to keep France out of war, but circumstances presented themselves that made this impossible. The first cause of these wars came in 1733 when
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, the elector of Saxony and king of Poland died. With French support, Stanislas was again elected king. This brought France into conflict with Russia and Austria who supported
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, Elector of Saxony and son of Augustus II. Stanislas lost the Polish crown, but he was given the Duchy of Lorraine as compensation, which would pass to France after his death. Next came the War of the Austrian Succession in 1740 in which France supported King
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against Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary. Fleury died in 1743 before the conclusion of the war. Shortly after Fleury's death in 1745 Louis was influenced by his mistress the
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to reverse the policy of France in 1756 by creating an alliance with Austria against Prussia in the Seven Years' War. The war was a disaster for France, which lost most of her overseas possessions to the British in the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Maria, his wife, died in 1768 and Louis himself died on 10 May 1774.


French Revolution

Louis XVI had become the
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upon the death of his father Louis, the son of Louis XV, in 1765. He married
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, a daughter of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, in 1770. Louis intervened in the
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against Britain in 1778, but he is most remembered for his role in the French Revolution. France was in financial turmoil and Louis was forced to convene the Estates-General on 5 May 1789. They formed the National Assembly and forced Louis to accept a constitution that limited his powers on 14 July 1789. He tried to flee France in June 1791, but was captured. The French monarchy was abolished on 21 September 1792 and a republic was proclaimed. The chain of Bourbon monarchs begun in 1589 was broken. Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793. Marie Antoinette and her son, Louis, were held as prisoners. Many French royalists proclaimed him Louis XVII, but he never reigned. She was executed on 16 October 1793. He died of tuberculosis on 8 June 1795 at the age of ten while in captivity. The French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars spread nationalism and anti-absolutism throughout Europe, and the other Bourbon monarchs were threatened.
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was forced to flee from Naples in 1806 when Napoleon Bonaparte deposed him and installed his brother, Joseph, as king. Ferdinand continued to rule from Sicily until 1815. Napoleon conquered Parma in 1800 and compensated the Bourbon duke with Etruria, a new kingdom he created from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. It was short-lived, counting only two monarchs, Louis and Charles, as Napoleon annexed Etruria in 1807. King
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had been an ally of France. He succeeded his father,
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, in 1788. At first he declared war on France on 7 March 1793, but he made peace on 22 June 1795. This peace became an alliance on 19 August 1796. His chief minister,
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convinced Charles that his son, Ferdinand, was plotting to overthrow him. Napoleon exploited the situation and invaded Spain in March 1808. This led to an uprising that forced Charles to abdicate on 19 March in favor of his son, Ferdinand VII. Napoleon forced Ferdinand to return the crown to Charles on 30 April and then convinced Charles to relinquish it to him on 10 May. In turn, he gave it to his brother, Joseph, king of Naples on 6 June. Joseph abandoned Naples to Joachim Murat, the husband of Napoleon's sister. This was very unpopular in Spain and resulted in the Peninsular War, a struggle that would contribute to the downfall of Napoleon.


Bourbon Restoration

With the abdication of Napoleon on 11 April 1814 the Bourbon dynasty was restored to the kingdom of France in the person of Louis XVIII, brother of Louis XVI. Napoleon escaped from exile and Louis fled in March 1815. Louis was again restored after the
Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh C ...
on 7 July. The conservative elements of Europe dominated the post-Napoleonic age, but the values of the French Revolution could not be easily swept aside. Louis granted a constitution on 14 June 1814 to appease the liberals, but the ultra-royalist party, led by his brother, Charles, continued to influence his reign. Durant, Will and Durant, Ariel. ''The Story of Civilization'', Part XI, The Age of Napoleon". Simon & Schuster, New York, 1975. pp. 730–731, 774. When he died in 1824 his brother became king as
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much to the dismay of French liberals. In a saying ascribed to Talleyrand, "they had learned nothing and forgotten nothing".


Aftermath

Charles passed several laws that appealed to the upper class, but angered the middle class. The situation came to a head when he appointed a new minister on 8 August 1829 who did not have the confidence of the chamber. The chamber censured the king on 18 March 1830 and in response Charles proclaimed the July Ordinances on 26 July intended to silence criticism against him. This almost resulted in another revolution as dramatic as the one in 1789, but moderates were able to control the situation. As a compromise the crown was offered to Louis Philippe, duke of Orléans, a descendant of the brother of Louis XIV, and the head of the Orléanist cadet branch of the Bourbons. Agreeing to reign constitutionally and under the
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, he was proclaimed King of the French on 7 August. The resulting regime, known as the
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, lasted until the
Revolution of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europe ...
. The Bourbon monarchy in France ended on 24 February 1848, when Louis Philippe was forced to abdicate and the short-lived Second Republic was established. Some
Legitimists The Legitimists (french: Légitimistes) are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They re ...
refused to recognize the Orléanist monarchy. After the death of Charles in 1836 his son was proclaimed Louis XIX, though this title was never formally recognized. Charles' grandson
Henri, Count of Chambord Henri, Count of Chambord and Duke of Bordeaux (french: Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, duc de Bordeaux, comte de Chambord; 29 September 1820 – 24 August 1883) was disputedly King of France from 2 to 9 August 1830 as Hen ...
, the last Bourbon claimant of the French crown, was proclaimed by some Henry V, but the French monarchy was never restored. Following the 1870 collapse of the empire of Emperor Napoleon III, Henri was offered a restored throne. However Chambord refused to accept the throne unless France abandoned the revolution-inspired
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and accepted what he regarded as the true Bourbon flag of France, featuring the fleur-de-lis. The tricolour, originally associated with the French Revolution and the First Republic, had been used by the July Monarchy, the Second Republic and both Empires; the French National Assembly could not possibly agree. A ''temporary'' Third Republic was established, while monarchists waited for the comte de Chambord to die and for the succession to pass to Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, who was willing to accept the tricolour. Henri lived until 1883, by which time public opinion had come to accept the republic as the "form of government that divides us least." His death without issue marked the extinction of the French Bourbons. Thus the head of the House of Bourbon became Juan, Count of Montizón of the Spanish line of the house who was also
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claimant to the throne of Spain, and had become the senior male of the dynasty by primogeniture. His heir as eldest Bourbon and head of the house is today
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. By an ordinance of
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of 13 August 1830, it was decided that the king's children (and his sister) would continue to bear the arms of Orléans, that Louis-Philippe's eldest son, as Prince Royal, would bear the title of Duke of Orléans, that the younger sons would continue to have their existing titles, and that the sister and daughters of the king would be styled ''Royal Highness'' and "d'Orléans", but the Orléans dynasts did not take the name "of France".


Bourbons of Spain and Italy


Philip V

The Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon was founded by Philip V. He was born in 1683 at Versailles, the second son of the Grand Dauphin, who was eldest son of Louis XIV. He was Duke of Anjou and probably never expected to be raised to a rank higher than that. However, King
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, dying without issue, willed the throne to his grand-nephew the Duke of Anjou, who was the younger grandson of his eldest sister Marie-Thérèse, who had married Louis XIV. The prospect of Bourbons on both the French and Spanish thrones was resisted as creating an imbalance of power in Europe by its dominant regimes and, upon Charles II's death on 1 November 1700, a Grand Alliance of European nations united against Philip. This was known as the War of Spanish Succession. In the
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, signed on 11 April 1713, Philip was recognized as king of Spain but his renunciation of succession rights to France was affirmed and, of the Spanish Empire's other European territories, Sicily was ceded to Savoy, and the Spanish Netherlands, Milan and Naples were allotted to the
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. Philip had two sons by his first wife. After her death, he married Elisabeth Farnese, niece of Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma, in 1714. She presented Philip with three sons, for whom she had ambitions of securing Italian crowns. Thus she induced Philip to occupy Sardinia and Sicily in 1717. A Quadruple Alliance of Britain, France, Austria and the Netherlands was organized on 2 August 1718 to stop him. In the Treaty of The Hague, signed on 17 February 1720, Philip renounced his conquests of Sardinia and Sicily, but he assured the ascension of his eldest son by Elisabeth to the Duchy of Parma upon the reigning duke's death. Philip abdicated in January 1724 in favor of
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, his eldest son with his first wife, but Louis died in August and Philip resumed the crown. When the War of the Polish Succession began in 1733, Philip and Elisabeth saw another opportunity to advance the claims of their sons and recover at least part of the former possessions of the Spanish crown on the Italian peninsula. Philip signed the Family Compact with Louis XV, his nephew and king of France. Charles, Duke of Parma since 1731, invaded Naples. At the conclusion of peace on 13 November 1738, control of Parma and Piacenza was ceded to Austria, which had occupied the duchies but was now forced to recognise Charles as king of Naples and Sicily. Philip also used the War of the Austrian Succession to win more territory in Italy. He did not live to see it to its conclusion, however, dying in 1746.


