Françoise d'Alençon (1490 – 14 September 1550) was the eldest daughter of
René of Alençon and
Margaret of Lorraine, and the younger sister and
despoiled heiress of
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon.
The sister and heiress of
Charles IV of Alençon, she was despoiled of her heritage by her sister-in-law
Marguerite of Angoulême, sister of King
Francis I of France
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.
Her son
Antoine
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, however, went on to marry
Jeanne III of Navarre, born of the second marriage of Marguerite with
Henry II of Navarre. 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:
* Renée d'Orléans-Longueville, Countess of Dunois (1508–1515), died in infancy
* Jacques d'Orléans-Longueville (1511–1512), died in infancy
On 18 May 1513, Françoise married, secondly,
Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme. They had 13 children:
* Louis de Bourbon (1514–1516), died in infancy
*
Marie de Bourbon (1515–1538), unmarried, prospective bride of King
James V of Scotland
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in 1536
* Marguerite de Bourbon (1516–1559), 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 (1519–1546), unmarried
* Madeleine de Bourbon, Abbess of Sainte Croix de Poitiers (1521–1561)
* Louis de Bourbon (1522–1525), died in infancy
*
Charles de Bourbon,
Archbishop of Rouen (1523–1590)
* Catherine de Bourbon, Abbess of
Soissons (1525–1594)
* Renée de Bourbon, Abbess of
Chelles (1527–1583)
*
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 1551
Eléonore de Roye and 1565
Françoise d'Orléans-Longueville
* Léonore de Bourbon, Abbess of
Fontevraud (1532–1611)
Ancestors
References
Sources
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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
Mothers of Navarrese monarchs