Élisabeth de Bourbon

Duchess of Nemours ÉlisabethDuchess of NemoursBornAugust 1614 (1614-08)Paris, FranceDied19 May 1664(1664-05-19) (aged 49)Paris, FranceSpouse Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours ​ ​(m. 1643; died 1652)​Issue Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal NamesÉlisabeth de BourbonHouseBourbon-VendômeFatherCésar de BourbonMotherFrançoise of Lorraine Élisabeth de Bourbon (August 1614 – 19 May 1664) was a granddaughter of King Henry IV of France. Biography Born in Paris in August 1614, Élisabeth was the daughter of César de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, and Princess Françoise of Lorraine (1592–1669). Her father was a legitimised son of King Henry IV of France and his official mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées. Her mother was daughter and heiress of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur, himself a rival of Henry IV. Styled as Mademoiselle de Vendôme prior to marriage, she was the second of three children; she had two brothers, the Frondeur François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort, and Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, whose wife Laura Mancini was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. They were the parents of Louis Joseph de Bourbon, a very successful military commander