Ferdinand VI and Charles III

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, second son of Philip V and his first wife, succeeded his father. He was a peace-loving monarch who kept Spain out of the Seven Years' War. He died in 1759 in the midst of that conflict and was succeeded by his half-brother
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. Charles was the eldest son of Philip and Elisabeth Farnese. He was born in 1716 and had become Duke of Parma when the last Farnese duke died in 1731. Following Spain's victory over the Austrians at the
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, it proved inexpedient to reunite Naples and Sicily to Spain, so as a compromise Charles became King of Naples, as Charles IV and VII of Sicily. Following Charles' accession to the Spanish throne in 1759 he was required, by the Treaty of Naples of 3 October 1759, to abdicate Naples and Sicily to his third son,
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, thus initiating the branch known as the Neapolitan Bourbons. Charles revived the Family Compact with France on 15 August 1761 and joined in the Seven Years' War against Britain in 1762; the reformist policies he had espoused in Naples were pursued with similar energy in Spain, where he completely overhauled the cumbersome bureaucracy of the state. As a French ally he opposed Britain during the American Revolution in June 1779, supplying large quantities of weapons and munitions to the rebels and keeping one third of all the British forces in the Americas occupied defending Florida and what is now
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, which were ultimately recaptured by Spain. Charles died in 1788.


Bourbons of Parma

Elisabeth Farnese's ambitions were realized at the conclusion of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748 when the
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, already occupied by Spanish troops, were ceded by Austria to her second son, Philip, and combined with the former Gonzaga duchy of
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. Elisabeth died in 1766.


Later Bourbon monarchs outside France

Upon the fall of the French Empire, Ferdinand I was restored to the throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1815, founding the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. His subjects revolted in 1820 and he was forced to grant a constitution; Austria invaded in March 1821 and revoked the constitution. He was succeeded by his son,
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, in 1825 and by his grandson, Ferdinand II, in 1830. Another revolution erupted in January 1848 and Ferdinand was also forced to grant a constitution. This constitution was revoked in 1849. Ferdinand was succeeded by his son, Francis II, in May 1859. When Giuseppe Garibaldi captured Naples in 1860, Francis restored the constitution in an attempt to save his sovereignty. He fled to the fortress of
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, which was captured by the Piedmontese troops in February 1861; his kingdom was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy on 17 March 1861, after the fall the fortress of
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(surrendered on 12 March), although the Neapolitan troops in
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resisted three days longer. After the fall of Napoleon, Napoleon's wife,
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, was made Duchess of Parma. As compensation, Charles Louis, the former king of Etruria, was made the Duke of Lucca. When Maria Louisa died in 1847 he was restored to Parma as Charles II. Lucca was incorporated into Tuscany. He was succeeded by his son,
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, and grandson, Robert I, in 1854. The people of Parma voted for a union with the kingdom of Sardinia in 1860. After Italian unification the next year, the Bourbon dynasty in Italy was no more. Ferdinand VII was restored to the throne of Spain in March 1814. Like his Italian Bourbon counterpart, his subjects revolted against him in January 1820 and he was forced to grant a constitution. A French army invaded in 1823 and the constitution was revoked. Ferdinand married his fourth wife, Maria Christina, the daughter of Francis I, the Bourbon king of Sicily, in 1829. Despite his many marriages he did not have a son, so in 1833 he was influenced by his wife to abolish the Salic Law so that their daughter, Isabella, could become queen depriving his brother,
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, of the throne.
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succeeded her father when he died in 1833. She was only three years old and Maria Cristina, her mother, served as regent. Maria knew that she needed the support of the liberals to oppose Don Carlos so she granted a constitution in 1834. Don Carlos found his greatest support in Catalonia and the Basques country because the constitution centralized the provinces thus denying them the autonomy they sought. He was defeated and fled the country in 1839. Isabella was declared of age in 1843 and she married her cousin Francisco de Asis, the son of her father's brother, on 10 October 1846. A military revolution broke out against Isabella in 1868 and she was deposed on 29 September. She abdicated in favor of her son, Alfonso, in 1870, but Spain was proclaimed a republic for a brief time. When the
First Spanish Republic The Spanish Republic ( es, República Española), historiographically referred to as the First Spanish Republic, was the political regime that existed in Spain from 11 February 1873 to 29 December 1874. The Republic's founding ensued after th ...
failed the crown was offered to Isabella's son who accepted on 1 January 1875 as
Alfonso XII Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885 ...
.
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, who returned to Spain, was again defeated and resumed his exile in February 1876. Alfonso granted a new constitution in July 1876 that was more liberal than the one granted by his grandmother. His reign was cut short when he died in 1885 at the age of twenty-eight.
Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfo ...
was born on 17 May 1886 after the death of his father. His mother, Maria Christina, the second wife of Alfonso XII served as regent. Alfonso XIII was declared of age in 1902 and he married Victoria Eugénie Julia Ena of Battenberg, the granddaughter of the British queen
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, on 31 May 1906. He remained neutral during World War I, but supported the military coup of Miguel Primo de Rivera on 13 September 1923. A movement towards the establishment of a republic began in 1930 and Alfonso fled the country on 14 April 1931. He never formally abdicated, but lived the rest of his life in exile. He died in 1941. The Bourbon dynasty seemed finished in Spain as in the rest of the world, but it would be resurrected. The Second Spanish Republic was overthrown in the Spanish Civil War, leading to the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. He named
Juan Carlos de Borbón Juan Carlos I (;, * ca, Joan Carles I, * gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...
, a grandson of Alfonso XIII, his successor in 1969. When Franco died six years later, Juan Carlos I took the throne to restore the Bourbon dynasty. The new king oversaw the Spanish transition to democracy; the Spanish Constitution of 1978 recognized the monarchy. Since 1964 the Bourbon-Parma line has reigned agnatically though not officially in Luxembourg through Grand Dukes
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and his son Henri. In June 2011, Luxembourg adopted absolute primogeniture, replacing the old Semi-Salic law that might have guaranteed the survival of Bourbon rule for generations. Though it is not as powerful as it once was and no longer reigns in its native country of France, the House of Bourbon is by no means extinct and has survived to the present-day world, predominantly composed of republics. The House of Bourbon, in its surviving branches, is believed to be the oldest royal dynasty of Europe (and the oldest documented European family altogether) that is still existing in the direct male line today: The House of Capet's male ancestors, the Robertians, go back to
Robert of Hesbaye Robert II (Rodbert, Chrodobert) (died 12 July 807) was a Frankish nobleman who was count of Worms and of Rheingau and count of Hesbaye around the year 800. It has been proposed that he is the father of Robert III of Worms, and the earliest-known ...
(d. 807) as their first secured ancestor and he is believed to be a direct male descendant of Charibert de Haspengau (c. 555–636). Should this be true, only the
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would outmatch the Bourbon's age, being reliably documented – as a ruling house already – from about 540. The House of Hesse traces its line back to 841, the House of Welf-Este and the House of Wettin are both emerging in the 10th century (and so do some Italian non-ruling houses like the
Caetani The House of Caetani, or Gaetani, is the name of an Italian noble family, originally from the city of Gaeta, connected by some to the lineage of the lords of the Duchy of Gaeta, as well as to the patrician Gaetani of the Republic of Pisa. It play ...
or the
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), whereas most of the other ruling families of Europe only turn up to the light of history after the year 1000.


