Françoise d'Alençon (1490 – 14 September 1550) was the eldest daughter of

René of Alençon René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminin ...

and

Margaret of Lorraine Margaret of Lorraine, Duchess of Alençon (1463 at the castle of Vaudémont, Lorraine – 2 November 1521 in Argentan, Normandy) was a French noblewoman and a nun of the order of Poor Clares (''Ordre des Clarisses''). She was beatified in 1921. ...

, and the younger sister and despoiled heiress 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 Armagna ...

. The sister and heiress of Charles IV of Alençon, she was despoiled of her heritage by her sister-in-law

Marguerite of Angoulême Marguerite de Navarre (french: Marguerite d'Angoulême, ''Marguerite d'Alençon''; 11 April 149221 December 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen ...

, sister of King

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

. Her 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 Guiana ...

, however, went on to marry

Jeanne III of Navarre Jeanne d'Albret (Basque: ''Joana Albretekoa''; Occitan: ''Joana de Labrit''; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572. Jeanne was the daughter of Henry II of Navarre and Margaret ...

, born of the second marriage of Marguerite with

Henry II of Navarre Henry II (18 April 1503 – 25 May 1555), nicknamed ''Sangüesino'' because he was born at Sangüesa, was the King of Navarre from 1517, although his kingdom had been reduced to a small territory north of the Pyrenees by the Spanish conquest of 151 ...

. The grandson of Françoise and Marguerite, Henry de Bourbon, would become King of France and Navarre.

Family

In 1505, Françoise married Francis II, Duke of Longueville. They had 2 children: * Jacques d'Orléans-Longueville (1511–1512), unmarried * Renée d'Orléans-Longueville, Countess of Dunois (1508–1515), unmarried On 18 May 1513, Françoise married, secondly,

Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

. They had 13 children: * Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), unmarried * Marie de Bourbon (1515–1538), unmarried * Marguerite de Bourbon (1516–1589), married 1538 Francis I of Cleves, Duke de Nevers (1516–1561) * Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme (1518–1562), married 1548 Jeanne III, Queen of Navarre. *

François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien François de Bourbon, Count of Enghien (23 September 1519 – 23 February 1546) was a French '' prince du sang'' from the House of Bourbon-Vendôme, a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon (itself a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty). He wa ...

(1519–1546), unmarried * Madeleine de Bourbon, Abbess of Sainte Croix de Poitiers (1521–1561), unmarried * Louis de Bourbon (1522–1525), unmarried * Charles de Bourbon,

Archbishop of Rouen The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Ar ...

(1523–1590), unmarried * Catherine de Bourbon, Abbess of

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...

(1525–1594), unmarried * Renée de Bourbon, Abbess of Chelles (1527–1583), unmarried * Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Enghien (1528–1557), married 1557 his first cousin Marie, Duchess of Estouteville (1539–1601) * Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (7 May 1530 – 13 March 1569), married Eléonore de Roye * Léonore de Bourbon, Abbess of

Fontevraud Fontevraud-l'Abbaye () is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an interna ...

(1532–1611), unmarried

Ancestors

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Francoise Of Alencon, Duchess Of Vendome House of Valois 1490 births 1550 deaths House of Bourbon Duchesses of Vendôme Duchesses of Longueville