Francis of Bourbon or François de Bourbon, (c. 1470 – 30 October 1495), was the
Count of Vendôme and a French ''
prince du sang''.
Life
Francis was the son of
John VIII de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme and
Isabelle de Beauvau, the daughter of
Louis de Beauvau, Marshal of
Provence
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. As a legitimate member of the
Capetian dynasty, he ranked in France as a ''
prince du sang''. Francis was seven, when his father died and he succeeded as count of Vendôme. During his minority, his estates were administered by his brother in law,
Louis of Joyeuse.
Marriage
In 1487, Francis married
Marie of Luxembourg, the elder daughter and principal heiress of
Peter II of Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol and Soissons, and
Margaret of Savoy. She brought great estates as her dowry, including the countships of
Saint-Pol and
Soissons
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in
Picardy
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, as well as the
Château de Condé.
Francis and Marie conceived:
*
Charles de Bourbon (1489–1537), who later became Duke of Vendôme.
*Jacques de Bourbon (1490–1491), died young
*
François de Bourbon (1491–1545), Count of Saint Pol and Chaumont, and
Duke of Estouteville
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It was created in 1537 by King Francis I of France for Adrienne d'Estouteville (1512–1560) and her husband Françoi ...
*
Louis de Bourbon (1493–1557),
Archbishop of Sens
*
Antoinette de Bourbon (1493–1583), married
Claude, Duke of Guise
*Louise de Bourbon (1495–1575), Abbess of
Fontevraud
By Isabeau de Grigny, Francis had an illegitimate son:
* Jacques de Bourbon
Francis de Bourbon died at the age of 25 in
Vercelli
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...
, Italy, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Charles IV de Bourbon. His widow Marie administered the family's estates during Charles' minority.
Ancestors
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1470s births
1495 deaths
People from Vendôme
House of Bourbon
Counts of Vendôme
Counts of Soissons
Jure uxoris counts