List of Bourbon rulers


France


Monarchs of France

Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. * Henry IV, the Great (1589–1610) * Louis XIII, the Just (1610–1643) * Louis XIV, the Sun King (1643–1715) * Louis XV, the Well-Beloved (1715–1774) * Louis XVI (1774–1792)


Claimants to the throne of France

Dates indicate claims, not lifetimes. * Louis XVI (1792–1793) * Louis XVII (1793–1795) * Louis XVIII (1795–1814)


Monarchs of France

Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. * Louis XVIII (1814–1824) *
Charles X Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Loui ...
(1824–1830) * Louis-Philippe (House of Bourbon-Orléans) (1830–1848)


Legitimist claimants in France

Dates indicate claims, not lifetimes. *
Charles X Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Loui ...
(1830–1836) *
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême Louis Antoine of France, Duke of Angoulême (6 August 1775 – 3 June 1844) was the elder son of Charles X of France and the last Dauphin of France from 1824 to 1830. He was disputedly King of France and Navarre for less than 20 minutes before ...
(Louis XIX) (1836–1844) *
Henri, Count of Chambord Henri, Count of Chambord and Duke of Bordeaux (french: Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, duc de Bordeaux, comte de Chambord; 29 September 1820 – 24 August 1883) was disputedly King of France from 2 to 9 August 1830 as Hen ...
(Henri V) (1844–1883)


Legitimist claimants in France (Spanish branch)

Dates indicate claims, not lifetimes. * Juan, Count of Montizón (Jean III) (1883–1887) *
Carlos, Duke of Madrid ''Don'' Carlos de Borbón y Austria-Este (Spanish: ''Carlos María de los Dolores Juan Isidro José Francisco Quirico Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael''; French: ''Charles Marie des Douleurs Jean Isidore Joseph François Cyr Antoine Michel Gabriel Ra ...
(Charles XI) (1887–1909) * Jaime, Duke of Anjou and Madrid (Jacques I) (1909–1931) *
Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime Infante Alfonso Carlos of Spain, Duke of San Jaime (Alfonso Carlos Fernando José Juan Pío; 12 September 1849, in London – 29 September 1936, in Vienna) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Alfonso Carlos I; some Fr ...
(Charles XII) (1931–1936) *
Alfonso XIII of Spain Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alf ...
(Alphonse I) (1936–1941) (did not claim the Throne of France) *
Jaime, Duke of Segovia Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou (''Jaime Leopoldo Isabelino Enrique Alejandro Alberto Alfonso Víctor Acacio Pedro Pablo María de Borbón y Battenberg'') (23 June 1908 – 20 March 1975), was the second son of King Alfon ...
(Jacques II / Henri VI) (1941–1975) *
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz Alfonso, Duke of Anjou, Duke of Cádiz, Grandee of Spain (''Alfonso Jaime Marcelino Manuel Víctor María de Borbón y Dampierre'', French citizen as ''Alphonse de Bourbon''; 20 April 1936 – 30 January 1989) was a grandson of King Alfonso XIII ...
(Alphonse II) (1975–1989) *
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou Louis Alphonse de BourbonHis name is given as "Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon and Martínez-Bordiú, Duke of Anjou" by Olga S. Opfell in ''Royalty who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe'' (2001), p. 11. ( es, Luis Alfonso ...
(Louis XX) (1989–present)


Orléanist and Unionist claimants in France

Dates indicate claims, not lifetimes. * Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (Philippe VII) (1883–1894) * Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans (Philippe VIII) (1894–1926) *
Prince Jean, Duke of Guise Prince Jean of Orléans, Duke of Guise (Jean Pierre Clément Marie; 4 September 1874 – 25 August 1940), was the third son and youngest child of Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres (1840–1910), grandson of Prince Ferdinand Philippe and great-g ...
(Jean III) (1926–1940) * Prince Henri, Count of Paris (Henry VI) (1940–1999) * Prince Henri, Count of Paris (Henry VII) (1999–2019) * Prince Jean, Count of Paris (Jean IV) (2019–present)


Kingdom of Spain


Monarchs of Spain

Dates indicate seniority, not lifetimes. Where reign as king or queen of Spain is different, this is noted. * Philip V (1700–1746) bdicated 1724, resumed throne on death of son*
Louis I Louis I may refer to: * Louis the Pious, Louis I of France, "the Pious" (778–840), king of France and Holy Roman Emperor * Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia (ruled 1123–1140) * Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg (c. 1098–1158) * Louis I of Blois ...
ing 1724; ruled less than one year Ing, ING or ing may refer to: Art and media * '' ...ing'', a 2003 Korean film * i.n.g, a Taiwanese girl group * The Ing, a race of dark creatures in the 2004 video game '' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' * "Ing", the first song on The Roches' 1992 ...
*
Ferdinand VI , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Maria Luisa of Savoy , birth_date = 23 September 1713 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Villavici ...
(1746–1759) *
Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...
(1759–1788) * Charles IV (1788–1808) * Ferdinand VII (1808–1833) ing 1808, 1813–1833*
Isabella II Isabella II ( es, Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), was Queen of Spain from 29 September 1833 until 30 September 1868. Shortly before her birth, the King Ferdinand VII of Spain issued a Pragmatic Sanction to ensure the successi ...
(1833–1870) ueen 1833–1868*
Alfonso XII Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 1885 ...
(1870–1885) ing 1874–1885*
Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfo ...
(1886–1941)
ing 1886–1931 Ing, ING or ing may refer to: Art and media * '' ...ing'', a 2003 Korean film * i.n.g, a Taiwanese girl group * The Ing, a race of dark creatures in the 2004 video game '' Metroid Prime 2: Echoes'' * "Ing", the first song on The Roches' 1992 ...
*
Juan, Count of Barcelona Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona (Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg; 20 June 1913 – 1 April 1993), also known as Don Juan, was a claimant to the Spanish throne as Juan III. He was the third son and designated heir ...
(Juan III) (1941–1977) id not become King*
Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (;, * ca, Joan Carles I, * gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...
(1977–2014) ing 1975–2014* Felipe VI (2014–present)


"Carlist" claimants in Spain

Dates indicate claims, not lifetimes. * Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (Carlos V) (1833–1845) * Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin (Carlos VI) (1845–1861) * Juan, Count of Montizón (Juan III) (1861–1868) *
Carlos, Duke of Madrid ''Don'' Carlos de Borbón y Austria-Este (Spanish: ''Carlos María de los Dolores Juan Isidro José Francisco Quirico Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael''; French: ''Charles Marie des Douleurs Jean Isidore Joseph François Cyr Antoine Michel Gabriel Ra ...
(Carlos VII) (1868–1909) *
Jaime, Duke of Madrid Jaime de Borbón y de Borbón-Parma, known as Duke of Madrid and as Jacques de Bourbon, Duke of Anjou in France (27 June 1870 – 2 October 1931), was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Jaime III and the Legitimist c ...
(Jaime III) (1909–1931) *
Alfonso Carlos of Bourbon, Duke of San Jaime Infante Alfonso Carlos of Spain, Duke of San Jaime (Alfonso Carlos Fernando José Juan Pío; 12 September 1849, in London – 29 September 1936, in Vienna) was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Alfonso Carlos I; some Fr ...
(Alfonso Carlos I) (1931–1936) *
Xavier, Duke of Parma Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, known in France before 1974 as Prince Xavier de Bourbon-Parme, known in Spain as Francisco Javier de Borbón-Parma y de Braganza or simply as Don Javier (25 May 1889 – 7 May 1977), was the head of the ducal Ho ...
(Xavier I) (1936–1952–1977) *
Carlos Hugo of Bourbon, Duke of Parma Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (8 April 1930 – 18 August 2010) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma from 1977 until his death. Carlos Hugo was the Carlist pretender to the throne of Spain and sought to change the political directi ...
(Carlos Hugo I) (1977–1979) *
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma ( es, link=no, Don Sixto Enrique de Borbón-Parma y Borbón-Busset; it, Sisto Enrico di Borbone Parma; born 22 July 1940), known as Enrique V by supporters, is considered Regent of Spain by some Carlists wh ...
(Sixto Enrique I) (1979–present)


Grand Duchy of Luxembourg


Grand Dukes of Luxembourg

Dates indicate reigns, not lifetimes. *
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(1964–2000) * Henri (2000–present)


Other significant Bourbon titles

*
Dukes of Bourbon Duke of Bourbon (french: Duc de Bourbon) is a title in the peerage of France. It was created in the first half of the 14th century for the eldest son of Robert of France, Count of Clermont and Beatrice of Burgundy, heiress of the lordship of B ...
,
Montpensier The French lordship of Montpensier (named after the village of Montpensier, département of Puy-de-Dôme), located in historical Auvergne, became a countship in the 14th century. It changed hands from the House of Thiern, to the House of Beau ...
, Vendôme, Anjou, Kings of the Two Sicilies,
Dukes of Parma The Duke of Parma and Piacenza () was the ruler of the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, a historical state of Northern Italy, which existed between 1545 and 1802, and again from 1814 to 1859. The Duke of Parma was also Duke of Piacenza, except ...
,
Dukes of Orléans Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
, Princes of Orléans and Braganza * Princes of Condé *
Princes of Conti The title of Prince of Conti (French: ''prince de Conti'') was a French noble title, assumed by a cadet branch of the princely house of Bourbon-Condé. History The title derives its name from Conty, a small town in northern France, c. 35  ...


Surnames used

Officially, the
King of France France was ruled by monarchs from the establishment of the Kingdom of West Francia in 843 until the end of the Second French Empire in 1870, with several interruptions. Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the fir ...
had no family name. A prince with the rank of '' fils de France'' (Son of France) is surnamed "''de France''"; all the male-line descendants of each ''fils de France'', however, took his main title (whether an
appanage An appanage, or apanage (; french: apanage ), is the grant of an estate, title, office or other thing of value to a younger child of a sovereign, who would otherwise have no inheritance under the system of primogeniture. It was common in much o ...
or a
courtesy title A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title). In some con ...
) as their family or last name. However, when Louis XVI was put on trial and later "
guillotined A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top. The condemned person is secured with stocks at the ...
" (executed) by the revolutionaries National Convention in France in 1793, they somewhat contemptuously referred to him in written documents and spoken address as "Citizen Louis Capet" as if a "commoner" (referring back to the Medieval origins of the Bourbon Dynasty's name and referring to Hugh Capet, founder of the
Capetian dynasty The Capetian dynasty (; french: Capétiens), also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians. It is among the largest and oldest royal houses in Europe and the world, and consists of Hugh ...
). Members of the House of Bourbon-Condé and its cadet branches, which never ascended to the throne, used the surname "de Bourbon" until their extinction in 1830. The daughters of Gaston, Duke of Orléans, were the first members of the House of Bourbon since the accession of Henry IV to take their surname from the appanage of their father (d'Orléans). Gaston died without a male heir; his titles reverted to the crown. It was given to his nephew,
Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ''Monsieur'' Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701), was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and his wife, Anne of Austria. His elder brother was the "Sun King", Louis XIV. Styled Duke of Anjou from birt ...
, brother of Louis XIV, whose descendants still bear the surname. When Philippe, grandson of Louis XIV, became King of Spain as Philip V, he gave up his French titles. As a Son of France, his actual surname was "de France". However, since that surname was not heritable for descendants of rank lower than Son of France, and since Philippe had already given up his French titles, his descendants simply took the name of their royal house as their surname ("de Bourbon", rendered in Spanish as "de Borbón"). The children of Philippe's brother, Charles, Duke of Berry (all of whom died in infancy), were given the surname "d'Alencon". He was Duke of Berry only in name, so the surname of his children was taken from his first substantial duchy. The children of Charles Philippe, Count of Artois, brother of Louis XVI, were surnamed "d'Artois". When Charles succeeded to the throne as
Charles X Charles X (born Charles Philippe, Count of Artois; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother to reigning kings Louis XVI and Loui ...
, his son
Louis Antoine Louis Antoine (23 November 1888 – 8 February 1971) was a French mathematician who discovered Antoine's necklace, which J. W. Alexander used to construct Antoine's horned sphere. He lost his eyesight in the first World War, at the age of 29. Ear ...
became a Son of France, with the corresponding change in surname. His grandson,
Henri d'Artois Henri, Count of Chambord and Duke of Bordeaux (french: Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois, duc de Bordeaux, comte de Chambord; 29 September 1820 – 24 August 1883) was disputedly King of France from 2 to 9 August 1830 as Hen ...
, being merely a Grandson of France, would use the surname until his death.


Capetian related branches

* Hugh Capet ** Robert II of France *** Henry I of France ****
Philip I of France Philip I (23 May 1052 – 29 July 1108), called the Amorous, was King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108. His reign, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. The monarchy began a modest recovery from the low it ...
***** Louis VI of France ****** Louis VII of France *******
Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French ...
******** Louis VIII of France *********
Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...
********** Philip III of France *********** Philip IV of France ***********
House of Valois The Capetian house of Valois ( , also , ) was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. They succeeded the House of Capet (or "Direct Capetians") to the List of French monarchs, French throne, and were the royal house of France from 1328 to 1589 ...
***********
House of Évreux The House of Évreux was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal house of France, which flourished from the beginning of the 14th century to the mid 15th century. It became the royal house of the Kingdom of Navarre. The House was founded ...
********** ''House of Bourbon'' *********
House of Artois The House of Artois was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descended from Louis VIII the Lion, King of France, through his younger son, Robert (1216 † 1250). Robert received the County of Artois as appanage in his father's will. In 1297, ...
*********
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 Frank ...
******
House of Dreux The House of Dreux was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. It was founded by Robert I, Count of Dreux, a son of Louis VI of France, who was given the County of Dreux as his appanage. The Counts of Dreux were relatively minor nobles in Franc ...
****** House of Courtenay **** House of Vermandois ***
House of Burgundy The House of Burgundy () was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of King Robert II of France. The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032–1361 and achieved the recognized title ...


The three dynasties of Bourbon

The first were the lords of Bourbon, who died out by the males in 1171, then by the women in 1216. Their coat of arms are: D'or au lion de gueules, et à l'orle de huit coquilles d'azur Nicolas Louis Achaintre, ''Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of Bourbon'' vol. 1, ed. Didot, 1825, page 45. The second family formed by the marriage of the last descendant of the first family,
Mathilde of Bourbon Mathilde of Bourbon (french: links=no, Mahaut de Bourbon; Theodore Evergates, ''The Aristocracy in the County of Champagne, 1100-1300'', (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007), 217. – 18 June 1228) was a French noblewoman who was the ruling ...
with Guy II of Dampierre, this land passed to the
house of Dampierre The House of Dampierre played an important role during the Middle Ages. Named after Dampierre, in the Champagne region, where members first became prominent, members of the family were later Count of Flanders, Count of Nevers, Counts and Dukes o ...
in 1196. The coat of arms of this family is: "De gueules à deux léopards d'or, avec couronne de baron",Nicolas Louis Achaintre, ''Genealogical and chronological history of the royal house of Bourbon'' vol. 1, ed. Didot, 1825, page 30 but they took the coat of arms of the previous ones. The son of Guy de Dampierre and Mahaut de Bourbon, Archambaud VIII, took the name and arms of his mother, "de Bourbon", the
House of Bourbon-Dampierre The House of Bourbon-Dampierre refers to a noble dynasty that emerged from the marriage of Guy II of Dampierre with Mathilde of Bourbon in 1197. The male line of this house ended in 1249, while the female line persisted until 1287. History Through ...
. By the marriage of,
Agnes of Dampierre Agnes of Dampierre (1237 – 7 September 1288) was Lady of Bourbon and heiress of all Bourbon estates. She was the daughter of Archambaud IX de Dampierre and Yolande I, Countess of Nevers. She married John of Burgundy, the son of Hugh IV, ...
(died around 1287), with John of Burgundy, this important lordship passed to their daughter Béatrice de Bourgogne (1257–1310), lady of Bourbon, then to her husband* Robert, Count of Clermont (1256–1317), and penultimate child of Saint Louis, thus possessing the land of Bourbon by "the right of the woman (''
de iure uxoris ''Jure uxoris'' (a Latin phrase meaning "by right of (his) wife"), citing . describes a title of nobility used by a man because his wife holds the office or title ''suo jure'' ("in her own right"). Similarly, the husband of an heiress could becom ...
''). The third house of Bourbon acceded to the throne of
Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
in 1555, then to the throne of France in 1589 by
Henri IV Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch ...
. His coat of arms are: "D'azur, fleurs-de-lys d'or sans nombre, l'écu brisé d'un bâton ou cotice de gueules, brochant sur le tout, avec couronne de fils de France. The name '' House of Bourbon '' was then used to describe the entire House of France, officially since 29 June 1768, date of death of Hélène de Courtenay (1689–1768), with which was extinguished the
Capetian House of Courtenay The Capetian House of Courtenay, also known simply as the House of Courtenay, was a royal house and cadet branch of the direct House of Capet, also known as the Royal House of France. Founded by Peter I of Courtenay, a son of King Louis VI of Fran ...
, extinction which made the House of France the only branch dynasty resulting from the dukes of Bourbon.


First House of Bourbon

The Lords of Bourbon, 9th century until 1196. *Knight Aymar or Adhemar, († v. 953) ** Aymon Ier, Lord of Bourbon († v. 959) *** Archambaud I the Frank, Lord of Bourbon († v. 990) **** Archambaud II the Old Man, Lord of Bourbon († v. 1031) ***** Archambaud III the Younger, Lord of Bourbon († 1064) ****** Archambaud IV the Strong, Lord of Bourbon († 1078) ******* Archambaud V the Pious, Lord of Bourbon († 1096) ******** Archambaud VI the Pupil, Lord of Bourbon († 1116) ********* Aymon II Cow-Coward, Lord of Bourbon († 1120) ********** Archambaud VII, Lord of Bourbon († 1171) *********** ourbon Archambaud(† 1169) ************ Mathilde Ire, Lady of Bourbon († 1218) x Guy II of Dampierre, Marshal of Champagne († 1216) *************, → see below


Second House of Bourbon (Bourbon-Dampierre)

Prince of Bourbon since 1196. * Mathilde (Mahaut), Lady of Bourbon († 1218), granddaughter of Archambault VII, Lord of Bourbon, married Guy II of Dampierre, Marshall of Champagne († 1216) ** Archambaud VIII the Great, Lord of Bourbon († 1242) *** Archambaud IX the Young, Lord of Bourbon († 1249), married Yolande of Châtillon, Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre **** Mahaut II, Lady of Bourbon († 1262) married Eudes of Burgundy († 1266) *****
Capetian House of Burgundy The House of Burgundy () was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, descending from Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, a younger son of King Robert II of France. The House ruled the Duchy of Burgundy from 1032–1361 and achieved the recognized title ...
**** Agnès, Countess of Nevers, Auxerre and Tonnerre († 1288) married John of Burgundy, Lord of Charolais († 1268) ***** Beatrix of Burgundy married Robert, Count of Clermont


Third and current House of Bourbon

Princes and Dukes of Bourbon from 1327 to 1830. , →
Beatrice of Burgundy, Lady of Bourbon Beatrice of Burgundy (1257 – October 1, 1310) was a ruling Lady of Bourbon in 1288-1310 and, through her mother, heiress of all Bourbon estates. She was the daughter of John of Burgundy (son of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy) and Agnes of Damp ...
x Robert de France (1256–1317), Count of Clermont (son of
Louis IX of France Louis IX (25 April 1214 – 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis or Louis the Saint, was King of France from 1226 to 1270, and the most illustrious of the Direct Capetians. He was crowned in Reims at the age of 12, following the ...
(1215–1270) and of
Marguerite de Provence Margaret of Provence (french: Marguerite; 1221 – 20 December 1295) was Queen of France by marriage to King Louis IX. Early life Margaret was born in the spring of 1221 in Forcalquier. She was the eldest of four daughters of Ramon Berenguer I ...
) ├─> Louis (1280–1342), Duke of Bourbon │ X Marie d'Avesnes (1280–1354) │ │ │ ├─>
Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translatio ...
(1311–1356), Duke of Bourbon │ │ X Isabella of Valois (1313–1383) │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Jeanne (1338–1378) │ │ │ x
Charles V of France Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (french: le Sage; la, Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armi ...
│ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louis II (1337–1410), Duke of Bourbon │ │ │ X
Anne of Auvergne Anne of Auvergne also known as ''Anna d'Auvergne'' (1358 – 22 September 1417) was Sovereign Dauphine of Auvergne 1400-1417 and Countess of Forez in 1372-1417 as well as Dame de Mercoeur from 1400 and 1417. She was also Duchess of Bourbon by ...
(1358–1417), Comtess de Forez │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>
Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Je ...
(1381–1434), Duke of Bourbon │ │ │ │ X
Marie, Duchess of Auvergne Marie de Berry (c. 1375 – June 1434) was ''suo jure'' Duchess of Auvergne and Countess of Montpensier in 1416-1434. She was the daughter of John, Duke of Berry, and Joanna of Armagnac. She was married three times. She acted as administrator of t ...
(1367–1434) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Charles (1401–1456), Duke de Bourbon │ │ │ │ │ X
Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Bourbon Agnes of Burgundy (1407 – 1 December 1476), duchess of Bourbon (Bourbonnais) and Auvergne, countess of Clermont, was the daughter of John the Fearless (1371–1419) and Margaret of Bavaria. Her maternal grandparents were Albert I, Duke of B ...
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Jean II Jean II may refer to: * Jean II D' Hayti (c. 1978-present) count of Nwo * Jean II de Trie (c. 1225–1302), Count of Dammartin * Jean II Duke of Brabant (1275–1312), John the Peaceful, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg * Jean II de La Tour d ...
(1426–1488), Duke de Bourbon │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Jeanne de France (1430–1482) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Catherine d'Armagnac (+1487) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 3) Jeanne de Bourbon-Vendôme (1465–1512) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Jean (1487–1487), Comte de Clermont │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └3>Louis (1488–1488), Comte de Clermont │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>
Mathieu Mathieu is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * André Mathieu (1929–1968), Canadian pianist and composer * Anselme Mathieu (1828–1895), French Provençal poet * Claude-Louis Mathieu (1783–1875) ...
(+1505), Prince de Bothéon en Forez ( Bouthéon) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Hector, (+1502), Archbishop of Toulouse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Pierre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Marie (+1482) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jacques de Sainte-Colombe │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Marguerite (1445–1482) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean de Ferrieres (+1497) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Maison illégitime de Bourbon-Lavedan │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Charles (+1502), vicomte de Lavedan │ │ │ │ │ │ X Louise du Lion, vicomtesse de Lavedan │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>'' branche illégitime des Bourbon Lavedan'' │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marie (1428–1448) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean II, Duke of Lorraine (1425–1470) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Philippe, prince de Beaujeu (1430–1440) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Charles II (1434–1488), cardinal, archevêque de Lyon, duc de Bourbon │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Isabelle-Paris (+1497) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Gilbert de Chantelot │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Isabelle (1436–1465) │ │ │ │ │ │ X
Charles the Bold Charles I (Charles Martin; german: Karl Martin; nl, Karel Maarten; 10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), nicknamed the Bold (German: ''der Kühne''; Dutch: ''de Stoute''; french: le Téméraire), was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ...
(+1477) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louis (1438–1482), évêque de Liege │ │ │ │ │ │ X inconnue │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Maison illégitime de
Bourbon-Busset The Bourbon-Busset family is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus agnatic descendants of the Capetian dynasty. Historically, they have been regarded as non-dynastic since decisions rendered by Louis XI of France. Possibly, howeve ...
│ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>i>Pierre de Bourbon (1464–1529), baron de Busset │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Marguerite de Tourzel, dame de Busset (+1531) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>''branche illégitime des
Bourbon-Busset The Bourbon-Busset family is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon, being thus agnatic descendants of the Capetian dynasty. Historically, they have been regarded as non-dynastic since decisions rendered by Louis XI of France. Possibly, howeve ...
'' │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis (1465–1500) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Jacques (1466–1537) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Pierre II de Beaujeu (1438–1503), Duke of Bourbon │ │ │ │ │ │ x
Anne of France Anne of France (or Anne de Beaujeu; 3 April 146114 November 1522) was a French princess and regent, the eldest daughter of Louis XI by Charlotte of Savoy. Anne was the sister of Charles VIII, for whom she acted as regent during his minority from ...
(1462–1522) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charles, Comte de Clermont (1476–1498) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─> Suzanne (1491–1521) │ │ │ │ │ │ x
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, count of Clermont-en ...
(1490–1527) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Catherine (1440–1469) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Adolphe de Gueldres (1438–1477) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne (1442–1493) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean II de Chalon, Prince d'Orange (+1502) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite (1444–1483) │ │ │ │ │ │ X
Philip II, Duke of Savoy Philip II (5 February 1438 – 7 November 1497), surnamed the Landless, was the Duke of Savoy for a brief reign from 1496 to 1497. Biography Philip was the granduncle of the previous duke Charles II, and the youngest surviving son of Duke Lo ...
(1438–1497) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Jacques (1445–1468) │ │ │ │ │ │ Maison illégitime de Bourbon-Roussillon │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Louis (+1487), comte de Roussillon-en-Dauphine et de Ligny │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jeanne de France (+1519) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charles (+1510), comte de Roussillon et de Ligny │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Anne de La Tour (+1530) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Suzanne (1466–1531), comtesse de Roussillon et de Ligny │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean de Chabannes, comte de Dammartin │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Charles, seigneur de Boulainvilliers (+1529) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Anne │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean II, baron d'Arpajon │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jean, abbé de Senilly │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Renaud (+1483), archevêque de Narbonne 1483 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Charles (1461–1504), évêque de Clermont │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Suzanne │ │ │ │ │ │ X Louis de Coustaves, seigneur de Chazelles │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Pierre (+1490), prêtre, seigneur du Bois-d'Yoin-en-Lyonnais │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Antoinette │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Pierre Dyenne │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Catherine │ │ │ │ │ │ X Pierre Holiflant │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Jeanne │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean du Fay, seigneur de Bray-en-Touraine │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Charlotte │ │ │ │ │ │ X Odilles de Senay │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Sidoine │ │ │ │ │ │ X Rene, prince de Bus │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Catherine, abbesse de Sainte-Claire-d'Aigueperse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis, comte de Forez (1403–1412) │ │ │ │ │ Maison de
Bourbon-Montpensier (comtes) The House of Bourbon-Montpensier or ''Maison de Bourbon-Montpensier'' was a semi royal family. The name of Bourbon comes from a marriage between Marie de Valois, comtesse de Montpensier (1375–1434) who married Jean de Bourbon - the duc de Bo ...
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Louis I, Count of Montpensier Louis de Bourbon (1405 – May 1486) was the third son of John I, Duke of Bourbon and Marie, Duchess of Auvergne. He was Count of Montpensier, Clermont-en-Auvergne and Sancerre and Dauphin of Auvergne and was a younger brother of Charles I ...
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Jeanne, dauphine d'Auvergne Jeanne, Dauphine d'Auvergne (1414-1436) was a reigning Dauphine of Auvergne in 1428-1434. She was the co-ruler of John I, Duke of Bourbon. She was the daughter of Beraud III. She married Louis I, Count of Montpensier Louis de Bourbon (1405 &ndas ...
(+1436) │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Gabrielle de La Tour (+1486) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2> Gilbert (1443–1496), comte de Montpensier │ │ │ │ │ │ X Claire Gonzaga (1464–1503) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louise (1482–1561), duchesse de Montpensier, dauphine d'Auvergne │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Andre III de Chauvigny (+1503) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Louis de Bourbon, prince of la Roche-sur-Yon (1473–1520) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louis II (1483–1501), comte de Montpensier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (17 February 1490 – 6 May 1527) was a French military leader, the count of Montpensier, Clermont and Auvergne, and dauphin of Auvergne from 1501 to 1523, then duke of Bourbon and Auvergne, count of Clermont-en ...
(1490–1527), duc de Bourbon (1490–1527), le "connétable de Bourbon" │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon (1491–1521) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François, comte de Clermont (1517–1518) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>deux jumeaux (1518–1518) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Catherine │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Bertrand Salmart, seigneur of Ressis │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François (1492–1515), duc de Chatellerault │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Renée, dame de Mercœur (1494–1539) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine Antoine (4 June 148914 June 1544), known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 until his death in 1544. Raised at the French court, Antoine would campaign in Italy twice: once under Louis XII and the other with Francis I. During the Germa ...
(1489–1544) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Anne (1495–1510) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Jean (1445–1485) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Gabrielle (1447–1516) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Louis de la Tremoille, prince de Talmond (+1525) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └2>Charlotte (1449–1478) │ │ │ │ │ X Wolfart van Borsselen, comte de Grandpré (+1487) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Jean, comte de Velay, évêque de Puy-Rembert-en-Forez 1485 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Alexandre, prêtre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Guy (+1442) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Marguerite │ │ │ │ │ X
Rodrigo de Villandrando Rodrigo de Villandrando (died c. 1457) was a Spanish routier from Castile and mercenary military leader in Gascony during the final phase of the Hundred Years' War. He was famous for his pillaging and was consequently known as the Emperor of Pi ...
, comte de Ribadeo │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Edmée │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis, prince de Beaujolais (1388–1404) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Catherine (1378-jeune) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Isabelle (1384-ap.1451) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Hector, prince de Dampierre-en-Champagne (1391–1414) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Perceval (1402–1415) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Pierre, chevalier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Jacques, moine │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jean, prince de Tanry │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne (1339 – Paris 1378) │ │ │ X
Charles V of France Charles V (21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380), called the Wise (french: le Sage; la, Sapiens), was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War, with his armi ...
(1337–1380) │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Blanche (1339–1361) │ │ │ X
Peter of Castile Peter ( es, Pedro; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for ...
│ │ │ │ │ ├─>Bonne (1341–1402) │ │ │ X
Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy Amadeus VIII (4 September 1383 – 7 January 1451), nicknamed the Peaceful, was Count of Savoy from 1391 to 1416 and Duke of Savoy from 1416 to 1440. He was the son of Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy and Bonne of Berry. He was a claimant to the pap ...
(+1383) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Catherine (1342–1427) │ │ │ X
John VI, Count of Harcourt John VI of Harcourt (or John of Vaudémont) (1 December 1342 – 28 February 1389) was a count of Harcourt. He was son of John V of Harcourt and Blanche of Ponthieu who was the sister of Jeanne of Ponthieu. He succeeded to his father's countie ...
(+1388) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite ((1344) │ │ │ X
Arnaud Amanieu d'Albret Arnaud Amanieu (also ''Arnold'' and ''Amaneus'', 4 August 1338–1401) was the Lord of Albret from 1358. Amanieu held lands in Gascony which by the Treaty of Brétigny (1360) were obtained by Edward III of England. Edward III appointed his son Ed ...
(1338–1401) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Isabelle (1345–) │ │ │ │ │ └─>Marie (1347–1401), prieure de Poissy │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne (1312–1402) │ │ X
Guigues VII de Forez Guigues may refer to: Nobility * Guigues I of Albon, count of Oisans, Grésivaudan, and Briançonnais * Guigues III of Albon, also Guigues the Old, count of Albon * Guigues IV of Albon, count of Albon * Guigues IV of Forez, count of Forez, Auxerre ...
(1299–1357) │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite (1313–1362) │ │ X 1)Jean II de Sully (+1343) │ │ X 2)Hutin de Vermeilles │ │ │ ├─>Marie (1315–1387) │ │ X 1) Guy de Lusignan (1315–1343) │ │ X 2)
Robert de Tarente The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
(+1364) │ │ │ ├─>Philippe (1316–c.1233) │ │ │ ├─>Jacques (1318–1318) │ │ Maison de Bourbon-La Marche │ ├─>
Jacques Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...
(1319–1362), Count of la Marche and Count of Ponthieu │ │ X Jeanne de Chatillon, dame de Condé et Carency(1320–1371) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Isabelle (1340–1371) │ │ │ X 1) Louis II de Brienne, vicomte de Beaumont (+1364) │ │ │ X
Bouchard VII, Count of Vendôme Bouchard, a Norman name with German elements means "fort" (bourgh) and "brave," "strong" (heard), see Burkhardt. It is also a French nickname for someone with a big mouth, "bouche" being French for mouth. Notable people with the name include: * Se ...
(+1371) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Pierre de la Marche (1342–1362) │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Jean de Bourbon (1344–1393), comte de Vendôme et de la Marche │ │ │ x
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 ...
(+1412) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Jacques II (1370–1438), comte de La Marche │ │ │ │ x 1) Béatrice d'Évreux │ │ │ │ x 2)
Joanna II of Naples Joanna II (25 June 1371 – 2 February 1435) was reigning Queen of Naples from 1414 to her death, upon which the Capetian House of Anjou became extinct. As a mere formality, she used the title of Queen of Jerusalem, Sicily, and Hungary. Ear ...
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├1>Isabelle (1408–c. 1445), nonne à Besançon │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├1>Marie (1410–c. 1445), nonne à Amiens │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └1> Eléonore de Bourbon (1412–c.1464) │ │ │ │ │ x Bernard d'Armagnac (+1462) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Claude d'Aix, moine à Dole │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Anne (+1408) │ │ │ │ X 1) Jean II de Berry (+1401), comte de Montpensier │ │ │ │ X 2) Louis VII (+1447), duc de Bavière-Ingolstadt │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Isabelle (1373–), nonne à Poissy │ │ │ │ Maison de
Bourbon-Vendôme Bourbon-Vendôme refers to two branches of the House of Bourbon, the first of which became the senior legitimate line of the House of Bourbon in 1527, and succeeded to the throne of France in 1589 with Henry IV. He created the second house by grant ...
│ │ │ ├─> Louis de Bourbon (1376–1446), comte de Vendôme │ │ │ │ X 1) Blanche de Roucy (+1421) │ │ │ │ X 2) Jeanne de Laval (1406–1468) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Catherine (1425–jeune) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Gabrielle (1426–jeune) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └2> Jean VIII de Bourbon (1428–1478), comte de Vendôme │ │ │ │ │ X Isabelle de Beauvau │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne, dame de Rochefort (1460–1487) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Louis de Joyeuse, comte de Grandpre (+1498) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Catherine (1462–) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Gilbert de Chabannes, baron de Rochefort │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Jeanne (1465–1511) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Jean II de Bourbon (+1488) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Jean de la Tour, comte d'Auvergne et de Boulogne (1467–1501) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 3) François de la Pause, baron de la Garde │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Renée (1468–1534), abbess of Fontevraud │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> François de Bourbon (1470–1495), comte de Vendôme │ │ │ │ │ │ X Marie of Luxembourg (+1546) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Charles IV, Duke of Bourbon (1489–1537), duc de Vendôme │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x Françoise d'Alençon (1491–1550) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis (1514–1516), comte de Marle │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marie (1515–1538) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>
Antoine of Navarre Antoine de Bourbon, roi de Navarre (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage (''jure uxoris'') to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death. He was the first monarch of the House of Bourbon, of which he wa ...
(1518–1562), duc de Vendôme │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x Jeanne III d'Albret (1529–1572), reine de Navarre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Henri (1551–1553), duc de Beaumont │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Kings of France │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>
Henri IV of France Henry IV (french: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch ...
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Bourbon dynasty 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 ...
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis, comte de Marle (1555–1557) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Madeleine (1556–1556) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Catherine (1559–1604) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X
Henry II de Lorraine Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...
(1563–1624) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i> Charles (1554–1610), Archbishop of Rouen │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jacquinne d'Artigulouve │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X N de Navailles │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite (1516–1589) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Francois I de Clèves, duc de Nevers (+1561) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Madeleine (1521–1561), abbesse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François, comte d'Enghien (1519–1546) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis (1522–1525) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Charles (1523–1590), cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Poullain │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Catherine, abbesse (1525–1594) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jean (1528–1557), comte de Soissons et d'Enghien, duc d'Estouteville │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Marie (1539–1601), duchesse d'Estouteville │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>N de Valency (+1562) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Renée, abbesse de Chelles (1527–1583) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Maison de Bourbon-Condé │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louis (1530–1569), prince de Condé │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>'' House of Condé'' │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Eléonore, abbess of Fontevraud (1532–1611) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Nicolas Charles │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jeanne de Bordeix et de Ramers │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jacques │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Michel Charles │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Nicolas │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Christophe │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Jeanne │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jacques (1490–1491) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François I (1491–1545), comte de Saint-Pol, duc d'Estouteville │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Adrienne, duchesse d'Estouteville (1512–1560) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François II (1536–1546), duc d'Estouteville │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Marie, duchesse d'Estouteville, (1539–1601) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Jean de Bourbon, comte de Soissons │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) François de Clèves, duc de Nevers (+1562) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 3) Léonor, duc de Longueville (1540–1573) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis (1493–1557), cardinal, archevêque de Sens │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Antoinette (1493–1583) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X
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(1496–1550) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Louise (1495–1575), abbess of Fontevraud │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jacques (1495–) │ │ │ │ │ │ Maison de
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│ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louis (1473–1520), prince of La Roche-sur-Yon │ │ │ │ │ │ X
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(1482–1561) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Suzanne (1508–1570) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Claude de Rieux, comte d'Harcourt et d'Aumale (+1532) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─> Louis (1513–1582), Duke of Montpensier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Jacqueline de Longwy (+1561) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Catherine de Lorraine (1552–1596) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├1>Françoise (1539–1587) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Henri-Robert de La Marck, duke of Bouillon, prince of Sedan (+1574) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├1>Anne (1540–1572) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X François de Clèves, duc de Nevers (+1562) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne (1541–1620), abbesse de Jouarre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├1>
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(1542–1592), duc de Montpensier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Renée (1550–1590), marquise de Mezieres │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─> Henri (1573–1608), duc de Montpensier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Henriette-Catherine (1585–1656), duchesse de Joyeuse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>
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(1605–1627), Duchess of Montpensier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ x Gaston de France │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charlotte (1547–1582) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Guillaume de Orange-Nassau (+1584) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Louise (1548–1586), abbesse de Faremoutier │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Charles (1515–1565), prince de la Roche sur Yon │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Philippe de Montespedon, dame de Beaupreau (+1578) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Henri, marquis de Beaupreau (154?–1560) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Jeanne (1547–1548) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Louis dit Helvis, évêque de Langres (+1565) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charlotte (1474–1520) │ │ │ │ │ │ X Engelbert de Clèves, comte de Nevers (+1506) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Isabelle (1475–1531), abbesse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├i>Jacques de Vendôme (1455–1524), baron de Ligny │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jeanne, dame de Rubempré │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Claude de Bourbon-Vendôme (1514–1595) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Antoinette de Bours, vicomtesse de Lambercourt (+1585) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Antoine (+1594), vicomte de Lambercourt │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Claude (+1620), vicomtesse de Lambercourt │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean, seigneur de Rambures │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Anne │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Claude de Crequi, seigneur d'Hemond │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jacques (+1632), seigneur de Ligny et de Courcelles │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Marie de Bommy │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Louise de Gouy │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François Claude (+1658) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Louise de Belleval │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François, seigneur de Bretencourt │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jacqueline Tillette d'Achery │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>une fille mariée à un seigneur des Lyons │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>une fille mariée à un Fortel des Essarts │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charles, seigneur de Brétencourt │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Jacques de Monchy, seigneur d'Amerval (+1640) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Antoine de Postel, seigneur de la Grange │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marie Gabrielle (+1629) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Antoinette │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Alexandre de Touzin │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>André, seigneur de Rubempré │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Anne de Busserade │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Anne de Roncherolles │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jean (+jeune) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charles, seigneur de Rubempré (+1595) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis, seigneur de Rubempré (1574–1598) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marguerite, dame de Rubempré │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean de Monchy, seigneur de Montcavrel │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Madeleine │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean, seigneur de Gonnelieu │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne Marie, abbesse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Marguerite, nonne │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jean (+1571), abbé de Cuisey │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jacques, moine │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Catherine (+1530) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ X Jean d'Estrées, seigneur de Cœuvres │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jeanne, abbesse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Madeleine (+ 1588), abbesse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Louis de Vendôme (+1510), évêque d'Avranches │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jean de Vendôme, seigneur de Preaux (1420–1496) │ │ │ │ X 1) Jeanne d'Illiers │ │ │ │ X 2) Gillette Perdrielle │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jean, prêtre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>François (+1540), prêtre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jacques │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Mathurine │ │ │ │ │ X Pierre de Montigny, seigneur de la Boisse │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louise │ │ │ │ │ X Jean, seigneur des Loges │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Marie │ │ │ │ X 1) seigneur de La Velette en Limousin │ │ │ │ X 2) Jacques de Gaudebert, seigneur des Forges │ │ │ │ Maison de Bourbon-Carency │ │ │ ├─>Jean (1378–1457), seigneur de Carency │ │ │ │ X 1) Catherine d'Artois (1397–1420) │ │ │ │ X 2) Jeanne de Vendomois │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Louis(1417–1457) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Jean (1418–) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Jeanne (1419–) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Catherine (1421–) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Pierre (1424–1481), seigneur de Carency │ │ │ │ │ X Philipotte de Plaines │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Jacques (1425–1494), seigneur de Carency │ │ │ │ │ X Antoinette de la Tour (+1450) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charles, prince de Carency (1444–1504) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 1) Didere de Vergy │ │ │ │ │ │ X 2) Antoinette de Chabannes (+1490) │ │ │ │ │ │ X 3) Catherine de Tourzel │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├3>Bertrand, prince de Carency (1494–1515) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├3>Jean (1500–1520), prince de Carency │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├3>Louise, princesse de Carency │ │ │ │ │ │ X François de Perusse des Cars (+1550) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └3>Jean (1446–), seigneur de Rochefort │ │ │ │ │ X Jeanne de Lille │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Eleonore (1426–) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├2>Andriette (1427–) │ │ │ │ │ Maison de Bourbon-Duisant │ │ │ │ └2>Philippe, seigneur de Duisant (1429–1492) │ │ │ │ X Catherine de Lalaing (+1475) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Antoine, seigneur de Duisant │ │ │ │ │ X Jeanne de Habart │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Pierre │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Philippe II, seigneur de Duisant (+1530) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>Jeanne de Bourbon Duisant │ │ │ │ X François Rolin, seigneur d'Aymerie │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Marie, dame de Bréthencourt ((1386) │ │ │ │ X Jean de Baynes, seigneur des Croix │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─>
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(1388–1422) │ │ │ │ X
Janus of Cyprus Janus (1375 – 29 June 1432) was King of Cyprus and titular King of Armenian Cilicia and Jerusalem from 1398 to 1432. Early life Janus was born in Genoa, where his father, James I of Cyprus, was a captive. His mother, Helvis of Brunswick ...
(1378–1432) │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └i>Jean, batard de la Marche–1435 │ │ │ Maison de Bourbon-Preaux │ │ └─>Jacques, seigneur de Preaux (1346–1417) │ │ X Marguerite de Preaux (+1417) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Louis, seigneur de Preaux (1389–1415) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Pierre, seigneur de Preaux (1390–1422) │ │ │Elizabeth de Montagu (1397–1429) │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jacques II, seigneur de Preaux, baron de Thury (1391–1429) │ │ │ X Jeanne de Montagu │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Charles, seigneur de Combles │ │ │ │ │ ├─>Jean (1394–) │ │ │ │ │ └─>Marie, dame de Preaux (1387–1442) │ │ │ └─>Béatrice (1320–1383) │ │ X 1) Jean de Luxembourg (+1346), king of Bohemia │ │ X 2) Eudes II de Grancey (+1389) │ │ │ ├i>Jean, batard de Bourbon (+1375) │ │ X 2) Laure de Bordeaux │ │ X 3) Agnes de Chaleu │ │ │ │ │ └─>Gérard de Bourbon │ │ │ ├i>Jeannette │ │ X Guichard de Chastellux │ │ │ └i>Guy de Bourbon, seigneur de Cluys │ X 2) Jeanne de Chastel-Perron │ │ │ └─>Gérard de Bourbon, seigneur de Clessy │ X 1) Jeanne de Chastillon │ X 2) Alix de Bourbon-Montperoux │ │ │ └─>Isabelle, Dame de Clessy │ X 1) Bernard de Montaigu-Listenois │ X 2) Guillaume de Mello, seigneur d'Epoisses │ ├─>Blanche (1281–1304) │ X
Robert VII, Count of Auvergne This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. History In the 7th century Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom of Aquitaine. The c ...
(+1325) │ ├─>Jean (1283–1316), baron de Charolais │ X Jeanne d'Argies │ │ │ ├─>Béatrice (1310–1364), dame de Charolais │ │ X Jean d'Armagnac (+1373) │ │ │ └─>Jeanne (1312–1383) │ X
John I, Count of Auvergne John I (died on 24 March 1386) was a member of the House of Auvergne who reigned as Count of Auvergne and Count of Boulogne from 1361 until his death. He was the eldest son of Robert VII, Count of Auvergne and Boulogne, by his second wife, Marie ...
(+1386) │ ├─>Pierre (1287–c.1330) prêtre │ ├─>Marie(1285–1372), prieure de Poissy │ └─>Marguerite (1289–1309) X Jean (1267–1330), margrave of Namur


Family trees

Simplified family trees showing the relationships between the Bourbons and the other branches of the Royal House of France.


See also

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Armorial of the Capetian dynasty Most of the members of the Capetian dynasty bore a version of the arms of France. The arms of France were adopted by the Capetian kings only in the twelfth century. Consequently, the cadet branches that had branched off in earlier periods (Burgund ...
* Members of the House of Bourbon *
Bourbon County, Kentucky Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,252. Its county seat is Paris. Bourbon County is part of the Lexington–Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is one of Ke ...
, USA, named after the royal family *
Bourbonnais Bourbonnais () was a historic province in the centre of France that corresponds to the modern ''département'' of Allier, along with part of the ''département'' of Cher. Its capital was Moulins. History The title of the ruler of Bourbonnai ...
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Bourbons of India The Bourbons of India (french: Bourbons des Indes) are an Indian family who claim to be legitimate heirs of the House of Bourbon, descended from Jean Philippe de Bourbon, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, an exiled French noble who served in ...
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Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon Balthazar Napoleon IV de Bourbon (born 29 July 1958) claims to be the senior descendant of the House of Bourbon and thus the pretender to the throne of the defunct Kingdom of France. His family, the "Bourbons of India", claim to be legitimate de ...
of India. *
List of heirs to the French throne The following is a list of the heirs to the throne'' of the Kingdom of France, that is, those who were legally next in line to assume the throne upon the death of the King. From 987 to 1792, all heirs to the French throne were male-line descen ...
* French Wars of Religion * :File:Habsburg-bourbon-parma-2siciliesX.png: A chart of the dynastic links among the royal houses of Habsburg, Bourbon, Bourbon-Parma and Bourbon-Two Sicilies * Le Retour des Princes français à Paris *
Legitimists The Legitimists (french: Légitimistes) are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They re ...
* List of Spanish monarchs * List of monarchs of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies


Notes


References


Further reading

* Bergamini, John D. ''The Spanish Bourbons: The History of a Tenacious Dynasty''. Putnam, 1974. * * Ogg, David. ''Europe in the Seventeenth Century'' (6th ed. 1965). pp 227–80 * Petrie, Sir Charles. ''The Spanish Royal House''. Geoffrey Bles, 1958. * Seward, Desmond. ''The Bourbon Kings of France''. Barnes & Noble, 1976. *
Shennan, J. H. Joseph Hugh Shennan (13 March 1933 – 25 May 2015) was a British historian who was Professor of European Studies (1974–98) and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1993–98) at the University of Lancaster. One of the pioneers in European Studies, his r ...
''The Bourbons: The History of a Dynasty'' (London, Hambledon Continuum, 2007). * Treasure, G.R.R. ''Seventeenth Century France'' (2nd ed. 1981), a leading scholarly survey * Treasure, G.R.R. ''Louis XIV'' (2001) short scholarly biography
excerpt
*Wolf, John B. ''Louis XIV'' (1968), a long scholarly biograph
online edition


Other languages

* Van Kerrebrouck, Patrick. ''La Maison de Bourbon, 1256–1987''. ___v. Villeneuve d'Ascq, France: The Author, 1987–2000. nly Vol. 2 & Vol. 4 have been published as of 2005 * Klaus Malettke, ''Die Bourbonen. Band I: Von Heinrich IV. bis Ludwig XV. 1589–1715'' (Stuttgart,
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, 2008); ''Band II: Von Ludwig XV. bis Ludwig XVI. 1715-1789/92'' (Stuttgart, W. Kohlhammer, 2008); ''Band III: Von Ludwig XVIII. bis zu Louis Philippe 1814–1848'' (Stuttgart, W. Kohlhammer, 2009).


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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 ...
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 ...
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